Corel Brings WordPerfect Office Software To New Line Of Notebooks From Sharp.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. today announced that WordPerfect(R) Office, the award-winning office productivity suite and the leading value-priced alternative to Microsoft(R) Office, is now bundled with the new Actius AL27 desktop replacement notebook from Sharp Systems of America. Introduced on September 27, 2004, the Actius AL27 delivers the power of the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon(TM) 64-bit processor 2700+ through a sleek design that meets the high performance and mobility needs of consumers and business users. The new Actius AL27 notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. ship with WordPerfect Productivity Pack installed as the default office productivity application. The bundle is available through Sharp (http://store.sharpsystems.com) and major U.S. retailers and resellers at the competitive suggested retail price of $1,499. Designed specifically to meet the needs of PC manufacturers, WordPerfect Productivity Pack is a special version of WordPerfect Office A suite of office applications for Windows from Corel that includes WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Corel Presentations, Paradox and CorelCENTRAL (PIM, scheduling, etc.). It is the successor to Corel WordPerfect Suite, which was the successor to Corel Office. 12, the versatile, easy-to-use and Microsoft Office-compatible productivity suite. WordPerfect Productivity Pack offers powerful word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and and spreadsheet functionality at a highly competitive price, and also provides an upgrade path to the full-featured WordPerfect Office 12 Standard Edition. Complete with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and address book applications, WordPerfect Office 12 Standard Edition is an excellent alternative to higher priced office suites. Compatible with popular file formats, such as Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , 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. , HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , it allows customers to share files created in WordPerfect Office with users of other office productivity tools. And, the intuitive Publish to PDF feature eliminates the need for additional costly PDF software This list of PDF software includes links to articles on computer software used to manage PDF documents. There is also Wikipedia category for individual articles. Linux/UNIX Free and open source
Sharp Systems of America is the latest in an increasing number of OEMs bundling WordPerfect Productivity Pack. The growing popularity WordPerfect Office is adding thousands of new users every month to the existing WordPerfect base of more than 20 million users worldwide. "Sharp is committed to providing our customers with outstanding design and incomparable (mathematics) incomparable - Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a. value, making WordPerfect Office an ideal fit for the Actius AL27 notebook," said Mark Romano, Director of Marketing for Sharp Systems America. "With WordPerfect Office, we can provide our customers with a top brand in office productivity and a product that's powerful, packed with features and perfectly suited to the needs of value-conscious consumers and business users." "The new Actius demonstrates that Sharp is a rising star in the notebook space. WordPerfect Office complements Sharp's goal of providing high-end applications and services to their customers," said Richard Carriere, General Manager of Office Productivity at Corel. "With WordPerfect Office, Sharp's Actius customers will enjoy a powerful array of features and excellent compatibility with Microsoft Office-all for an outstanding value price." Actius AL27 customers seeking a full-featured office suite benefit from eligibility to upgrade to WordPerfect Office 12 Standard Edition at a special price. Users of WordPerfect Productivity Pack can upgrade to WordPerfect Office 12 Standard Edition for $149 by contacting their preferred resellers, or by purchasing online at www.wordperfect.com. About Sharp Systems of America Sharp Systems of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, markets, sells and supports LCD monitors and notebook computers. Products are available through Sharp's network of authorized dealers and resellers. More information can be found at www.sharpsystems.com. About Corel Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of value-conscious businesses and consumers in over 75 countries improve their productivity. The Company is best known for its graphics, office and personal productivity solutions, including the CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect(R) Office Suite and the Corel Painter Painter is the name of a raster graphics software package used to create natural-looking artistic images using a computer. Originally available on the Macintosh, it is now also available for Windows. Natural-Media(R) painting and illustration software. Corel was acquired by San Francisco-based Vector Capital Group in August 2003 and, since that time has achieved record levels of profitability and growth across all product lines. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com. (C) 2004 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Painter, Natural-Media and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. SHARP is a registered trademark of Sharp Corporation. All other product, font and company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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