Corel® Painter™ Essentials 3 Now Available on New Gateway® C-120X Thin & Light Convertible Notebooks

Business Wire, Sept 24, 2007

OTTAWA -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL; TSX: CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that its consumer painting and illustration software, Corel[R] Painter[TM] Essentials 3, will be bundled on every Gateway[R] C-120X Thin & Light Convertible Notebook shipped in North America.

Perfect for consumers and aspiring student artists, Corel Painter Essentials 3 is a complete home art studio that includes everything a user needs to explore the possibilities of digital art. With a simple, intuitive interface, Corel Painter Essentials 3 makes it easy to transform favorite photos into distinctive paintings, or create original artwork using the program's wide range of paints, brushes and artistic papers.

"We are pleased to work with one of North America's leading PC providers to deliver a powerful creative combination for anyone wanting to explore their artistic side - be it drawing and sketching original artwork or adding unique creative effects to photographs," said Robert MacDonald, Product Manager, Corel Painter. "Gateway's new notebooks are designed to enable a more natural painting and sketching experience, allowing users to express their creativity with Painter Essentials whenever and wherever inspiration hits."

The Gateway C-120X Thin & Light Convertible Notebook gives customers all of the benefits of Tablet computing with digital pen and touch screen capabilities in a stylish, portable PC. Optimized for Microsoft[R] Windows Vista[TM], Gateway's new performance notebook combines keyboard, digital pen, and touch-screen input capabilities into a single mobile device. Customers can use the notebook to access information, applications and multimedia content as well as take handwritten notes, draw diagrams, edit documents and enjoy full PC functionality.

Based on the award-winning Corel Painter, Painter Essentials 3 features a dynamic painting system that makes it easy to transform photos into stunning paintings, using a wide selection of paints, brushes and pencils that look and feel like their traditional counterparts. Corel Painter Essentials 3 also includes helpful training resources to get people started quickly.

For more information on Corel Painter Essentials 3, please visit www.corel.com/painteressentials.To learn more about the advanced capabilities of Corel Painter X, please visit www.corel.com/painter. For more information on the Gateway Thin & Light Convertible Notebook, please visit www.gateway.com/systems/product/529665537.php.> About Corel

Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized software brands including CorelDRAW[R] Graphics Suite, Corel[R] Paint Shop Pro[R] Photo, Corel[R] Painter[TM], Corel DESIGNER[R], Corel[R] WordPerfect[R] Office, WinZip[R] and iGrafx[R]. In 2006, Corel acquired InterVideo, makers of WinDVD[R], and Ulead, a leading developer of video, imaging and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel's software strives to set a higher standard for value with full-featured products that are easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel's leadership in software innovation, design and value.

Corel's products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers and Corel's global websites. The Company's headquarters are located in Ottawa, Canada with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Corel's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE. www.corel.com.

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