The two programs in this suite are MacOpener and Attachment Opener. They install and run together as one. The installation program offered to:

• Integrate with MS OutLook Exchange
• Associate the Conversions Plus with ZIP archives
• Enable the MacOpener driver
• Set the default directory where converted files are saved to
  

All of these settings and more can be set or changed at a later time.
Conversions Plus examines each file you attempt to open that does not have a program associated with it, and then offers to convert the file, if it is supported. MS Access 95/97 files and DBF files are not supported, but I was able to save them in a comma-delimited file. A complete list of supported files can be found at the Dataviz website.

For de-compressing files, the first thing I noticed was that I could not delete files within Zip files, nor could I edit files and save them back into the archive while the program was open. Five minutes later I re-associated Zip files with Winzip again, because I use these features often. I also noticed the program runs a little slower than Winzip.

For converting files, though, there is no need to extract the files from the archive first. This can be done from within Conversions Plus, in batch mode if necessary. I especially liked being able to view or print a MS Excel file, since I don't have that program installed. And for the first time I was able to see inside one of those unsolicited, annoying e-mail attachments with a VCF extension.

I had only one Macintosh formatted disk, or so I thought. The light on my Zip drive started flashing when I inserted the disk. The 100M Zip disk was formatted on the Sun Solaris Operating System, so I can't be sure just what format it contained, (and neither could the people at Data-Viz). I called the toll-free technical support number, and only waited a minute or two before speaking with someone. They had me test the program by formatting both a floppy disk and a Zip100 disk to Macintosh format, and then back to PC format again. Easy! Still can't read that odd Zip100 disk, though. I did not have other media to test, such as CD-ROM, Jazz, or SyQuest.

This program integrates well with Windows, and makes it simple to convert and read files in different formats. A substitute for Winzip, it is not, however.