U.S. Department of Justice to Deploy Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 to Over 55,000 Employees: Multi-Million Dollar, Three-Year Corel Enterprise Licensing Agreement

Business Wire, Jan 21, 2000

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OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2000

Corel Corporation (Nasdaq:CORL) (TSE:COR) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has licensed over 55,000 seats of Corel WordPerfect(R) software.

The multi-million dollar Enterprise licensing agreement is a three-year site license for Corel. The site license includes WordPerfect Office 2000 Standard with Dragon NaturallySpeaking(TM), WordPerfect Office 2000 Professional and WordPerfect Law Office 2000, with the latter representing nearly 30 percent of the 55,000 seats.

Software House International (SHI), the DoJ contractor for the agreement, is glad to be part of the service offering.

&uot;SHI is pleased to provide the DoJ with a customized package of services delivered over the Internet,&uot; said Ronald C. Johnson Sr., SHI Government Program Manager. &uot;This package will offer DoJ users a complete solution for license management, media and training.&uot;

Corel's package offers flexible licensing terms through one-time procurement, no reporting and unlimited growth for the duration of the three-year site license. Corel also provided the DoJ with diversified office automation options, including their legal-specific office suite and Corel's comprehensive technical and premium support and services, which are included in the agreement.

&uot;We are pleased to provide nearly all of the components within the Department of Justice with a comprehensive solution,&uot; said Georges Sabongui, vice president of North American sales and service for Corel Corporation. &uot;The Corel Enterprise licensing agreement offers flexibility, diversified office automation options, industry-leading technical support and premium services.&uot;

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