Scope: PKZIP will be upgraded from the current v9.0 release to v12.0 on May 13th during the normal maintenance outage. This version is required for compatibility with z/OS 1.13 to be rolled out later this year.
Effective Date: The upgrade is scheduled for May 13th with a Service Center RFC scheduled with the MVS Maintenance Window IPLs.
Group Name: Tulsa MVS Software Support team Affected Locations: US Airways system. Summary: PKZip will be upgraded to the latest version for z/OS 1.13 compatibility. There should be no impact to users in this upgrade.
Justification & Benefits to Users: To maintain compatibility with the operating system. DETAILS: PKZip will be upgraded on the US Airways system on 5/13/2012 from v9.0 to v12.0. This upgrade is required in order to maintain compatibility with the operating system. There should be no impact to existing applications. The attached document outlines the new features added since v9.0.
Usercomm - PKZIP upgrade for US Airways 