Winzip's algo vs. winrar's

Now that Winzip 9.0 uses 128- and 256-bit AES encryption, is it more secure?
Winzip's old algo was
weak, and could be broken by several apps provided on the net.
How does the present 256-bit AES algo used by Winzip  compare to Winrar's
128-bit AES though?
WinRar makes smaller files than winzip, (much smaller in solid mode) and doe
s
not reveal files until
password is entered unlike Winzip.

Is there anything better than Winrar's compression that has password
protection, file splitting, and creates self-extract exe?

PS: I've noticed it is best to compress first using WinRaR, then encrypt wit
h
Kremlin, as Kremlin's compression is weak.