Corel Corporation Appoints New CEO And Chairman.OTTAWA, Canada -- Top Ten Packaged Software See software package. Provider Names IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Veteran 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. 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. And Elevates Current CEO Amish Mehta to Chairman Experienced Executive Team Will Drive Corel to Its Next Stage Of Growth 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. , a top ten global packaged software brand, today announced the appointment of David Dobson to Chief Executive Officer. Dobson succeeds Amish Mehta, who will be elevated to the role of Chairman. A seasoned executive with broad-based experience in operations, finance, sales, marketing, strategy and general management through a 20-year career at IBM Corporation, Dobson has proven expertise in developing, leading and transforming businesses that deliver greater value to customers and partners. Dobson, an Ontario native, is committed to driving Corel's next stage of growth. Working closely with Mehta and Vector Capital, which acquired Corel in August 2003, Dobson will leverage Corel's core strengths - a powerful global distribution network, renowned brand and loyal base of millions of customers - to further strengthen its market position. Since the Vector acquisition, Corel has achieved six consecutive quarters of profitability and realized growth across its flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. including the 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. Productivity Suite, the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and the Paint Shop Family of digital image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. software. "Today, Corel is well-positioned as the brand providing the highest value in the packaged software industry and as the preferred alternative to complex, costly and inflexible software products," said Mehta. "Over the past two years, we have completed a successful corporate turnaround of Corel and acquired Jasc Software Jasc Software, Inc. was an Eden Prairie, Minnesota based company founded by Robert Voit, the creator of Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics editing program. Jasc Software also created other popular software titles, including:
As Chairman, Mehta will work closely with Dobson and the Corel team on potential acquisition opportunities and expansion initiatives in new markets. Dobson will focus on expanding Corel's global sales presence and fostering new business development while overseeing the release of six major new products over the next few quarters. "David is the right person to lead Corel," said Mehta. "With his broad-based management experience from IBM, a global leader, he brings the optimal blend of strong leadership, global sales expertise and operational discipline to Corel." "I am delighted to join Corel - a dynamic organization with unlimited potential in the packaged software industry," said Dobson. "My focus will be to ensure that Corel continues to meets customer requirements with high quality products and services that deliver the greatest possible value. In addition, I am committed to expanding Corel's position as a trusted global channel partner." "Through my experiences at IBM, I've found that the vast majority of customers are seeking greater value and simplicity from their software investments," said Dobson. "Corel delivers these requirements which traditionally have not been fulfilled by the few available software choices on the market today. Corel has a phenomenal market opportunity to be the value leader in the packaged software industry. With proven, reliable solutions that are up to 60-80% less costly than comparable products, I believe that we will continue to attract millions of new users worldwide." Dobson brings an impressive range of experience to Corel. Before joining Corel, he served as the Corporate Vice President, Strategy at IBM Corporation, where he had company-wide responsibility for IBM's Emerging Business Opportunity (EBO EBO Effects Based Operations EBO Emerging Business Opportunities EBO Experimental Biology Online EBO European Board of Ophthalmology EBO Early Buyout Option (leasing) EBO Easy Bake Oven (toy) ) program. In this capacity, Dobson led a team to identify, nurture and scale new businesses for IBM, including strategy development, early-stage investments and partner ecosystem development that enabled IBM to develop sustainable, profitable new businesses. Previously, Dobson was general manager of IBM's Printing Systems Division, where he was responsible for leading a team of 4,500 worldwide employees to develop, sell, and support the digital print and document management industry's broadest range of products and services. Dobson joined the Printing Systems Division in 1999 and held the positions as Vice President, Global Marketing and Strategy and General Manager, Sales and Services, Americas. He has held numerous marketing, sales and finance positions within IBM's Personal Systems Group, Systems Group and IBM Canada, where he also served as General Manager, Channel & Partner Services, responsible for channel sales of all IBM products The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and its predecessor corporations, beginning in the 1890s, and spanning punched card machinery, time clocks, and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, . Dobson joined IBM in Toronto in 1986 and holds degrees in electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. and business from McMaster University McMaster University, at Hamilton, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; founded 1887. It has faculties of humanities, science, social sciences, business, engineering, and health sciences, as well as a school of graduate studies and a divinity college. in Ontario, Canada. 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 renowned for its powerful software portfolio that combines innovative photo editing and graphics creation, vector-illustration, and technical-graphics applications along with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's flagship products include the CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect(R) Office Suite, 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 and the Paint Shop(TM) Family of digital photography and image-editing software. Corel was acquired and taken private by San Francisco-based Vector Capital in August 2003, and since that time, has re-established growth for its flagship product lines and achieved six consecutive quarters of corporate profitability. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com. (C) 2005 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Painter, Paint Shop Pro, DESIGNER, Natural-Media 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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