ALZip

ALZip

Infobox Software
name = ALZip



caption = ALZip v6.32 Running under Windows XP
developer = ESTsoft
released = ?
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = ?
operating system = Windows
language = English,Korean
genre = File archiver
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.altools.net/ www.altools.net]

ALZip is an archive and compression utility from ESTsoft for Microsoft Windows. It supports 36 compression and archive formats including ZIP.

History

Originally ALZip was developed in 1999 as an internal application at the South Korean software company ESTsoft in response to employee frustration with using the English interface in WinZip. While several potential names for the new software were considered, ALZip won out. The other top contending name was 'HanZip', while 'DdongZip' (roughly translated as 'PoopZip') was thrown out for obvious reasons.

The Korean interface was immediately well receivedcite journal
quotes =
last = Jeong
first = Jong Oh
authorlink =
coauthors =
date =
year = 1999
month = 11
title = HOW: 한글 지원 국산 압축 유틸리티 3종
journal = HowPC
volume = 1999
issue = November
pages = 308–311
doi =
id =
url =
language = Korean
format = Magazine
accessdate = 1999-11-01
] and later that year ALZip was publicly releasedcite news
last = Lee
first = J. N.
coauthors =
title = 모든 압축파일 자유자재로 풀어줍니다
work = Yonhap News
pages =
language = Korean
publisher = Yonhap
date = 1999-08-23
url =
accessdate = 1999-08-23
] cite news
last = Yoon
first = H. J.
coauthors =
title = 압축유틸리티 '알집' 발표
work = 전자신문
pages =
language = Korean
publisher = Chunjashinmun
date = 1999-08-30
url =
accessdate = 1999-08-30
] cite journal
last = Wi
first = Yoonhee
authorlink =
coauthors = Hyunjung Ji
title = PC 유틸리티는 쉽고 편하게, 알잡에서 알툰즈까지
journal = Microsoftware
volume = 2003
issue = 02
pages = 152–155
publisher = Microsoftware
date = 2003-02
language = Korean
url =
doi =
id =
format = Magazine
accessdate = 2003-02-15
] as freewarecite journal
quotes =
last = Han
first = Sujin
authorlink =
coauthors =
date =
year = 2002
month = 11
title = CEO of the Month: 국산 소프트웨어의 자존심
journal = Popular Science
volume = 2002
issue = 11
pages = 90
language = Korean
doi =
id =
url =
format = Magazine
accessdate =
] . In just over a year ALZip became the most popular zip program in Koreacite web
url = http://www.bomul.com
date = 2001-02-09
title = Most used compression program poll
accessdate = 2001-02-27
] and by December 2001 was the top downloaded softwareMaeilkyungjae IT Internet (2001-12-03)] cite news
last = Choi
first = Yeonjin
coauthors =
title = 2001 디지탈 이노베이션 大賞 수상업체
work = Hankooki
pages =
language = Korean
publisher = Hankook Ilbo
date = 2001-12-19
url =
accessdate = 2001-12-19
] in the country. By 2004 dominated the domestic compression market in South Korea [cite web
url = http://www.sw.or.kr/demand/2004/html/3_report_2.htm
date = 2004 report
language = Korean
title = Korea Software Industry Association
] with a 70% market share. The popularity of the software and the ALZ archive formatHanguk Ilbo (2001-12-20)] played a large role in earning ESTsoft a place in the Digital Innovation Awards Top 100 Companies in South Koreacite news
last =
first =
coauthors =
title = 디지탈 이노베이션 大賞
work = Hankook Ilbo
pages = 2
language = Korean
publisher = Hankook Ilbo
date = 2001-11-28
url =
accessdate = 2001-11-28
] with the software taking special mention.

Early in its development ALZip introduced the ALZ file format to deal with file size limitations of the ZIP file format. ALZ compression has no theoretical upper limit for file sizes and ALZ files are only limited by operating system file size limits or the amount of available storage. ALZ files are common in Korea.

Demand for additional features fueled further development of the software and in October 2001 ALZip changed from pure freeware to free for home use, with government usage requiring a software license. In April 2002cite journal
last = Wi
first = Yoonhee
authorlink =
coauthors = Hyunjung Ji
title = PC 유틸리티는 쉽고 편하게, 알잡에서 알툰즈까지
journal = Microsoftware
volume = 2003
issue = 02
pages = 152–155
publisher = Microsoftware
date = 2003-02
language = Korean
url =
doi =
id =
format = Magazine
accessdate = 2003-02-15
] , commercial usagecite web
url = http://www.pdmc.or.kr/webzine/200306/people.htm
date = 2003-06 Edition
language = Korean
title = Program Deliberation and Mediation Committee
] was added as also requiring a license. Licensing is all on the honor system. There are no nag screens in ALZip.

In 2002, the program was released in English at www.alzip.com, but was moved to www.altools.net in 2004 when more applications were added to the list of ALTools available in English. Since then, support for over 20 languages has been added.

Since version 7, the license has been changed from freeware to adware, displaying downloaded banner ads to display in all different places within the program.

The ALTools Eggheads

The interface features the cartoon ALZip Egghead animated in the main toolbar in various poses to represent the various functions available there, and for which the application is named.

The "AL" part in ALZip is a transliteration from the Korean, '알집', which directly translates as "EggZip". The name is in part a pun, the pronunciation of "ALZip" meaning egg shell in Korean. Other ALTools feature similar egghead cartoon characters as mascots for each program.

An additional feature in ALZip that adds a "New Folder" icon to the top of the Windows Explorer context menu reads '새폴더' in Korean which is a homonym meaning either "Bird Folder" or "New Folder". Suitably, new folders created with the option keep with the egg motif and have bird namescite journal
last = Wi
first = Yoonhee
authorlink =
coauthors = Hyunjung Ji
title = PC 유틸리티는 쉽고 편하게, 알잡에서 알툰즈까지
journal = Microsoftware
volume = 2003
issue = 02
pages = 152–155
publisher = Microsoftware
date = 2003-02
language = Korean
url =
doi =
id =
format = magazine
accessdate = 2003-02-15
] .

References

ee also

Comparison of file archivers

External links

* [http://www.estsoft.com/en ESTsoft site]
* [http://www.altools.net/ ALTools site]
* [http://www.altools.net/ALTools/ALZip/tabid/53/Default.aspx ALZip Home Page]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/53042144@N00 Flickr pages with various ALTools Eggheads]
* [http://www.kipple.pe.kr/win/unalz/ unalz] (Korean) - open-source decompressor for ALZip files, for Windows and Linux


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