Corel Says It's in Talks to Sell Itself After Vector Ends Buyout Offer Aug 21, 2008
the maker of WordPerfect and CorelDraw software, which had a buyout offer withdrawn this week, said it's in discussions to sell itself ... Corel, founded in 1985 by Michael Cowpland, earned acclaim for its CorelDraw graphics program in the 1990s. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Corel Says Its Controlling Shareholder Vector Capital Is Withdrawing Offer Aug 19, 2008
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- , the maker of WordPerfect and CorelDraw software, said Vector Capital Corp. is withdrawing its buyout offer so Corel can pursue alternatives to increasing shareholder value ... Corel, founded in 1985 by , won fame for its CorelDraw graphics program in the 1990s. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
* Corel hopes to increase its share of local market Aug 2, 2008
Corel Corp anticipates between US$20 million and US$30 million in revenue this year from CorelDraw software in the Asia-Pacific region, after the Canadian firm launched its latest graphics design software yesterday in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Japan ... CorelDraws main Taiwanese customers are design professionals including SOHO (small office and home office) groups, advertising agencies, print and publishing companies and various individual graphic designers, John Falsetto, product manager... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Corel shares jump in anticipation of better days Jul 4, 2008
6 per cent. The best performer was CorelDraw, where sales of a new version of the flagship product jumped by more than 20 per cent. Sales of WordPerfect stabilized slightly after a long slide. The stock took a jump yesterday after a Piper Jaffray analyst upgraded the recommendation on the stock to "buy.". (Ottawa Citizen)
Review: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Apr 10, 2008
The package delivers the Corel Photo-Paint photo editor, CorelDRAW layout and illustration package, the Corel PowerTRACE program for converting bitmap files into editable graphics files and an advanced screen-capture utility (Corel Capture) ... CorelDRAW is now in its 14th incarnation, and Graphics Suite X4 has a loyal following and a wide target audience, ranging from students to professional designers. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Corel gets going-private offer Mar 29, 2008
Ottawa-based Corel, which makes software such as CorelDraw, WordPerfect, WinZip and WinDVD, said its board has formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate the offer. There can be no assurance that any transaction will be completed or, if completed, of its terms, price or timing, Corel said in a statement. (Globe and Mail)
Daily Briefing Mar 29, 2008
Corel Corp., the maker of WordPerfect and CorelDraw software, has received an unsolicited buyout offer from its majority shareholder. Vector Capital Corp., which owns 69 percent of the stock, is proposing to buy Corel's remaining shares at $11 each in cash, according to a statement Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Microsoft to Office 2003 Users – 'Our Bad' Jan 8, 2008
The brouhaha began when a user whose online handle is time961 complained on tech gadfly site Slashdot that Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) defaults to blocking the opening or saving files in many older application file formats, including Office 97 and earlier, but also files created by CorelDraw, among others ... "Corel is not aware of any security issue related to the CorelDraw .CDR file format," Gerard Metrallier, director of graphics product management for Corel, said in a statement e-mailed... (Datamation)
After outcry, Microsoft tweaks Office 2003 update Jan 5, 2008
The change also kept users from opening some files made in Corel Corp.'s CorelDraw. Microsoft said opening the legacy file formats poses a security risk, and shut down easy access to the same older file types when it launched Office 2007. (India Times)
Microsoft Simplifies File Format Fix Jan 5, 2008
The change also kept users from opening some files made in Corel Corp.'s CorelDraw. Top Technology ce stories. (ABC News -- Wire)
Corel Slams Microsoft's Office 2003 Update For Zapping Files Jan 5, 2008
Microsoft has said it designed Office 2003 Service Pack 3 to block CorelDraw. CDR files, as well as some other formats, because they're vulnerable to hackers. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Microsoft Backs Down on Office SP3 Jan 5, 2008
Microsoft released SP3 in September 2007, along with a white paper listing the files that it blocked for being "less secure," which included many of its own legacy files for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as CorelDraw's ... cdr files were the only non-Microsoft file format blocked by SP3, was forced to issue a statement saying that customers could still use the CorelDraw Graphics Suite normally on systems on which Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 had been installed, and that ... CDR files could... (eWeek)
Microsoft Takes Heat for Office 2003 SP3 File Blocking Jan 4, 2008
The only non-Microsoft file format that was blocked by Service Pack 3 was CorelDraw ... "CorelDraw users can rest assured that they can still use the CorelDraw Graphics Suite normally on a system where Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 has been installed," Gerard Metrallier, Corel's director of graphics product management, said in a statement released January 3 ... "This update from Microsoft does not impact CorelDraw at all or the capability of opening .CDR files from within CorelDraw or... (eWeek)
YouSendIt: Send Huge Files Anywhere, Anytime Dec 16, 2007
YouSendIt also offers plug-ins for applications such as Photoshop, CorelDRAW and Aperture, so you can upload files from directly within those apps. There s also an Outlook plug-in that adds a YouSendIt icon to Outlook s toolbar. (Datamation)
Corel revenue surges 46 per cent Oct 11, 2007
The company's results were buoyed by sales of its graphics and productivity software, which includes the brands CorelDraw Graphics Suite, WinZip, Painter, Designer and iGrafx. While the company saw five of its seven core product groups increase sales by double digits in the quarter, sales of some of the Corel's other products continued to lag, Mr. Dobson said. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
New hiring law spurs identity-theft fears Aug 19, 2007
All someone needs to make fraudulent documents is a computer, a scanner, a high-grade card printer, and a graphics software program like CorelDRAW.. Templates of driver's licenses, green cards and other documents can be bought on the black market, downloaded from the Internet or produced from scratch with a graphics software program. (AZCentral -- News)
E-mail Attachments: Size No Longer Matters Jul 25, 2007
These currently include Outlook, Photoshop, Aperture, CorelDraw and PaperPort. The company also offers a drop box for companies such as photo labs and printers that need to receive as well as to send files to clients. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Adobe Illustrator CS3 May 23, 2007
8 Price: Illustrator CS3 full version: $599; upgrade from Illustrator 10, CS, CS2, CorelDraw, Freehand 9, 10, or MX: $199 (). Overall, the transition to Mac OS X was relatively smooth, but one of the rough periods for professional graphic designers was Illustrator 10. (Ars Technica)
Free Online Resources Help Small Businesses Thrive Feb 22, 2007
One of the main attractions of the site is the Business Templates area (not surprising for a printer company), which offers about 700 pre-built designs for Microsoft Office, CorelDRAW, QuarkXPress and more. Most interesting to small business owners is the collection of agency-quality graphic design templates from StockLayouts, where you'll find great-looking brochures, letterhead, flyers and so on. (SmallBusinessComputing)
