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Corel Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Roxio Business from Rovi Corporation

[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.24.12 under Business, Desktop Publishing

Corel Expands Digital Media Product Line on Windows® and Mac® with Popular Titles Including Roxio® Creator® and Roxio® Toast®

CES – Las Vegas, Nevada – January 12, 2012

Corel® today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Roxio® product line from Rovi Corporation. With this deal, Corel will expand its product portfolio to include Roxio’s broad range of digital media and security solutions. The acquisition includes Roxio® Creator®, the industry’s most popular digital media suite and Roxio® Toast®, the leading optical burning software on the Mac® platform. The deal is expected to close in February. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

There are both technology and business advantages to this acquisition. From a technology perspective, Corel will draw upon the complementary video, photo, audio, and disc burning technologies found in both Roxio and Corel software to deliver even more capabilities to users and further enhance the customer experience offered across Corel’s product portfolio.
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GRAHL software design’s PDF Annotator Wins 2011 Epsilon Award

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 12.18.11 under ASP Member Companies, Desktop Publishing

GRAHL software design ‘s PDF Annotator Wins 2011 Epsilon Award for Software Excellence

London, England – GRAHL software design ‘s PDF Annotator was named the winner of the 2011 Epsilon Award at the 11th annual European Software Conference. Each year, The Epsilon Award recognizes the best software application from the European software and microISV community.

PDF Annotator is a Windows application that makes it simple to add notes to any PDF document. You can make comments and corrections, highlight portions of the text, add signatures, and even include designs and drawings. It’s easy to type comments or paste images on top of existing PDF content. Save your additions in the original file and share them with friends and colleagues, with no need for special software to view the marked-up document.
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Corel PaintShop Pro X4 Released

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 09.08.11 under Desktop Publishing

Corel® PaintShop™ Pro X4 Delivers Professional Photo Editing Power, Dramatic Performance Improvements and New Creative Effects

New Release Offers Over 75 New and Enhanced Features

Corel today announced the release of Corel® PaintShop™ Pro X4 the latest version of its award-winning photo editing software. The trusted choice of millions of photographers worldwide, PaintShop™ Pro delivers ‘DSLR’ power at a ‘point-and-shoot’ price while offering an uncompromising depth and selection of pro-quality tools to expertly manage, adjust, edit and share your entire photo collection.

New Release Delivers Faster Performance, More Photo Editing Power and Exciting New Creative Effects

PaintShop Pro X4 includes over 75 new and enhanced features designed explicitly to meet the needs of today’s photographers. With new photo editing features, dramatic improvements in speed and performance, enhancements to the user interface and convenient ways to share through social media, PaintShop Pro X4 delivers the depth of professional features and range of creative possibilities that our community was asking for at a lower price point than other professional editing software.
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Corel Launches International Design Contest

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.25.11 under Desktop Publishing

Contest to Celebrate CorelDRAW® Talent From Around the World
More than $75,000 in Prizes to Be Won!a

Ottawa, ON – March 01, 2011

Announced today, the 2011 CorelDRAW® International Design Contest is now open to all CorelDRAW® and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™ users across the globe. Whether you use CorelDRAW or Corel PHOTO-PAINT for work or for play, now’s your chance to create with confidence and show off your skills in the second CorelDRAW International Design Contest. Between now and June 30, 2011, submit your best original designs for your chance to win valuable prizes in one of six categories.

“With over $75,000 in prizes up for grabs, now is the perfect time to shine the spotlight on our CorelDRAW community as we celebrate the diversity and talent of our CorelDRAW users around the globe,” said John Falsetto, Senior Product Manager, CorelDRAW at Corel.
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Corel Perfect Authority Introduced at LegalTech 2011

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 01.31.11 under Desktop Publishing

New Citation Application from Corel Saves Legal Firms Time and Money

LegalTech 2011, New York, NY – January 31, 2011

Corel, the makers of WordPerfect® Office, a trusted and essential tool in the legal community, today unveiled Corel® Perfect Authority, a new program for the legal market that automates the citation process. Corel Perfect Authority generates Table of Authorities in a few easy steps, saving legal firms time and money by reducing the effort needed to create the list of citations required in legal briefs. Corel will be demonstrating Perfect Authority for the first time today at LegalTech at booth #532.
Corel Perfect Authority Helps Legal Firms Create Table of Authorities with Accuracy and Speed

Hand-marking each citation for a Table of Authorities can take hours – especially for firms managing multiple cases that all require legal briefs. Using the The Bluebook® and the California Style Manual as authorities, Corel Perfect Authority is an essential application that quickly locates, alphabetizes and cross-references citations in a document to create a highly accurate Table of Authorities.
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Corel® WordPerfect® Viewer Now Available!

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 01.19.11 under Communications, Desktop Publishing

View, Share and Store Corel WordPerfect Documents on the iPhone® and iPad®

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 18, 2011) -

Corel today introduced Corel® WordPerfect® Viewer, for viewing, sharing and storing WordPerfect documents on the iPhone® and iPad®. With a simple tap, mobile users can conveniently read WordPerfect email attachments and downloaded files on the fly, eliminating the need to go back to their desktops to retrieve important information.

Corel WordPerfect Viewer Helps Users Be More Productive, Even on the Go

iPhone and iPad users can now view, share and store their WordPerfect documents with Corel WordPerfect Viewer. The added ability to search and bookmark WordPerfect files enables users to quickly take care of simple tasks and access important information when needed.
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