Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux Deemed "Best in its Class": Winmag.complaces Corel's flagship application for Linux on the exclusive WinList
Mon Jun 05 12:45:00 EDT 2000
OTTAWA, Jun 5, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL)(TSE:
COR.) is pleased to announce WordPerfect(r) Office 2000 Deluxe for Linux(r) has
been placed on Winmag.com's prestigious WinList.
Each month editors at Winmag.com, an online Windows(r) publication, test and
evaluate numerous hardware and software products. The best rise to the exclusive
WinList. Products remain on the list as long as they lead their category.
WordPerfect Office 2000 Deluxe for Linux placed first in the category of
Software -- Business Suites.
"In Linux, Corel's Suite is the only game in town and, as such, is a genuinely
great office suite," said Warren Ernst, in Winmag.com's June 1, 2000 review of
Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 Deluxe for Linux. "It indeed brings Linux a step
closer to a useful desktop operating system alternative in the modern office
environment." Further in the review, Mr. Ernst went on to say, "This version of
WordPerfect speaks 'Microsoft Office' fluently."
WordPerfect Office 2000 Deluxe for Linux packages WordPerfect(r) 9, Quattro(r)
Pro 9, Paradox(r) 9, Corel(r) Presentations(tm) 9, Netscape(r) Communicator 4.7
along with 1000 True Type(r) fonts, 12,000 pieces of clipart, 200 stock photos
and a copy of the Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS.
"I am thrilled a prestigious publication like Winmag.com has recognized the
power and ease of use of WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux," said Derek J.
Burney, executive vice-president of engineering and chief technology officer of
Corel Corporation. "This is a strong endorsement of what we've been saying all
along. Not only do our Linux products give consumers another choice, but they
also offer the best of both worlds by providing a bridge between Windows and
Linux."
WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux (Standard and Deluxe Editions) hit store
shelves in April and already the Deluxe Edition is among the top five
best-selling Linux products in the U.S. retail market, according to the April
2000 figures released by PC Data, a market research firm. According to these
figures, WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux ranks 5th out of a total of 66 Linux
products sold in the U.S. retail market, based on total revenue.
In addition, PC Data figures show Corel's share of the Linux market continued to
rise in April. Corel had 22.6 per cent of the U.S. retail market share -- based
on sales of Corel LINUX OS and WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux -- compared to
15.7 per cent in March. Corel is ranked second only to Red Hat(tm) when tracking
the share of revenues from Linux sales in the U.S. retail market (PC Data Retail
Software Report -- April 2000).
Corel first launched its Linux operating system, Corel LINUX OS, in November
1999 based on Debian distribution and the KDE desktop. It has received
widespread recognition in the industry. Corel has used WINE technology to port
its award-winning applications to Linux.
Corel Corporation
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business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on the
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Corel WordPerfect, Quattro, Paradox, Presentations and the Go further logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation
Limited. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications
Corporation. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computers, Inc. Linux
is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other products, fonts, company
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