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(COMTEX) B: COREL CORP - Corel And Toshiba Partner to Serve European
Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 02, 1999 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX)
-- Corel Corporation is pleased to announce that it has signed a major
bundling agreement with Toshiba in the European market. Corel(r)
WordPerfect(r) Suite 8 OEM will be bundled on Toshiba's consumer
notebooks in Europe.
Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 OEM will be available on the Satellite
2610CDT and 2650XDVD machines in the following languages: International
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese,
Swedish, Danish and Finnish. Customers in Europe who purchase a Toshiba
computer bundled with Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 will receive a special
coupon to upgrade to WordPerfect(r) Office 2000.
"This is a phenomenal opportunity which will significantly increase
the penetration of our WordPerfect productivity applications throughout
Europe," said Kevin McNeil, vice president of worldwide OEM sales at
Corel Corporation. "The inclusion of our WordPerfect suite with
Toshiba's computers will provide consumers in Europe with a great
combination of technology and value."
Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is a full-featured office productivity suite
with Corel WordPerfect 8 for fast and efficient word processing and a
number of other world-class applications. WordPerfect Office 2000 is
Corel's latest release of the WordPerfect suite and is packed with
powerful software for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and
Web publishing.
"We are pleased to be teaming with a leading software vendor like
Corel to bring a world-class hardware and software package to our
computing customers in Europe," said Karl Albrecht, general manager for
Computer Systems, European Marketing, Toshiba in Europe. "When we saw
the superior compatibility and ease of use of the WordPerfect suites,
we felt that the software would be the perfect fit for our computers."
Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally
recognized developer of award-winning graphics and business
productivity applications. Development of market-leading products such
as the CorelDRAW(r) line of graphics applications and the Corel(r)
WordPerfect(r) Suite of business tools is continually evolving to meet
the demands of the corporate, retail and academic markets. Committed to
performance, compatibility, value and open standards, Corel develops
products for the Windows(r), Macintosh(r), UNIX(r), Linux(r) and
Java(tm) platforms. 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. For more information visit Corel's Web site at
www.corel.com.
TOSHIBA EUROPE GmbH Toshiba Europe GmbH (TEG) is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation responsible for office equipment and
consumer products in Europe. TEG is the sole manufacturer and
distributor of Toshiba notebook PCs in Europe with a PC production
plant in Regensburg, Bavaria. In 1998, Toshiba was Europe's and the
world's number one supplier of mobile PCs. European market share for
the first three quarters was 28.3% (units).
The Toshiba Corporation is the world's sixth largest electronics
conglomerate. The company achieved consolidated net sales of US $43.8
billion in the fiscal year 1998 ending March 31, 1999. Currently, the
company employs 188,000 people with over 221 subsidiaries.
Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW and the Go Further logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation
Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a
registered trademark of The Open Group. All other product names are
trademarks of their respective companies. All other brands and products
referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
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TEL: (613) 728-0826 x1659 Catherine Hughes (US), Corel Corporation
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(COMTEX) B: (COR.) Corel and PC Chips to Accelerate Mass Desktop Depl
B: (COR.) Corel and PC Chips to Accelerate Mass Desktop Deployment of Linux:
Corel LINUX to be bundled with more than 20 million PC Chips motherboards
OTTAWA, Nov 1, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:
CORL, TSE: COR) today announced its first major Linux(r) OEM alliance,
which will see its Linux operating system, Corel(r) LINUX(r), bundled
with every computer motherboard package shipped worldwide by the PC
Chips group of companies.
PC Chips will also ship Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) 8 for Linux and Corel
WordPerfect Suite 8 OEM (for Windows(r)) with its motherboards. In
addition, the alliance calls for a joint marketing campaign for a
relationship on Corel's Web site (www.corel.com) that will bring
additional value and services to all users of Corel software and PC
Chips computer products.
"Corel's efforts in building an easy-to-use Linux OS and porting its
world-class applications over to Linux make it a major player in this
new market," said Johnson Yang, chairman of PC Chips. "This alliance
gives us the opportunity to provide our customers with a Linux OS that
is easy to install and simple for all users to adapt to. We are looking
forward to providing our customers with this high quality, valuable
alternative."
PC Chips shipped more than 15 million motherboards in 1998 for use in
computers of various brand names within its group of companies, or to
third party manufacturers. PC Chips also ships millions of CD-ROMs,
floppy drives, modems, graphics boards, monitors, cases, power supplies
and other peripheral products. PC Chips estimates that it will ship
more than 20 million motherboards and white box units in the year 2000.
"PC Chips is one of the world's largest suppliers to the PC desktop
market, which makes this bundle a great fit for our Linux initiative,"
said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of
Corel Corporation. "Now, users around the world will be able to
experience first-hand the super reliability, easy installation and many
other benefits of Corel LINUX."
The PC Chips Group of Companies delivers computers in more than 30
countries around the world, with one of the most comprehensive models
of vertical integration in the computer industry.
PC Chips will ship Corel LINUX and Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux on one
special jointly-labeled CD and Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 OEM (for
Windows) on another jointly-labeled CD with every computer containing a
PC Chips motherboard.
"Having the choice to install a Linux workstation onto a computer is a
big advantage to computer manufacturers," said Basat Khalifa, marketing
director of IPC Direct, Canada's fourth-largest and fastest-growing
computer manufacturer. "The Linux OS is a very affordable alternative
and one that offers a robust desktop environment with superior
functionality. Consumers will save hundreds of dollars on tools and
applications with this package because the WordPerfect 8 for Linux
software is included. I believe that consumers are looking forward to
the affordable alternative that Linux provides."
Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized
developer of award-winning graphics and business productivity
applications. Development of market-leading products such as the
CorelDRAW(r) line of graphics applications and the Corel(r)
WordPerfect(r) Suite of business tools is continually evolving to meet
the demands of the corporate, retail and academic markets. Committed to
performance, compatibility, value and open standards, Corel develops
products for the Windows(r), Macintosh(r), UNIX(r), Linux(r) and
Java(tm) platforms. 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. For more information visit Corel's Web site at
www.corel.com.
Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW and the Go Further logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation
Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a
registered trademark of The Open Group. All other product names are
trademarks of their respective companies. All other brands and products
referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
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Stefania Allevato (Canada), 613/728-0826 ext. 5003
E-mail: stefaniaa@corel.ca
Website: www.corel.ca
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Corel Corporation
Catherine Hughes (US), 613/728-0826 ext. 1659
E-mail: catherineh@corel.ca
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