Corel Teams with Sair Linux for Linux and GNU Training: Customized training solution modeled after Sair's certification program.Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000 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 )(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :COR.) today announced it has signed on with Sair Linux, Inc. for Linux(R) training solutions that utilize the Sair Linux & GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. Training and Certification program. Sair Linux is a leading provider of distribution-neutral Linux and GNU training and certification materials. Under the agreement, Sair will provide Corel with their current Level I Linux Certified Administrator (LCA LCA Life Cycle Assessment LCA Saint Lucia (ISO Country code) LCA Life Cycle Analysis LCA Linux.conf.au (Australian Linux conference) LCA Labor Condition Application LCA Light Combat Aircraft ) program, which covers four sections, including: Installation and Configuration; System Administration; Networking; and Security/Privacy/Ethics. "Partnering with Sair Linux for training material is a key component to Corel's overall Linux services strategy," said Joanne Wells, director of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. at Corel Corporation. "Not only will companies, governments and individual users have access to our world-class technical support and professional services, they will now have the ability to be trained and certified on Corel LINUX Corel Linux, also called Corel LinuxOS, was a Debian-based Linux distribution made by Corel that was released in late 1999. Corel later discontinued the distribution, but did not remove the former Corel Open Source Development website until March 2002. OS and the SAIR distribution-neutral program. We want to give our customers the resources they need to experience all the benefits of this stable and cost-effective operating system." The Sair Linux and GNU Certification curriculum is a comprehensive, multi-level, distribution-neutral training and testing program. Each level consists of four exams. Each level requires mastery of graduated skill difficulty and builds on the layer beneath it. "Corel has made major contributions to Linux in the IT marketplace," said Tobin Maginnis, president and founder of Sair Linux, Inc. "Sair is committed to providing Corel with the highest-quality customized Linux training solution in order to develop greater exposure for the Corel LINUX OS program." For more information or to speak to a member of Corel's professional services team, please visit the Corel booth (#1532) at LinuxWorld, to be held at the San Jose Convention Center August 15 to 17, 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. Sair Linux, Inc. Sair Linux & GNU Certification is a multi-level program consisting of objectives and competencies, coordinated with multiple forms of curriculum, training materials, and examinations based upon an industry-accepted and peer-reviewed knowledge matrix. Sair's curriculum is available globally through Sair Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. Centers for Education (ACEs), Sair Linux & GNU exams are available worldwide through Prometric's 2,400 testing centers. For more information see Sair's Web site at www.linuxcertification.com. Sair Linux, Inc. is a subsidiary of Wave Technologies International. Wave Technologies International Wave Technologies International, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, develops, markets and delivers training and instructional products related to sophisticated information technologies. The company provides its products and services through instructor-led courses, seminars, multimedia-published products and over the Internet. Wave markets its services to information management systems professionals, system integrators, value-added resellers and others with systems management responsibilities. Wave's Web site is located at www.wavetech.com. Thomson Learning Thomson Learning (www.thomsonlearning.com) is among the world's largest providers of lifelong learning information. Thomson Learning serves the needs of individuals, learning institutions and corporations with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with multiple offices worldwide, Thomson Learning is a division of The Thomson Corporation, one of the world's leading information businesses. For more information, visit www.thomson.com. This press release contains statements that are forward looking as that term is 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. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as 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. Corel and the Go further logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. 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