With file sizes ever expanding and online file transfer an important part of our business today, compression allows us to save valuable disk space and time. Once you familiarize yourself with common compression formats, you can cut large files down to size in a matter of minutes without changing or losing any information in the file.

There are many different compression applications to choose from.

One of the most popular and user-friendly compression programs for the PC is called WINZIP. If you're sending and downloading files over the Internet, this is a necessary program. You can only expand a file with a .zip extension using WINZIP.

If you're downloading files off the Internet, or sending files to us using a MAC, you need this utility. StuffIt Expander allows to decompress and use a wide range of file formats, including .zip, .bin, and .hqx. DropStuff with Expand Enhancer allows you to easily compress files with drag and drop, and adds features to Stuffit Expander.

Refer to the section Software Downloads under “Quick Reference” to be directed to the websites to download these applications.