Corel and Sybase Enter Technology Licensing Agreement.OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1998--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 :COSFF) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :COS.) Sybase to Provide Thin-Client Java(TM) Deployment with jBridge(TM) 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. today announced a technology licensing agreement with Sybase Inc., one of the ten largest global independent software companies, to develop and deliver Java(TM)-based Web deployment technology to Sybase customers using Corel's jBridge(TM) technology. The deal makes Sybase the first company to license jBridge, Corel's Java-based thin-client technology. The two companies will work together to develop a specialized solution for some of Sybase's product line. With jBridge, Sybase customers will be able to use Java technology to deploy their applications over the Internet or company intranet to reach a broad range of new users while reducing the cost of deployment. "We are extremely pleased that Sybase has chosen jBridge to further advance their Web deployment efforts. jBridge will help corporations leverage existing technology investments, including legacy software, hardware and data, while taking advantage of advancements such as Java and thin-client computing," said Dr. Michael Cowpland Michael Cowpland (born April 23, 1943) is a Canadian entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder and one-time president, chairman and CEO of Corel, a Canadian software company. Cowpland was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England and obtained a BSc. , president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "Corel's strategy is to offer our customers a number of viable alternatives and we believe that Web deployment technology is the way of the future." "Major corporations around the world are demanding technology to reduce the total cost of ownership of the desktop in the enterprise," said Eric Miles, senior vice president, engineering at Sybase. "jBridge technology will provide our customers with the option to utilize the powerful and state-of-the-art solution for quickly delivering enterprise applications to the Internet." jBridge is a thin-client/server product that makes it possible to run unmodified Windows(R) applications from any computer with a Java Virtual Machine A Java interpreter. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is software that converts the Java intermediate language (bytecode) into machine language and executes it. The original JVM came from the JavaSoft division of Sun. . Applications running from a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) server can be deployed across networks, including the Internet and company intranets, to a number of different client operating systems. Unlike competing application remoting technologies, jBridge does not require modifications to Windows NT and has the ability to process events locally on the client to reduce network traffic and server loads. jBridge delivers these features using industry standards such as Java and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . For more information please see the jBridge Web site at www.corel.com/jbridge. Sybase and Corel are currently testing jBridge in conjunction with Sybase clients. Corel is planning a commercial release of jBridge by late 1998 and will be showing an early release version of the product at Sybase's PowerSoft Users Conference in August. Corel Corporation Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an award-winning developer and marketer of productivity applications, graphics and Internet software for the corporate and retail markets. Corel's products, which run on most operating platforms, are consistently rated among the strongest in the industry. The company's product line, including CorelDRAW(TM), Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) Suite, Corel VENTURA A Windows desktop publishing program from Corel. It is a full-featured program suited for producing books and other long documents and includes several graphics functions from CorelDRAW. Corel VENTURA was formerly Ventura Publisher, developed by a company that was later acquired by Xerox. (TM), Corel Print House(TM) Magic and Corel(R) WebMaster Suite, ships in over 17 languages through a network of more than 160 distributors in 70 countries worldwide. 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 COSFF 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 COS. For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com. Sybase, Inc. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase, Inc. is one of the ten largest global independent software companies. The company helps businesses manage and deliver applications, content and data anywhere they are needed. Sybase's products, combined with its world-class professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and partner technologies, provide a comprehensive platform for delivering the integrated solutions businesses need to be successful. Leveraging its existing strengths in enterprise data management and enterprise application development, Sybase, Inc. is focussed on delivering end-to-end solutions for occasionally connected, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and Web computing environments. Sybase customers represent the industries leading the global economy, with strong concentrations in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , public sector, telecommunications, health care, and media and entertainment. Sybase, Inc. is the official software supplier for the 1998 Football World Cup. The company's Web address is http://www.sybase.com. Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, the Go Further logo and Corel VENTURA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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