Corel Announces Upcoming Internet-Ready Products for the Macintoshr.

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999--

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CORL)(TSE: COR) renewed its commitment to the Macintosh(r) platform today with the announcement of three new Internet ready products - Corel Print Office(tm) 2000 for Macintosh(r), Corel Print House(tm) 2000 for Macintosh(r) and Corel(r) Custom Photo for Macintosh(r).(To read about the features and enhancements in these new products, visit www.corel.com/news/1999/july/july_20_1999.htm#Product Features).

"The Macintosh continues to be the platform of choice for many of our customers," said David Hayes, vice president of brand marketing at Corel Corporation. "These latest releases illustrate our dedication to providing software solutions which address the need for Internet-ready, entry-level consumer products."

"As demand for the iMac and Power Macintosh G3 computers continues to rise, consumers are increasing looking for great, productivity enhancing software solutions that support them at home or in the office," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president of worldwide developer relations. "Corel's new publishing software leverages the power of the Macintosh platform and makes it easy for Macintosh users to create and enhance their documents."

Corel Print Office(tm) 2000 for Macintosh(r)

The first-ever Macintosh version of Corel's easy-to-use publishing software, Corel Print Office 2000 for Macintosh is an ideal solution for small office and home office users that need to create high-quality projects at an affordable price.

Corel Print Office 2000 for Macintosh allows users to create eye-catching documents - brochures, business cards and more - for all their business needs. Corel Print Office 2000 offers instant Internet access for users so they can get their business onto the Web quickly, bypassing the typical complexities of this process. In addition to the two main applications - Corel Print Office 5 for Macintosh and Corel Photo House 5 for Macintosh - the software includes file converters for translating popular Macintosh word-processing file formats not natively supported by Corel Print Office 2000.

Scheduled to hit store shelves by September 1999, Corel Print Office 2000 for Macintosh will be available for a suggested retail price of US $99 or CAN $99. Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less.

Corel Print House(tm) 2000 for Macintosh(r)

The newest version of Corel's home publishing and photo-editing software, Corel Print House 2000 offers a creative solution for the Macintosh community.

Corel Print House 2000 for the Macintosh allows users to design spectacular graphics projects in print or on the Web greeting cards, crafts, invitations, calendars, certificates, banners, signs, masks, labels and more - with thousands of professionally designed, customizable templates. Corel Print House 2000 offers instant Internet access for users with Internet connections, so they can get their home projects onto the Web quickly, bypassing the typical complexities of this process. In addition to the two main applications - Corel Print House 5 for Macintosh and Corel Photo House 5 for Macintosh - this software package includes a file conversion utility for translating popular Macintosh word processing file formats not natively supported by Corel Print House 2000.

Scheduled to hit store shelves by late fall 1999, Corel Print House 2000 for Macintosh will be available for a suggested retail price of US $79.95 or CAN $99.95. Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less.

Corel(r) Custom Photo for the Macintosh(r)

Corel Custom Photo for Macintosh provides powerful image-editing and painting tools, while remaining easy enough for novice computer users.

This application is ideal for applying unique effects to photos, such as adding text and clipart, adjusting the lighting and focus or removing scratches. Corel Custom Photo for Macintosh also allows users to make creative photo projects such as postcards, magazine covers, coasters, sports cards, gift tags and much more. Personalized photo memories such as framed photos, personalized greeting cards and photo projects can also be sent over the Internet, or published to HTML for display on a Web page. If users need assistance, the Notebook helps apply effects, choose paint brushes and access the Corel Custom Photo library quickly and easily.

Scheduled to hit store shelves by late fall, Corel Custom Photo for the Macintosh will be available for US $59.95 or CAN $69.95. Prices are subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less.

System Requirements

Corel Print Office 2000 for Macintosh, Corel Print House 2000 for Macintosh and Corel Custom Photo for the Macintosh are all optimized for the Mac(r) OS. A Power Macintosh(r) with a minimum of 32 MB RAM with Virtual Memory Enabled, Mac OS 8.1 or later and a CD-ROM is required. Corel recommends 64 MB of RAM, Internet access, a color printer, scanner and digital camera for enhanced performance. 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(r), Linux(r) and Java(tm) platforms. Corel's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market(sm) under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR. For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com.

Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Corel Print Office, Corel Print House 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.