CREATIVE, COREL PLAN TO MAKE LINUX OS, APPS CONSUMER-FRIENDLY WITH AUDIO, VIDEO.Alliance Brings Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). Solutions Support To Corel Linux Corel Linux, also called Corel LinuxOS, was a Debian-based Linux distribution made by Corel that was released in late 1999. Corel later discontinued the distribution, but did not remove the former Corel Open Source Development website until March 2002. OS and Applications Creative Technology Ltd., a popular provider of multimedia solutions for personal entertainment and productivity, and Canada's Corel Corp., publisher of CorelDraw, WordPerfect, and recently Linux software, are joining to forces to spur development of Linux applications for high-quality audio and video. Creative will work with Corel to add support for its line of Sound Blaster Live! digital audio solutions and its line of Personal Digital Entertainment (PDE PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education PDE Plug-In Development Environment PDE Partial Differential Equation PDE Phosphodiesterases PDE Personal Digital Entertainment PDE Pulse Detonation Engine PDE Product Data Exchange PDE Present-Day English ) Internet solutions that include Internet devices, applications and services. As part of the effort, Corel will distribute its upcoming Linux- based suite of applications with support for Creative's industry- standard audio solutions and PDE devices bundled in. The two firms will also co-develop Linux drivers for Creative's branded solutions. Creative's PDE Internet solutions include the NOMAD line of portable audio devices and the WebCam Go line of portable PC cameras. Sound Blaster Live! drivers for Linux are already available and will, under the agreement, be customized for Corel's distribution. "This joint development effort with Creative is an endorsement of Corel's Linux initiatives," says Michael Cowpland Michael Cowpland (born April 23, 1943) is a Canadian entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder and one-time president, chairman and CEO of Corel, a Canadian software company. Cowpland was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England and obtained a BSc. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Corel. "The joint effort with Creative will generate significant momentum behind our development effort for Linux consumer applications. Including support for the popular Sound Blaster audio and Personal Digital Entertainment solutions will further accelerate development for consumer-friendly Linux-based applications for productivity, entertainment, Internet audio See RealAudio. and video." Creative develops and markets a wide array of multimedia solutions under the "Blaster" name for the PC, entertainment, education and productivity tools market. |
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