Corel Adds Key Agfa Resources to Upcoming Graphics Product Release.OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- 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 : CORL CORL Corel Corporation (stock symbol) CORL Coalition of Reef Lovers CORL capital outlay revenue limit CORL change-orientated reflective listening (psychotherapy) CORL Central Ontario Ringette League , TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : COR) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Agfa Corporation to allow the inclusion of several key Agfa reference materials in the upcoming release of CorelDRAW(r) 9 Premium Color Edition. The newest version of CorelDRAW 9 -- scheduled for release in August -- will include an Agfa IT8 scanner target and two of Agfa's award-winning educational publications. "We're pleased that Agfa has agreed to lend its expertise in the realm of prepress and color management," said Jacques Lamontagne, director of graphics marketing for Corel Corporation. "Users of CorelDRAW 9 Premium Color Edition will find these Agfa tools to be a great asset in the design process." Used in conjunction with HEIDELBERG ColorOpen ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce LE -- also included in CorelDRAW 9 Premium Color Edition -- the Agfa IT8 target is designed to provide users with high quality ICC profiles for scanners. After the IT8 target is scanned, a component of the HEIDELBERG software compares the scanned image with colorimetric col·or·im·e·ter n. 1. Any of various instruments used to determine or specify colors, as by comparison with spectroscopic or visual standards. 2. reference data to create fully ICC compliant color profiles. Two of Agfa's award-winning educational publications, Secrets of Color Management and From Design to Distribution in the Digital Age: A Guide to Print Media Production will be included in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. format in CorelDRAW 9 Premium Color Edition. The publications provide designers and graphics professionals with a thorough and objective overview of color management as well as essential aspects of digital design, workflow and output. "The addition of Agfa's educational resources to Corel's award-winning graphics technology is a winning combination for graphics professionals," said Gene Hunt, manager of worldwide marketing communications at Agfa. "As the graphics and prepress industry continues to evolve rapidly, these tools will help users keep up with emerging technologies and processes." To read more about these and other Agfa educational publications and CD-ROMs, visit Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and business productivity applications. Development of market-leading products such as the CorelDRAW(r) line of graphics applications and the Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) Suite of business tools is continually evolving to meet the demands of the corporate, retail and academic markets. Committed to value, compatibility, choice and open standards, Corel develops products for the Windows(r), Macintosh(r), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (r), Linux(r) and Java(tm) platforms. Corel's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (sm) under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol COR. For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com. Agfa Corporation Agfa Corporation is a subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical and industrial radiography, and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation employs 3,500 people and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, and the Go Further logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies |
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