Corel LINUX OS and CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite Win 2000 World Class Award From PC World!
Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:10 AM
OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000--Corel Corporation is pleased to announce that Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS and CorelDRAW(r) 9 Graphics Suite won PC World's 2000 World Class Award for the Most Promising Software Newcomer and Best Drawing Software, respectively.
The Corel LINUX OS, based on Debian distribution, was launched in November 1999 and is easy to install and configure. It features a four-step installer and a drag-and-drop desktop environment based on KDE. The CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite, launched in May 1999 in North America, delivers powerful integrated tools for illustration, page layout, photo editing and painting.
"We are honored to receive such outstanding recognition from PC World for Corel LINUX OS and CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer at Corel Corporation. "This is the second year that CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite has won this prestigious award and we look forward to continuing that tradition as we enhance and improve our products."
The World Class Award winners will appear in the July issue of PC World and will be presented with trophies at an awards ceremony to be held during PC Expo in New York today, Wednesday, June 28.
"The World Class Award winners represent an all-star line-up of the year's best products," said Kevin McKean, editorial director of PC World. "Throughout the year, the editors scout outstanding players in hardware and software for our readers. These awards honor the finest the industry has to offer - from solid veterans to stand-out rookies."
Celebrating its 18th year, the respected World Class Awards honor the top hardware, software and Web products in the industry. To select the best of the best, PC World's editors, testers and contributors, examined an entire gamut of products that have appeared in the magazine over the past year. Hundreds of products in more than 70 categories were judged on performance, value, consistency and innovation. The magazine also polled its readers to name the top companies for PC and software service and support.
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on the Windows(r), Linux(r), UNIX(r), Macintosh(r) and Java(tm) platforms. Corel also develops market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications, contents, e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and more information go to www.corel.com or www.corelcity.com. Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Corel's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market(sm) under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.
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