Corel Smart Graphics Studio Unveiled at XML 2002, New Development Platform Simplifies the Creation of SVG Smart Graphics.Business Editors & High Tech Writers XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Conference & Expo 2002 BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 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 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 ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :COR) today unveiled Corel(R) Smart Graphics Studio, a development platform designed to speed and simplify the creation of SVG-based smart graphics - a new form of enterprise_class, graphically-rich Web applications. These solutions transform XML and legacy data into dynamic and interactive graphics, enabling organizations to deliver information in a compelling format to virtually any device, anywhere. Corel Smart Graphics Studio reduces the cost and complexity of building and delivering smart graphics solutions. Based on 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. , solutions built with Corel Smart Graphics Studio are not dependent on proprietary technology and are highly interoperable with existing tools and infrastructure. Corel Smart Graphics Studio enables enterprise Web designers and developers to easily produce extensible solutions by maintaining a separation between the graphical, functional and data components of an application, resulting in increased application development ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . "With the introduction of Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. platforms such as Microsoft.NET and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings technologies, large corporations and government agencies are improving their ability to get the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Smart graphics provides the layer in which that information becomes visual and interactive for the end user," said Ian LeGrow, executive vice president of new ventures at Corel Corporation. "Our Studio will help Web designers and developers bridge the gap between Web services, data and the end user." Corel is currently partnering with solution providers and early adopters including Ford Motor Company to pilot and enhance the design and capabilities of Corel Smart Graphics Studio. "Ford recognizes the tremendous value enterprise-class open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced provide for our business. SVG has offered significant benefit for advanced graphical communications," said David Karamian, FCSD FCSD Fundacio Catalana Sindrome de Down (Barcelona, Spain) FCSD Ford Customer Service Division FCSD Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers (UK) FCSD Fremont County School District C3P C3P CAD-CAM-CAE Applications (Ford Motor Company) C3P Certified Call Center Professional Global Manager, Ford Motor Company. "We are pleased to be piloting Corel's Smart Graphics Studio and look forward to the potential that these new tools offer to our future graphic publishing projects." Corel Smart Graphics Studio Includes: -- Corel(R) Developer SG(TM) is a Rapid graphical Application Development (RAD) environment that provides application designers and developers with the power to create smart graphics solutions. Working in conjunction with a standards-compliant SVG authoring tool like CorelDRAW(R), Corel Developer SG enables the creation of complete interfaces that include dynamic behaviors and data_driven elements. Corel Developer SG dramatically improves the design-to-development workflow by providing a WYSIWYG environment to produce complex applications while maintaining the ability to work directly with the underlying code. -- Corel(R) Server SG(TM) is a high performance platform for the execution of smart graphics applications at run time, transforming data into interactive graphics. Corel Server SG provides valuable server management tools (such as analysis, queuing, and caching), integrated support for Web Services, and connector architecture which communicates with the server from native Java(TM), .NET, or COM applications. -- Corel(R) SVG Viewer is a Web browser plug_in providing end users with access to solutions created and deployed with Corel Smart Graphics Studio and other standards- compliant SVG graphics. The Corel SVG Viewer leverages the company's 17 years of graphics technology expertise and offers unparalleled rendering capability, standards compliance and extensibility for future integration into enterprise applications. Corel Smart Graphics Studio will be available in mid-2003. For more information on smart graphics or Corel Smart Graphics Studio, please visit www.corel.com/smartgraphics. http://www.corel.com/smartCompanies interested in becoming alpha customers or partners can sign up for the Early Adopters Program at Corel's smart graphics Web site. 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. This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, involving the company's expectations about future financial results and other matters. These statements reflect management's current forecast of certain aspects of the company's future business. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of operations to differ materially from historical results or current expectations. The words "plan", "expect", "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "forecast", "target", "estimate" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Risk factors include shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to Corel's most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of the other risks and uncertainties. The factors underlying forecasts are dynamic and subject to change. As a result, forecasts speak only as of the date they are given and do not necessarily reflect the company's outlook at any other point in time. The company does not undertake to update or review these forward-looking statements. (C) 2002 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW 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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