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PKWARE

Software company

Companybusiness enterprise software companyQ3330119

Also known as PK WARE · PKWARE, Inc.

Founded: 1986
Founded by: Phil Katz
Headquarters: Glendale
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1.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONTROVERSY/LAWSUITS/SEA/agrement.txt
2.groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc/c/0tun_9sqKYU/m/RNeLTza9fAEJ
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Country: United States
Industry: software industry
Employees: 93
Website: pkware.com

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PKWARE, Inc. is an American enterprise data protection software company that provides discovery, classification, masking and encryption software, along with data compression software. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PKWARE was founded in 1986 by Phil Katz, co-inventor of the ZIP standard. Thompson Street Capital Partners acquired PKWARE Inc. in 2020.

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Legal form: privately held company
Product or material produced: software
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Named after: Phil Katz
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Owned by: Thompson Street Capital Partners(since 2020)
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1.“Thompson Street Capital Partners Acquires Data Protection Provider PKWARE”tscp.com/news/thompson-street-capital-partners-acquires-data-protection-provider-pkware/Retrieved 2026-09-13
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