Corel and Macromedia Partner to Bring Macromedia Flash Technology to Corel LINUX and CorelDRAW 9

Business Wire, Feb 9, 2000

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Seybold Publishing 2000

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

Partnership benefits Corel users who are building compelling,

high-impact Web sites

Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) and Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CORL)(TSE:COR.) today announced they have entered into a licensing agreement that will bring Macromedia Flash(tm) technology to Corel(r) LINUX(r) and CorelDRAW(r) 9. Macromedia Flash is a solution for high-impact, vector-based Web sites that deliver motion, sound, interactivity and graphics.

Corel LINUX will become the first Linux(r) OS to include the Flash Player as a standard component. With the inclusion of the Flash Player in Corel's Linux Distribution, users will automatically be able to view Flash content on the Web without having to download a player.

Furthering Corel's commitment to compatibility, Corel will develop the CorelDRAW Exporter for Macromedia Flash(tm) and make it available for free from both Corel and Macromedia Web sites this spring. Flash (SWF) files exported from CorelDRAW 9 can also be brought into the Macromedia Flash authoring environment to add animation, interactivity, MP3 audio compression and other advanced Web features.

Flash content is delivered with a compact but rich file that can be streamed quickly from any Web server. CorelDRAW 9 users will be able to save their artwork natively in the Flash file format (SWF) from within CorelDRAW 9. With Flash file support, Corel further extends the dominance of CorelDRAW as the world leader in file format compatibility, now supporting over 100 graphics and word processing formats.

Currently, CorelDRAW users need to convert their vector artwork to a bitmapped GIF or JPEG file to publish online, in the process losing scalability, detail, and compactness. With Flash support, these users will immediately gain these compelling benefits.

&uot;Our Flash Export for CorelDRAW 9 will provide incredible functionality to our users,&uot; said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer for Corel Corporation. &uot;Corel LINUX is the first Linux OS to bundle the Macromedia Flash Player and demonstrates how Corel is leading the way in bringing the applications you expect for Windows and the Macintosh OS to the Linux world.&uot;

Corel LINUX is a user-friendly Linux OS that brings a wide range of mainstream productivity and graphics applications to the Linux desktop. Current versions of the Apple(r) Macintosh(r) OS and Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 98 include the Flash Player.

&uot;Corel's highly functional and user-friendly Linux OS distribution has created a tremendous amount of excitement in the software industry, and Macromedia is pleased that Corel has acknowledged Flash as a vector publishing standard for this offering,&uot; said David Mendels, senior vice president and general manager of Macromedia's Web Publishing division. &uot;Users of Macromedia and Corel products should also be excited about the Flash export for CorelDRAW, which will allow designers to leverage their print design expertise to create compelling Web graphics and user interfaces.&uot; 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 value, compatibility, choice 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. About Macromedia

Macromedia's mission is to add life to the Web. Our award-winning products empower developers to provide the most engaging experience on the Web and enable more effective e-business. Headquartered in San Francisco, Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) has more than 800 employees worldwide and is available on the Internet at http://www.macromedia.com About Macromedia Flash

Macromedia Flash has become a differentiating technology in the e-business branding, customer retention, and product presentation of leading e-commerce, advertising, and entertainment sites. Macromedia Flash is the industry standard for high-impact, vector-based Web sites that deliver motion, sound, interactivity, and graphics. Its compact format makes it accessible to users of any bandwidth on any Web browser. Macromedia has also made numerous distribution agreements to ensure the ubiquity of Flash, which now ships with most leading operating systems, media players, and Web browsers, including Windows 98, Mac OS 9, America Online 5.0, WebTV(r), Apple(r) QuickTime(r), RealNetworks(r) RealPlayer(r), and current versions of Netscape Navigator(r) and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Flash Player is freely available for Macintosh, Windows, Solaris(tm), Java, Linux, and IRIX(r) platforms. Macromedia published its Flash file format as an open Web standard in 1998, allowing other companies to both export the Flash file format or playback Flash content within their applications. Macromedia also makes the Flash Player source code available at zero cost to platform and device developers, further extending Flash's broad reach.