Corel Corporation Introduces Corel DESIGNER(R) Technical Suite 12-Corel Delivers the World's Most Complete and Affordable Technical Graphics Suite.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 introduces Corel DESIGNER A full-featured Windows drawing program from Corel that has been widely used by technical illustrators. Originally developed by Micrografx, which was acquired by Corel in 2001, Corel DESIGNER is a very sophisticated vector graphics program providing many features of a CAD program, (R) Technical Suite 12, the latest version of the company's award-winning technical graphics software. Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 is designed specifically to make technical illustrators more productive, enabling them to create technical documentation, instructional manuals, and maintenance references with exceptional precision and speed. The suite will be available next month in English, French, and German, and a fully functional trial version is now available for download from www.corel.com/designer. Offering an exceptional price/performance ratio In economics and engineering, the price/performance ratio refers to a product's ability to deliver performance, of any sort, for its price. For instance, if you have a whole day to travel 100 km, spending $50 to do the journey in two hours is a better price/performance ratio than and superior ease of use, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 was created for professional illustrators working in the manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense, landscaping, and apparel industries. The suite is universally compatible, supporting more than 75 file formats including AutoCAD(R) 2004, Scalable Vector Graphics (graphics, World-Wide Web) Scalable Vector Graphics - A W3C standard for vector graphics, based on XML. http://w3.org/Graphics/SVG/. (SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) A vector graphics format from the W3C for the Web that is expressed in XML. Introduced in 2001, SVG was designed to become the standard vector format just as GIFs and JPEGs have become the standard bitmaps for the Web. ), Adobe(R) Illustrator(R), CorelDRAW(R), TIFF, and many more. Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 comprises the following: Corel DESIGNER 12 for precise technical illustration and layout; Corel PHOTO-PAINT Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a raster graphics editor created by Corel. The current version is Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3 (13). It is not sold by itself, but instead included with CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW Graphics Suite). Its main uses are image manipulation and creation of web graphics. (R) 12 for professional 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. ; CorelTRACE(TM) 12 to convert bitmaps and legacy paper documents into vector graphics The representation of a digital image as points, lines and other geometric entities. All computer-aided design (CAD), drawing and diagramming programs create vector graphics formats, such as AI, DXF and WMF (see graphics formats). ; and Corel CAPTURE(TM) 12 to create screen captures, an integral component of many technical documents. This integrated collection of software applications is unmatched by any other offering in the industry, giving value-conscious customers access to a powerful collection of tools at a price lower than what other vendors charge for a single application. "Every new feature added to Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 was engineered with the needs of technical illustrators and their specific workflow in mind. By offering integrated professional illustration, photo editing See photo editor. , and bitmap to vector conversion applications together in one package, we know customers will be very impressed by this complete solution," said Nick Davies, Corel's General Manager Graphics. "This suite is unique because it has been created specifically for technical illustration - distinct from other offerings that are simply re-purposed CAD, flowcharting, or creative graphics applications. For the first time, businesses have access to an affordable and comprehensive suite that's ideal for meeting their needs - whether they have one technical illustrator on staff or need to deploy a powerful solution to an entire documentation team," added Davies. Corel DESIGNER 12 - Taking Advanced Technical Illustration to a New Level - Professional, specialized, precision drawing - New and enhanced features including the Projected Drawing Mode, Dynamic Guides, Gravity, and the ability to add Object Data-Hot Spotting enable users to create their drawings precisely and with more speed than ever before. The suite offers customers exclusive high-powered functionality not available in any competing application in its price point. - Maximizing data integrity - Support for a multitude of vector file formats including open-standard SVG and CGM v4, AutoCAD(R) 2004, PDF, and a full complement of bitmap formats ensures seamless integration into a technical illustrator's workflow. - Fully customizable and scriptable environment - Technical illustrators can adapt their working environment by automating repetitive tasks with Microsoft(R) Visual Basic(R) for Applications or customizing the user interface to mimic other graphics applications, including previous versions of Corel and Micrografx DESIGNER. As a result, the user can interact with data and objects easily, speeding the creation of complex technical illustrations. - Powerful language support - Dynamic language switching allows multiple language versions to be installed on a single machine. New Unicode support makes it easy to create multilingual documents (including Czech, Greek, and Asian languages), enabling teams located around the world to work more efficiently. - Industry-standard templates and symbols - Industry-standard templates and an extensive set of reusable symbols for manufacturing, electrical, and architectural requirements make users more efficient by saving them from having to start every project from scratch. Users can also create, deploy, and manage custom templates and symbols for standard use throughout an organization. "Corel DESIGNER is playing a key role in the development of technical documentation at Mercury Marine Mercury Marine, founded in 1939, is a division of Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, Illinois, in the United States. Company beginnings The company began when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. . With DESIGNER's drawing and callout tools, as well as its versatility in working with many different file formats, it has become an essential part of our graphic creation process. Now, with the introduction of the Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12, we are looking at a whole new range of possibilities for vector drawing See vector graphics. and digital photo editing. New tools like the Projected Drawing Mode will make production of technical graphics so much faster... what a powerful tool!" said Cathy Thayer, Technical Illustrator at Mercury Marine. "Version 12 will make our technical writing process more productive and enable us to ensure a great customer experience by providing high-quality product manuals and documentation." What's Included? In addition to the four key applications, Corel DESIGNER 12, Corel PHOTO-PAINT(R) 12, CorelTRACE(TM) 12, and Corel CAPTURE(TM) 12, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 includes: Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.3; Corel(R) SVG Viewer(TM); ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , DIN, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , engineering and architectural templates; and comprehensive symbol libraries containing over 4000 manufacturing, electrical, and architectural symbols. Pricing and Availability Starting today, customers can download the multi-lingual (English, French and German) free trial version directly from Corel at www.corel.com/designer. Starting next month, the full suite will be available for purchase through Corel and its reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. partners. Suggested retail pricing (US) for Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 is $699 for full product and $299 for the upgrade. A $99 education license is also available. Upgrade pricing is open to customers who own the following software applications: Corel DESIGNER versions 9 and 10, Micrografx DESIGNER See Corel DESIGNER. (any version), Micrografx/iGrafx(R) Business, Micrografx/iGrafx(R) FlowCharter(R), Micrografx Picture Publisher(R), Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio is diagramming software for Microsoft Windows. It uses vector graphics to create diagrams. The 2007 Standard and Professional editions share the same interface, but the latter has additional templates for more advanced diagrams and layouts as well as unique (R), Autodesk AutoCAD LT(R), and ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. (TM)/Deneba(TM) Canvas(TM). 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 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. 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. (TM) Natural-Media(R) painting and illustration software, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite, and the Paint Shop(TM) Family of digital photography and image-editing software. Corel was acquired by San Francisco-based Vector Capital in August 2003, and since that time, has both re-established growth for its flagship product lines and achieved multiple 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, the Corel logo, Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, PHOTO-PAINT, Corel CAPTURE, CorelTRACE, Micrografx, iGrafx, FlowCharter, Picture Publisher, WordPerfect, Painter, Natural-Media, and Paint Shop, 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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