Press Release Summary = Latest version of WinRAR adds Vista compatibility and makes
this leading compression software ready for Windows Vista.
Press Release Body = Bremen, Germany, --May 31, 2007-- win.rar GmbH, publisher for
RARLAB software, are proud to announce the final version of the new WinRAR 3.70.
WinRAR 3.70 has been in beta for a while now and with this latest release, win.rar
GmbH plans to go live with it\'s Vista compatible version. The new version WinRAR
3.70 contains important new features, general improvements and can now be used for
Windows Vista, the newest operating system.
New version includes numerous Windows Vista compatibility changes including new CHM
help format, support of UDF file format frequently used in DVD ISO images, Unicode
support for CD ISO images, more space for file names in progress windows and new
command line options for self-extracting modules.
Highlights of the 3.70 release are:
WinRAR 3.70 was designed to offer extensive Vista compatibility. So WinRAR 3.70 will
be just as easy and reliable to use as under Windows XP and Windows 95/98.
In addition, WinRAR 3.70 now supports the \"Universal Disk Format\" (UDF; ISO 13346).
This file format is frequently used in ISO images of DVD disks. UDF enables working
with larger files, larger disks and with more information about individual files and
folders.
Further the display and handling of unicode characters was improved. Now non-English
file names can be used in .iso files as well.
The window displaying the archiving and extraction progress was extensively
redesigned. Users can now see more information about the files being processed and
the compression ratio achieved.
Finally WinRAR 3.70 features improved functionality for expert users of self
extracting (SFX) archives, which are also vista compatible now. New switches allow
to define destination path, password, silent mode and other parameters for
extraction of SFX archives from command line mode.
These are just some of the features that were added or improved. More information on
all the improved items can be found here http://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html.
Of course, as always, the upgrade to 3.70 is absolutely FREE for all registered
users! Upgrading is quick and easy. Users only need to download and install the
newest version of WinRAR to continue using the best compression tool around! No
complicated uninstalling of the previous version is necessary.
About WinRAR
WinRAR is a 32-bit Windows version of RAR Archiver, the powerful archiver and
archive manager. RAR files can usually compress content up to 30 percent better than
ZIP files. WinRAR\'s main features are very strong general and multimedia
compression, processing of non-RARarchives, long filename support, programmable
self-extracting archives(SFX), damaged archive repair, authenticity verification,
embedded file comments, and encryption. WinRAR is available in over 45 different
languages and runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista. The command line version
RAR is available for Linux, DOS, OS/2, FreeBSD and MAC OS X. Pocket RAR, the free
WinRAR version for Pocket PCs and the new WinRAR for U3 complete the compression
product range. So WinRAR simply is \"The Size Solution\".
About win.rar GmbH
win.rar GmbH is the official publisher for WinRAR and RARLAB products since February
2002 and handles all support, marketing and sales related to WinRAR & rarlab.com.
win.rar GmbH is located in Germany and is represented globally through its local
partners on 6 continents and in more than 80 countries. The company is dedicated to
offering the highest level of quality support to its customers, and to constantly
improving its software according to their needs and feedback. For more information
about WinRAR and win.rar GmbH please visit www.win-rar.com.
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