Corel Spreads Good Cheer with New Holiday Promotions-Seasonal Bundles Combine Industry's Best Software, Hardware and Training Resources.OTTAWA Ottawa, city, Canada Ottawa (ŏt`əwə), city (1991 pop. 313,987), capital of Canada, SE Ont., at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers. Hull, Que. -- Just in time for the holidays, Corel (Corel Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, www.corel.com) A leading Canadian software company, founded in 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland. For many years, it has been widely known for its award-winning CorelDRAW graphics programs for Windows, Mac and Unix. today announced a series of exciting new promotions giving customers access to some of the industry's best software, hardware and training resources, free of charge(i). Working closely with its partners, Corel has assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. a collection of special offers that provide exceptional variety, value and choice to holiday shoppers: Print Holiday Photos Instantly with Free Lexmark Color Jetprinter(TM) Beginning today and for a limited time this holiday season, customers who purchase either CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite 12 or WordPerfect(R) Office 12 will be eligible to receive a free Lexmark Z715 Color Jetprinter, the ideal companion for fast, easy, and professional quality printing of business reports, school projects or favorite holiday photos. To receive their free Lexmark Color Jetprinter, customers must complete and submit the mail-in rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. available at participating Corel retailers. Some participating retailers include CompUSA, PC Mall, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, and Future Shop. This offer runs until January 31, 2005 or while quantities last. Master WordPerfect Office A suite of office applications for Windows from Corel that includes WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Corel Presentations, Paradox and CorelCENTRAL (PIM, scheduling, etc.). It is the successor to Corel WordPerfect Suite, which was the successor to Corel Office. with Free Absolute Beginner's Guide Customers who purchase either WordPerfect Office 12 Student and Teacher Edition or the recently released WordPerfect Office 12 Home Edition, featuring Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books Britannica(R) Ready Reference(TM) 2005, will be eligible to receive a free copy of The Absolute Beginner's Guide to WordPerfect 12, from Que Publishing. Providing tips and tricks for both new and more experienced users, the Absolute Beginner's Guide provides step-by-step instructions to help users get up and running quickly with their new office suite. To receive their free copy of the Absolute Beginner's Guide to WordPerfect 12, customers must complete and submit the mail-in rebate available from participating Corel retailers. This offer runs until January 31, 2005 or while quantities last. Organize, Edit & Enhance Holiday Photos with Free Paint Shop(TM) Xtras(TM) Digital cameras are sure to be a hot ticket this holiday season, and the Paint Shop(TM) family of products, including Paint Shop(TM)Pro(R), Paint Shop(TM)Pro(R) Studio and Paint Shop(TM)Photo Album(TM), are the perfect software companions helping users to easily organize, edit, enhance and share their digital holiday photos. Recently acquired by Corel, the Paint Shop family provides a range of affordable and easy-to-use software for those who are brand new to digital photography as well as for more experienced users. As part of Corel's holiday campaign, customers who purchase any Paint Shop photo software will receive a free Paint Shop(TM) Xtras(TM) photo collection, when they purchase online at www.corel.com/paintshopholidays . Each Paint Shop Xtras collection includes an impressive array of artistic resources and unique templates, textures, and masks that can be used to create photo albums, hardcover books, scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. layouts, or creative collages. This offer is available until December 31, 2004 or while supplies last. "The holidays are a terrific time to thank our customers with special offers that give them access to exceptional variety and value," said Brett Denly, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing at Corel. "It's also an ideal time for us to entice new users who have yet to experience the impressive feature set, remarkable performance, and ease-of- use offered by Corel's award-winning graphics, office productivity , digital photography and image-editing software. Working closely with our partners, we're providing creative options that make holiday shopping a pleasure for customers." Corel is in the middle of an impressive business turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. , restoring growth to all of its major product lines and achieving record levels of profitability. With the acquisition of Jasc Software Jasc Software, Inc. was an Eden Prairie, Minnesota based company founded by Robert Voit, the creator of Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics editing program. Jasc Software also created other popular software titles, including:
"We're happy to see the turnaround that Corel has experienced over the past year and we're excited by the additional opportunities that lie ahead with their recent acquisition of the Paint Shop family," said Gertrud Pillay, Director for Category Marketing at PC Mall. "Once again, by thinking of its customers and working closely with its partners, Corel has put together some very compelling holiday promotions. We're gearing up for what promises to be a busy and successful season working with Corel to deliver its world -class software along with the high quality hardware and training resources that our customers demand." Pricing and Availability CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 is available for a suggested retail price of $399 US/$529 CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. (Full) or $179 US/ $249 CAD (Upgrade). WordPerfect Office 12 is available for a suggested retail price of $299 US/$399 CAD (Full) or $149 US/$199 CAD (Upgrade), WordPerfect Office 12 Student and Teacher Edition is available for a suggested retail price of $99 US/$129 CAD and WordPerfect Office 12 Home Edition is available for a suggested retail price of $89 US/$119 CAD. Paint Shop Photo Album is available for a suggested retail price of $49 US/CAD, Paint Shop Pro Studio is available for a suggested retail price of $79 US/CAD and Paint Shop Pro 9 is available for a suggested retail price of $129 US/CAD. Dealers may sell for less. For more information on Corel's full product portfolio or for details on additional holiday promotions, please visit www.corel.com or contact your local Corel retailer or reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. : www.corel.com/ Customers interested in trying Corel's software are encouraged to access the free trial versions available from the company's website. (i) Certain terms and conditions apply. For a complete listing of these terms and conditions, please consult the mail-in rebates provided by participating retailers. Unless otherwise indicated, all postage POSTAGE. The money charged by law for carrying letters, packets and documents by mail. By act of congress of March 3, 1851, Minot's Statute at Large, U. S. 587, it is enacted as follows: 2.-Sec. 1. , shipping and handling charges are the responsibility of the purchaser. About Corel 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. 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 See photo editor. 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. Natural-Media(R) painting and illustration software and the Paint Shop 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 achieved record levels of profitability and growth across all product lines. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com. 2004 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Painter, Natural-Media and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. Paint Shop Pro, Paint Shop Pro Studio and Paint Shop Photo Album are trademarks or registered trademarks of Jasc Software, Inc. |
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