Corel Grafigo Included With Industry-Leading Tablet PC Computers: Software Adds Sketching, Graphics and Annotation Capabilities to the Tablet PC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2003 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:CORL CORL Corel Corporation (stock symbol) CORL Coalition of Reef Lovers CORL capital outlay revenue limit CORL change-orientated reflective listening (psychotherapy) CORL Central Ontario Ringette League ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :COR) today announced it has finalized agreements with leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. computer companies to offer Corel(R) Grafigo(TM) with their Tablet PCs. Corel Grafigo will be available on selected models by manufacturers including HP, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Fujitsu, Motion Computing Motion Computing is a Tablet PC company located in Austin, Texas. All computers produced by Motion are in the slate form factor; current products include LS800, LE1600, LE1700, and C5. and Toshiba(1). Launched in November 2002 in conjunction with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Tablet PC Edition, Corel Grafigo is a powerful tool that gives Tablet PC users the ability to create accurate graphics from sketches through the use of shape recognition, symbols and tools. In addition, Corel Grafigo features annotation tools, such as digital ink and "Onionskins", that enable enhanced collaboration and communication of ideas with colleagues. "Corel Grafigo allows customers to capture and share their ideas with ease," said Steve Houck, executive vice-president, partner relations for Corel Corporation. "Working with the industry's top hardware manufacturers, Corel is providing powerful, intuitive tools that accelerate the exchange of information and ideas. Today's workers are constantly on the move and Corel Grafigo provides a natural, pen-based computing See gesture recognition and tablet PC. experience that allows them to create graphics, exchange ideas, and interact with colleagues in a highly efficient, collaborative workflow." Written in the C# programming language to take advantage of Microsoft .NET See .NET. capabilities, Corel Grafigo was one of the first applications developed specifically for the Tablet PC. Shortly after its introduction, Corel's newest graphics application was honored by editors at PC Magazine with a Best of COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). award in the personal software category. Now, Corel Grafigo is included on leading computer hardware by companies who want to extend Tablet PC capabilities to their customers. "As a premiere software vendor for the Tablet PC, Corel provides a valuable offering for our customers who need to collaborate and communicate their ideas while they're on the go," said Naila Seif, Director Tablet PC Solutions at HP. "The innovative Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 is designed for versatility and portability, and Grafigo complements our hardware; enabling customers to creatively express and share their ideas - when they want - where they want." These bundling agreements with leading computer companies will put Corel Grafigo in the hands of thousands of mobile workers in key vertical markets linked to medical, government, insurance and manufacturing. The Tablet PC form factor is evolving the way people work in enterprise, small office, field sales and educational settings. "Corel's expertise in graphics software development and NEC's innovative hardware engineering offers mobile professionals key tools to convey ideas, provide feedback on images, and collaborate with colleagues in real-time," said Larry Miller Larry Miller is the name of several notable people:
"Adding Corel Grafigo to the Stylistic ST4000 Tablet PC will bring unprecedented functionality to this groundbreaking technology," said Sara Nelson, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu PC Corporation. "There is no doubt that the Fujitsu Stylistic ST4000 Tablet PC and Corel Grafigo are changing the way people work and communicate in profound and positive ways." Corel Grafigo will be included on select models of Tablet PCs throughout the year. (1) HP, Toshiba and Motion Computing Tablet PC users can download Corel Grafigo via a direct link on their Internet browser. About Corel Corporation Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology company specializing in content creation tools, business process management and XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The company's goal is to give consumers and enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with visual content that is always relevant, accurate and available. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corel's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol COR. (C) 2003 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel 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. Members of the press can access more information at www.corel.com/media |
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