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1- THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM
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This high-performance Zip and Unzip data compression library lets your applications create and manipulate 
100% PKZip compatible Zip files as well as compress/uncompress data directly in memory. It's designed to offer
the ultimate in flexibility while being the easiest to use product of its kind.  Includes a state-of-the-art, 
fully documented ActiveX component that provides the industry's most complete feature set and the fastest 
multi-threaded compression engine. This fully functional free version includes the Self Extracting Zip File 
(SFX) Module, encryption, samples and free expert support. Supports ActiveX, OCX, Delphi VCL, VBX, DLL, 
Visual Basic, FoxPro, Active Server Pages (ASP), HTML, JAVA J++ and more.

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2- INSTALLATION
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To install the Xceed Zip Compression Library, simply execute the self-extracting zip file 
that is in the zip file and everything will be done automatically. 

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3- STATUS
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Commercial Demo (Trial)

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4- DISTRIBUTION STATUS
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Any applications developed with the trial version will only function on the 
development machine. This limitaion is removed with the registered version.

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5- HOW TO CONTACT XCEED SOFTWARE INC.
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Sales : sales@xceedsoft.com
	1-800-865-2626

General Inqueries : info@xceedsoft.com

Technical support : support@xceedsoft.com
		    1-450-442-2626





