Corel Introduces Students to the Powerful World of Linux!Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Corel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 )(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :COR) today announced it has donated more than $100,000 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (see NOTE a below) worth of Corel's Linux software to selected students in the Dallas area at an exciting event held in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, April 29. "At Corel, we appreciate the importance of exposing young people to leading-edge technology like Linux -- not only to enhance their education but to properly equip them for the highly competitive workforce. That's why we're proud to make this investment," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "Linux has its roots in the academic community and, as such, is ideally suited to serve the needs of students and educators." Corel donated 2,000 copies of Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS and WordPerfect(r) Office 2000 for Linux(r) to the CAST (Connect A Student To Technology) program, created by the Dallas Independent School District. This is the first time Corel has made such a significant Linux contribution to the academic community. Approximately 250 district families received donated computers and training at Saturday's event. CAST was recently created by the DISD DISD Dallas Independent School District Technology Outreach Program to improve student literacy and students' computer use and proficiency. The program allows students at selected schools to take donated computers home and provides them connectivity to the school and the Internet for curriculum enhancement. In addition, parents will have the ability to hear from the students' teachers via regular e-mails. "The event was a huge success. The students are excited to be a part of such a worthwhile project and are eager to make Linux a part of their educational experience," said Kevin Thornton, vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales at Corel Corporation. "Corel is proud to offer students the tools that will not only enrich their academic endeavors but also equip them with important skills to help expand their horizons and increase personal development." "Our goal is to make it possible for every family in the school district to own a computer," said General Superintendent Dr. Waldemar Rojas. "We can't stress enough the importance of having the appropriate tools at home for children to succeed in the classroom and in the marketplace." Also participating in the event were representatives from HiFusion, Inc., Excel Communications, Inc. and Sea Land Services, Inc. who have contributed equipment and services to the CAST program. Full color photos are available upon request via FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to to all interested media.. NOTE (a) Based on retail value of software Corel Corporation Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on the Windows(r), Linux(r), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (r), Macintosh(r) and Java(tm) platforms. Corel also develops market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications, contents, e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and more information go to www.corel.com or www.corelcity.com. Corel is headquartered 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. (sm) 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. Corel, WordPerfect and the Go further logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other products, fonts, company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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