ZDNet

Facebook open sources Zstandard data compression algorithm, aims to replace technology behind Zip

Facebook is open sourcing a new compression algorithm called Zstandard that aims to replace the common technology behind the Zip file format. The most common algorithm behind the Zip file format is ...
LinuxInsider

7-Zip Stuffs Data Tight, but It’s Hard to Get a Grip on This Zipper

7-Zip and p7Zip belong to a family of file compression utilities that are among the best available for Linux/Unix. So you would think that the development communities would offer to Linux users what ...
Neowin

Windows 11's native file archive is impressive as 7-Zip plays catch-up with Zstd support0 0

Microsoft deserves some praise for the native file archive on Windows 11. Performance aside, 7-Zip found itself playing catch-up with Windows 11 as the app recently received Zstd support. Microsoft ...
ZDNet

Google launches Zopfli, a better zip compressor for static content

What is known as ZIP to most of us, is actually the DEFLATE algorithm, and Google has made it slightly better. The search giant announced Zopli today, which is a new compression algorithm that is ...
GIGAZINE

[Old News] Jacob Ziv, who created the foundation of file formats such as ZIP compression, PNG and PDF, died

Ziv and Lempel co-invented the famous Lempel-Ziv algorithm that is the basis of ZIP files. Prof. Abraham Lempel died 7 weeks ago. On Sunday, March 26, 2023, Jacob Ziv, a prominent Israeli computer ...