The Chilkat ActiveX Zip Component can be used with any programming language supporting ActiveX (VB6, ASP, Delphi, VBScript, etc.) and provides managed classes for creating, managing, and unzipping Zip archives. It supports zip and unzip progress monitoring, in-memory zipping and unzipping, AES strong-encryption, Gzip, Unix .Z compression, and creating self-extractor EXE’s. The Chilkat Zip components draw on over 7 years of zip compression component development, and have an established user base of approximately 10,000 customers. Chilkat\'s licensing provides for free new-version upgrades, 1 year unlimited email and phone support, and royalty-free redistribution.