Corel Begins Shipping New "Magic" Holiday Line

Business Wire, Oct 20, 1997

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Corel Corporation (TSE:COS)(NASDAQ:COSFF) today announced it has begun shipping its new line of "Magic" products in time for the holiday season.

The value-packed product line features Corel Print House(TM) Magic, Corel GALLERY(TM) Magic 65,000 and Corel GALLERY(TM) Magic 200,000. Corel Print House Magic has begun shipping and is scheduled to be in stores by the end of October while Corel GALLERY Magic 65,000 and 200,000 is scheduled to be on store shelves by early November.

Corel Print House Magic, the third major release in Corel's Print House family, makes it faster and easier than ever to create professional looking greeting cards, banners, stationery and more. Boasting a new polished user interface, Corel Print House Magic is available for a suggested retail price of $59.95 U.S. Price subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less.

Corel Print House(TM) Magic

Touted as an introductory CorelDRAW(TM) product, Corel Print House 3 offers a complete complement of pre designed projects and complete design freedom. Designed for the first-time user or the amateur graphic artist, the program includes a context-sensitive property bar, fully editable clipart, drag-and-drop functionality and an instant preview that lets users see changes before committing to them.

Also included in the package is Corel Photo House(TM) 2 which can be launched directly from Corel Print House 3 simply by double clicking on an embedded image. As well, the program is packed with sophisticated tools such as the image sprayer, symbol tool, symbol sprayer and 25 new brush presets that allow users to mimic real painting effects.

The third major application in the box is the new Corel Family & Friends(TM). Combining a calendar, address book and list manager, Corel Family & Friends will pop up reminders of special occasions -- days or weeks in advance.

"Corel Print House Magic is an exceptional program for users of all ages," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "We've designed this program so that users can advance to more complicated designs or quickly create great looking projects for the home or office."

Corel GALLERY(TM) Magic 200,000 and Corel GALLERY(TM) Magic 65,000

Following in the footsteps of the popular Corel GALLERY(TM) line of clipart libraries, Corel GALLERY Magic 200,000 packed with more than 105,000 fully-editable, vector clipart images is a perfect compliment to Corel Print House Magic. Corel GALLERY Magic 65,000 features over 25,000 vector clipart images and 100 animated gifs.

Both products include a powerful multimedia file manager and the Corel(R) Photo Browser Database as well as thousands of royalty-free photos, Web images, a Wizard-style search interface and more than 500 fonts. Corel GALLERY Magic 65,000 is available for a suggested retail price of $24.95 U.S. and CDN while Corel GALLERY Magic 200,000 is available for a suggested retail price of $69.95 U.S. and CDN. Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less.

Mail-in Rebate

Just in time for the holidays, Corel is offering users a limited time $10 U.S. and CDN mail-in rebate when purchasing Corel Print House Magic, or a $30 U.S. and CDN mail-in rebate if purchasing Corel Print House Magic and Corel GALLERY Magic 200,000 together. See details on box. Offer is valid until Feb. 28, 1998 only.

System Requirements:

Corel Print House Magic requires a 486 DX CPU or better, Windows(R) 95 or Windows NT(R) 4.0, 8 MB RAM for Windows 95 or 16 MB RAM for Windows NT 4.0, 55 MB free hard disk space, 1 MB SVGA 256 color monitor and display card, mouse or tablet and a double speed CD-ROM drive.

Corel GALLERY Magic 65,000 and Corel GALLERY Magic 200,000 run on Windows(R) 3.1 or Windows 95, a 486 DX33 PC, 8 MB RAM, a 256 color VGA monitor, a mouse and a double speed CD-ROM drive.

Availability:

Corel Print House Magic will soon be available in French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Swedish and Brazilian Portuguese. All previous Windows versions of Corel Print House and the Corel GALLERY line will be discontinued when the new products are on store shelves.

Technical Services:

The Corel(R) TutorLine is a new 900 number that gives users in the United States access to personal assistance on the features and functionality of Corel Print House Magic. U.S. residents can call 900/226-0668 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST Monday to Friday. Cost is $1.25 U.S. per minute. Price subject to change without notice.

Corel Corporation

Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an award-winning developer and marketer of productivity applications, graphics and Internet software for the corporate and retail markets. Corel's products, which run on most operating platforms, are consistently rated among the strongest in the industry. The company's product line, including CorelDRAW(TM), Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) Suite, Corel VENTURA(TM) and Corel(R) WebMaster Suite, ships in over 17 languages through a network of more than 160 distributors in 70 countries worldwide.