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Corel Appoints Executives from Avid and TrendMicro to Lead Expansion of Digital Media Business.


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
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), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the appointments of Jeff Hastings Jeff Hastings (born c. 1960) was a US ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984.

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 as President and General Manager, Digital Media and Jeremy Liang as Senior Vice President, Software Development, Digital Media.

A seasoned technology executive with more than 20 years of experience in the digital media sector, Hastings has proven expertise in driving consumer market demand for advanced digital video and audio solutions. As General Manager at Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. It was founded in 1986. In 2002 Pinnacle purchased VOB Computersysteme GmbH (now pinnaclesys.de). , the consumer division of Avid, Hastings was responsible for all aspects of the company's global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map.  and for driving the strategies behind Pinnacle's successful consumer campaigns with products covering video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. , TV tuners for the PC, mobile media, home music making, and digital media adapters. Hastings holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Purdue University Purdue University (pərdy`, -d`), main campus at West Lafayette, Ind. .

Liang joins Corel from Trend Micro where, for the last ten years, he has served as EVP EVP Executive Vice President
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 of Engineering, EVP of Information and Engineering Operations, and most recently EVP of Information and Chief Security Officer. Liang holds a masters degree in computer science from New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S).  Tech and a bachelor's degree in computer science from ChiaoTung University, Taiwan.

"We are delighted to have Jeff and Jeremy join our team as we drive the next phase of growth for Corel's digital media business," said David Dobson David James Dobson (born 1965, Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian murderer who is currently serving a life sentence in a medium security federal penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario. , Corel 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. . "With digital cameras, camcorders, and HD/BD enabled devices becoming more accessible, we see opportunities to attract new users with powerful, intuitive software Application programs that have a friendly interface and work like users would expect. Menu functions are available in a logical order that one finds natural. The most common functions are presented in one menu or are located at the top of the menu list rather than being buried in rigid  that they can use to create more engaging and entertaining content. Jeff's and Jeremy's knowledge of the market and the leading edge technologies shaping the landscape will be instrumental in helping us to deliver even more value to our customers and partners."

"I am excited to be joining Corel and have enormous confidence in the vision that the team has articulated for its users and the market as a whole," said Hastings. "I look forward to working with my colleagues across the Americas, Europe and Asia to ensure that, with each new release, we deliver exciting new capabilities to the market, while maintaining the high-quality, user-friendly experience that Corel is known for."

In his new role, Hastings will be responsible for leading all aspects of Corel's digital media business and further solidifying Corel's leadership position in the consumer digital media category.

Having lead the successful integration of InterVideo and Ulead, Randy Eisenbach will resume his responsibilities as Corel's senior executive responsible for the optimization of Corel's global systems and processes. Eisenbach will focus on driving continued business transformation in support of the Company's long term growth and profitability objectives.

To access Jeff Hastings' bio, please visit www.corel.com/executivebios .

Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release includes forward-looking statements that are based on certain assumptions and reflect our current expectations. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements discussed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include competitive threats from well-established software companies that have significantly greater market share and resources than us and from online services companies that are increasingly seeking to provide software products at little or no incremental cost Incremental Cost

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 to their customers to expand their Internet presence and build consumer loyalty. We rely on a small number of key strategic relationships for a significant percentage of our revenue and these relationships can be modified or terminated at any time. In addition, our core products have been marketed for many years and the packaged software market in North America and Europe is relatively mature and characterized by modest growth. Accordingly, we must successfully complete acquisitions, penetrate new markets or increase penetration of our installed base to achieve revenue growth. In addition, we face risks related to the acquisition of InterVideo, Inc., including the risk that disruption from the transaction may make it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees, or suppliers. We face potential claims from third parties who may hold patent and other intellectual property rights which purport to cover various aspects of our products and from certain of our customers who may be entitled to indemnification from us in respect of potential claims they may receive from third parties related to their use or distribution of our products.

These and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors are described in Corel's Annual Report dated February 23, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators Canadian Securities Administrators(CSA) is a forum for the 13 securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories to coordinate and harmonize regulation of the Canadian capital markets.  (CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. ) and Corel's other filings including Corel's form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 for the quarter ended February 28, 2007 under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere. A copy of the Corel Annual Report and such other filings can be obtained on Corel's website, on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov./ or on the CSA's website at http://www.sedar.com. In addition, these and other risks can be found in InterVideo's previous reports filed with the SEC under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere, including InterVideo's 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, which can be found on InterVideo's website or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based.

About Corel Corporation

Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized software brands including CorelDRAW[R] Graphics Suite, Corel[R] Paint Shop Pro[R], Corel[R] Painter[TM], Corel DESIGNER[R], Corel[R] WordPerfect[R] Office, WinZip[R] and iGrafx[R]. In 2006, Corel acquired InterVideo, makers of WinDVD[R] , and Ulead, a leading developer of video, imaging and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel's software strives to set a higher standard for value with full-featured products that are easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel's leadership in software innovation, design and value.

Corel's products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers and Corel's global websites. The Company's headquarters are located in Ottawa, Canada with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Corel's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE.

(c) 2006 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW, WordPerfect, WinZip, Paint Shop, Painter, 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.
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