New Site Enables CorelDRAW® Users to Share Designs Online, Improving
Collaboration with Clients and Colleagues
OTTAWA, Dec 04, 2007
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL;
TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media
software, announced that it has partnered with ConceptShare Inc., an emerging
leader in online collaboration. www.CorelDRAWConceptShare.com, launched today, will be the
first project in a five year partnership between the two companies. This new
online tool enables designers to easily share their work with other designers,
colleagues or clients, providing a more dynamic and collaborative experience,
while accelerating the design process.
CorelDRAWConceptShare.com helps designers and clients by making it easier to
review concepts, make adjustments and complete projects faster. By moving
consultations online, CorelDRAWConceptShare.com also saves time and money by
eliminating the need to travel for face-to-face meetings. In addition,
discussions about visual concepts are centralized, improving information flow
and the speed of decision making between designers and their key stakeholders.
"CorelDRAW(R) has long been recognized as a premier graphics application that
delivers the features and functionality our users need to be more productive in
their day-to-day activities," said Gerard Metrailler, Director of Product
Management, Graphics for Corel. "We understand the time many users spend trying
to collaborate on designs and feel that partnering with ConceptShare, an
emerging leader in the online collaboration space, provides our users with the
ability to get the feedback they need on all of their designs in an efficient
and meaningful way."
"We are enthusiastic about our partnership with Corel. The CorelDRAW version
of ConceptShare(TM) provides us immediate exposure to millions of CorelDRAW
users worldwide and will help to accelerate our growth into international
markets," said Bernie Aho, Product Manager and Co-Founder, ConceptShare. "This
strategic partnership demonstrates a new model for relationships between web
application providers and desktop software companies."
To find out more about this new online tool, please visit www.coreldrawconceptshare.com. For more information about
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, please visit www.corel.com/cdgsx3. For
more information about ConceptShare, please visit www.conceptshare.com.
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media
software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product
portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized
software brands including CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite, Corel(R) Paint Shop
Pro(R) Photo, Corel(R) Painter(TM), Corel DESIGNER(R), Corel(R) WordPerfect(R)
Office, WinZip(R) and iGrafx(R). In 2006, Corel acquired InterVideo, makers of
WinDVD(R), and Ulead, a leading developer of video, imaging and DVD authoring
software. Designed to help people become more productive and express their
creative potential, Corel's software strives to set a higher standard for value
with full-featured products that are easier to learn and use. The industry has
responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel's leadership in software
innovation, design and value.
Corel's products are sold in more than 75 countries through a
well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original
equipment manufacturers, online providers and Corel's global websites. The
Company's headquarters are located in Ottawa, Canada with major offices in the
United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Corel's stock
is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol
CRE.
About ConceptShare Inc.
ConceptShare is a world leader in online design collaboration founded in 2006
in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada by a team of designers and industry professionals
that understood the pains of the design collaboration process. The company has
developed a web application that allows users to easily share, discuss and
mark-up designs for review over the web.
Avenue A | Razorfish, QUALCOMM, AOL, Monster.com, the National Football
League, the New York Knicks and Harvard University are among those on
ConceptShare's growing client list of international marketing agencies,
professional sports teams and leagues, large retailers, and internet and
software companies.
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