WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux is Now Shipping! - Product Announcement

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, March 27, 2000

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CORL) (TSE:COR) Monday announced its much anticipated WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux is shipping tomorrow, March 21st and will be on store shelves in early April.

WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux will be offered in both Standard and Deluxe Editions. Both editions will install on major Linux distributions, and are compatible with the Windows version of WordPerfect Office 2000 and Microsoft Office 2000. The Standard Edition will sell for a suggested retail price of US $109* or CAN $149*. The Deluxe Edition will be available for a suggested retail price of US $159* or CAN $199*.

"Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux fulfills Corel's promise to provide world-class applications for Linux and is the turning point in making Linux a reality on the desktop," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer for Corel Corporation. "This outstanding program puts Corel out in front as a leader of Linux technology on the desktop and brings us closer to the use of Linux in the mainstream!"

Response to Corel's Linux products has been very strong. Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux has had over 1.5 million downloads while Corel LINUX OS has had over 200,000 downloads. Both products continue to be the number one and number two most popular downloads from CNET's download.com site.

WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux is a comprehensive office productivity suite for Linux users who are seeking a powerful and compatible solution at an exceptional value. The Standard Edition includes:

- WordPerfect 9 - Quattro Pro 9 - Corel Presentations 9 - CorelCENTRAL 9 - Netscape Navigator - WordPerfect Office 2000 user guide and clipart manual - Adobe Acrobat Reader - over 100 TrueType and PostScript Type 1 fonts - 1,200 clipart images - 20 photos - 30-day free installation support.

WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux--Deluxe Edition also offers: - Paradox 9 - Netscape Communicator - 1,000 True Type and PostScript Type 1 fonts - over 12,000 clipart images - 200 photos - an entertainment pack (Railroad Tycoon II - Gold Edition Limited Version and demo games by Loki Games) and a Linux bean-filled Penguin.

Both the Standard and Deluxe Editions of WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux will also include the download version of Corel LINUX OS featuring the latest enhancements such as an updated 2.2.14 kernel and X-server 3.3.6, new control panels for hardware management and USB support, improved hardware support during the automatic install, preliminary RPM support in Corel Update, more hardware drivers for video and sound, and improved Windows connectivity in the File Manager.

The enhanced version of Corel LINUX OS also includes Corel Application Printing Services Library. The printing library allows an application to have more control over printer settings and printer selection. The open source library project is currently hosted on opensource.corel.com and Sourceforge.

Existing and new users of Corel LINUX OS download, Standard and Deluxe standalone editions can download the enhancements from the Corel Linux Web site (http://linux.corel.com) as of March 27. Customers can also purchase a CD-ROM of Corel LINUX OS download version with the latest enhancements from Corel Customer Service for US $4.95 $10 shipping and handling by calling 1-800-772-6735.

*Suggested retail price. Dealers may sell for less.

Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on the Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh and Java platforms. Corel also develops market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications, contents, e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and more information go to www.corel.com or www.corelcity.com. Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Corel's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.