Corel targets older computers for
Java Office
By Sean Silverthorne
April 11, 1997 6:30 PM ET
Java programs may be the wave of the future, but Corel
Corp. CEO Michael Cowpland believes they are the wave of
the past, too.
Starting later this year, the company will pitch Corel Office for
Java to users of less popular computer systems including the
Macintosh, OS/2, Windows 3.1 and Unix.
"They've kind of been left behind" by developers devoting
money and energy to crafting software for Windows
95-based personal computers, Cowpland said in a recent
interview.
Because Java applications run on any computer system, and
because they can be updated with new features much more
quickly than standard programs, Cowpland believes Java will
be an ideal solution for modernizing older systems.
He said Corel will launch a marketing and advertising effort
targeting Mac, OS/2, Windows 3.1 and Unix users in the
second half of the year. He did not say how much will be
spent in the campaign.
The benefit for those computer users might not be immediate.
Cowpland admits that features in the first version of Corel
Office for Java are more akin to Windows 3.1 than Windows
95. He expects a version closer to Windows 95 functionality
to be ready in a year. |
