Corel LINUX OS Tops 100,000 Downloads on CNET Site: Corel LINUX OS Standard and Deluxe Editions Now On Store Shelves.Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1999 COREL(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.) Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSE: COR) is pleased to announce that its Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS has topped 100,000 downloads from the CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. download site (download.com). As of today, Corel LINUX OS is the most popular software product on CNET Shopper.com. Corel LINUX OS is also available as a not-for-charge download at Corel's Linux site (linux.corel.com) and the TUCOWS TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software Linux site (www.linuxberg.com). The Standard and Deluxe versions of Corel LINUX OS hit store shelves on December 22. "The response to Corel LINUX OS has been overwhelming on all fronts -- from the reaction at the unveiling at COMDEX/Fall '99, to the awards and the consumer response to our download and the online offerings of the Standard and Deluxe versions," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "All of this is a clear indicator that we have succeeded in this revolutionary desktop effort. Corel LINUX OS is easy to use and to install and is clearly the best all-round desktop solution for new and experienced Linux users." Corel continues to hold the two most popular Linux downloads on the CNET site: Corel LINUX OS followed by Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) 8 for Linux - Personal Edition. Both Corel LINUX OS and Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux - Personal Edition are more popular individually than the Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. and StarOffice Personal Edition for Linux downloads combined. Corel LINUX OS was also recently named the CNET's "Editor's Choice" as the best of seven major Linux distributions with the highest score of nine out of 10. CNET's editors identified Corel LINUX OS as "your best option if you want to run Linux as a workstation." Corel is currently in the process of developing office and graphics suites for Linux. Corel's WordPerfect Office for Linux suite is scheduled to be available in early 2000, and the CorelDRAW graphics suite for Linux is scheduled to be available in the summer of 2000. 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, CorelDRAW, Corel LINUX OS, PHOTO-PAINT, Corel VENTURA Publisher, Print House, Print Office, Gallery, Custom Photo 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. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies. All other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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