ASUS Bundles Corel(R) Snapfire(TM) Plus SE With Its Complete Line of Motherboards.Leading Provider of Motherboards Distributes New Digital Photo Enhancement and Sharing Software to Millions of New Users Worldwide OTTAWA -- Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CREL CREL Circular Regional Externa de Lisboa ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CRE CRE Commercial Real Estate CRE Corporate Real Estate CRE Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) CRE CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and Readout Electronics CRE Camp Response Element ), a leading provider of digital media software, announced today that ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS ASUS Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (Queen's University) ASUS Air Support Squadron (USAF) ASUS Annual Support & Update Service ASUS Administrative Support/Utilization ), the worldwide leader in motherboards, is bundling Corel[R] Snapfire[TM] Plus SE with its complete line of motherboards on a global basis. This bundling agreement will allow millions of new users worldwide to discover Corel Snapfire SnapFire is a digital photo management program from Corel Corporation, released as a competitor to Google's Picasa software. It comes in a free and "Plus" version. See also
With Corel Snapfire Plus SE, consumers can access all the tools they need to easily organize, enhance and share their digital photos and video clips. Easy to use and learn, Corel Snapfire Plus SE is the first digital photo software to make a wide range of popular digital photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. and organizing capabilities readily accessible to users of all levels. This collaboration with Corel[R] underscores ASUS's strategy to provide a total value-added multimedia solution for users so that they can fully enjoy the advantages of digital convergence In the days of the first computers, transaction and company data were the first types of information digitized. Then came text, opening the world to word processing, followed by audio CDs and finally video. . With this bundle, ASUS[R] will provide users with a free photo software product that they can keep forever. In addition, users can try the enhanced version of Snapfire and sample premium features such as video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. for free for 30 days. "We're delighted that ASUSTek has chosen Corel Snapfire Plus SE for their Deluxe motherboards" said Blaine Mathieu, General Manager of Corel's Digital Media business. "Corel Snapfire Plus SE combined with ASUS motherboards delivers the perfect blend of power, productivity and entertainment for today's Digital Home." The bundle will allow millions of new users to take their creativity to new levels with "Snapfire Shows" - highly entertaining and customized slideshows that can be created within minutes. With Snapfire Shows, users can quickly and easily bring their photos and videos to life with slideshows that include their own music selections as well as fun transitions and unique motion effects that zoom in and across the photos and video clips. In addition, with Corel Snapfire Plus SE, it is easier than ever to create visually stunning photo projects simply by dropping photos into professionally-designed templates. Even novice users can create professional-quality photo albums, calendars, collages, greeting cards See e-card. and slideshows within minutes. "With Snapfire Shows, users of all levels can indulge their creative sides and create visually arresting, highly customized slideshows that truly bring their digital photo and video collections to life. No other photo software combines these impressive capabilities and special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. with superior ease-of-use and simplicity," said Mathieu. "With the coming age of the Digital Home, seamless PC integration with the home entertainment center depends on both great hardware and great software," said Joe Hsieh, Vice President of ASUS MB Business Unit. "The combination of ASUS' world-class hardware and Corel Snapfire Plus SE will allow millions of new users worldwide to fully enjoy the benefits of digital entertainment in their own homes." The ASUS motherboards are available worldwide. For more information, please visit the company homepage at www.asus.com. About Corel Corporation Corel is a leading global packaged software See software package. company with over 40 million users. The Company provides full-featured, easy-to-use productivity, graphics and digital imaging software and enjoys a favorable market position among consumers and small businesses. The Company's award-winning product portfolio features popular, globally recognized brands, including CorelDRAW[R] Graphics Suite, Corel[R] Paint Shop Pro[R], Corel[R] Snapfire[TM], Corel[R] Painter[TM], Corel DESIGNER[R], Corel[R] WordPerfect[R] Office, WinZip[R] and iGrafx[R]. With hundreds of industry awards for leadership in software innovation, design and value, Corel's products have built a loyal following of customers and partners around the globe. Corel's products are sold in over 75 countries through an international network of resellers and retailers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Corel's global websites. Corel Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition of InterVideo, Inc., a leading provider of digital media authoring and playback software with a focus on high-definition video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technologies, on December 12, 2006. In 2006, InterVideo[R] acquired Ulead[R], a leading developer of video imaging and DVD authoring software for desktop, server, mobile and Internet platforms. About ASUS ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :2357) is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, information appliances, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. With world-class engineering and offices and subsidiaries located in all corners of the world, ASUS provides innovative solutions to consumers, businesses and OEM/ODM customers. ASUSTek has won 1706 awards in 2005, with recognition in design excellence from iF Gold Award, while ranking in the top of Business Week InfoTech for the 8th straight year. The company is the perennial leader of the motherboard and graphics card industries and a top-4 maker globally of notebooks. [c] 2007 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW, Paint Shop Pro, Snapfire, Painter, Corel DESIGNER, WordPerfect, WinZip, iGrafx, InterVideo, Ulead and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All other product, font and company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ASUS and the ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated. |
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