Corel Corporation Introduces Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite 12-Corel Delivers the World's Most Complete and Affordable Technical Graphics Suite

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2005

What's Included?

In addition to the four key applications, Corel DESIGNER 12, Corel PHOTO-PAINT(R) 12, CorelTRACE(TM) 12, and Corel CAPTURE(TM) 12, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 includes: Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.3; Corel(R) SVG Viewer(TM); ANSI, DIN, ISO, engineering and architectural templates; and comprehensive symbol libraries containing over 4000 manufacturing, electrical, and architectural symbols.

Pricing and Availability

Starting today, customers can download the multi-lingual (English, French and German) free trial version directly from Corel at www.corel.com/designer. Starting next month, the full suite will be available for purchase through Corel and its reseller partners.

Suggested retail pricing (US) for Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 is $699 for full product and $299 for the upgrade. A $99 education license is also available. Upgrade pricing is open to customers who own the following software applications: Corel DESIGNER versions 9 and 10, Micrografx DESIGNER (any version), Micrografx/iGrafx(R) Business, Micrografx/iGrafx(R) FlowCharter(R), Micrografx Picture Publisher(R), Microsoft Visio(R), Autodesk AutoCAD LT(R), and ACD(TM)/Deneba(TM) Canvas(TM).

About Corel

Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of value-conscious businesses and consumers in over 75 countries improve their productivity. The Company is renowned for its powerful software portfolio that combines innovative photo editing and graphics creation, vector-illustration, and technical-graphics applications along with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's flagship products include the CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect(R) Office Suite, the Corel Painter(TM) Natural-Media(R) painting and illustration software, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite, and the Paint Shop(TM) Family of digital photography and image-editing software.

Corel was acquired by San Francisco-based Vector Capital in August 2003, and since that time, has both re-established growth for its flagship product lines and achieved multiple consecutive quarters of corporate profitability. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com.

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