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CorelDRAW® 10 Graphics Suite is Almost Here! And don’t forget, all CSP Platinum and Paradox members requesting CorelDRAW 10 will receive it at no charge.

The release of the most exciting CorelDRAW upgrade ever is just over a month away! When it is released on November 10, 2000, CorelDRAW® 10 Graphics Suite will offer designers vector animation, page layout, Web publishing, bitmap editing and Web animation—all in one box. The new suite features an enhanced interface, improved customization features, professional output capabilities and support for text in multiple languages.

In addition to these exciting enhancements is the debut of Corel R.A.V.E.™, a powerful new animation application for creating live effects over time, generating a time line of edited work, creating roll_over graphics and outputting images to Macromedia Flash™ SWF format.

As part of the Corel Solution Partners membership, we are providing our CSP Platinum and Paradox members with the opportunity to obtain a Corel WordPerfect Service pack 4 CD at no charge. If you are interested in obtaining SP4 CD, please email your request to partners@corel.com

Alternatively our Standard CSP members can purchase the SP4 CD by requesting it from our Customer Service department at: http://corel.sbservices.com/coreleshare/custservice.asp Please note that WordPerfect® Office 2000 Service Pack 4 is not available as a download. To receive your copy of Service Pack 4, please contact Corel Customer Service at 1-800-772-6735.

Service Pack 4 updates the following editions of WordPerfect Office 2000: Standard, Voice_Powered and Professional.

This Service Pack is designed specifically to meet the special needs of a few particular groups:

Accessibility
If you have a disability or special need such as a visual, hearing, movement or cognitive impairment, Service Pack 4 addresses many issues you may have encountered in the past. Please click here for more information on Corel's commitment to accessibility in software.

Windows® 2000 and Windows Terminal Server
Service Pack 4 offers a valuable update to those using either Windows 2000 or Windows Terminal Server with WordPerfect Office 2000. Windows 2000 users can install WordPerfect Office 2000 in a “restricted users” mode. This prevents unauthorized users from editing registry keys, in turn reducing the chance of damage on the authorized user’s system. Valuable time can be saved by restricting operating system access to areas where untrained users could interfere with the performance of the system.

Open Document Management API (ODMA)
Document Management Systems allow users to manage files created from various applications. Service Pack 4 has improved the integration of WordPerfect Office 2000 with ODMA and increased the compatibility with WordPerfect Office 2000 and industry_leading Document Management Systems.

In addition to the items outlined above, Service Pack 4 addresses several requests made by our users. Please refer to the Release Notes for more detailed information on the additions and enhancements made in Service Pack 4.

Ottawa, Canada and Redmond, WA – Oct 2, 2000
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSE: COR) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance that will see the two companies expand their relationship to encompass projects related to Microsoft’s new .NET initiative.

As part of this expanded relationship, Microsoft has purchased 24 million non-voting convertible preferred shares at a purchase price of U.S.$5.625 per share or a total purchase price of U.S. $135 million. The companies will also work together to support the development, testing and marketing of new products related to the .NET platform. Joint-marketing initiatives will include participation in product launches and trade show events and representation on mutual Web sites. In addition, both companies have agreed to settle certain legal issues between Corel and Microsoft.

“We are pleased to announce this latest development in our relationship with Microsoft, and what we believe to be an important step forward in our strategy for long-term growth,” said Corel’s interim President and CEO Derek J. Burney.

“Corel has long recognized the potential of the Internet to speed up the delivery of applications and services to our customers worldwide,” added Mr. Burney. “Our most recent work has focused on strategies to move our applications, including CorelDRAW and WordPerfect as well as our Linux distribution – Corel LINUX OS, on to the Web. By leveraging Corel’s development expertise and popular product line with Microsoft’s .NET platform, we believe we have found a great combination to accelerate this process. .NET promises to be a robust platform that we can use to build innovative, easy-to-use and reliable Web applications and services that will benefit our customers.”

“Microsoft is very excited to see strong commitment from Corel for the .NET platform. Corel has some of the best-known software on the market and expertise in online-service delivery, graphics and interface design. Coupled with Microsoft’s .NET initiative, our companies will be able to cooperate on projects that will benefit customers worldwide,” said Yuval Neeman, Vice President, Microsoft’s Developer Division.

While neither Microsoft nor any of its affiliates are entitled to convert the preferred shares, they will be saleable to, and convertible by other parties, into an aggregate of 24 million common shares of Corel. Based on the number of shares currently outstanding, the common shares issuable upon conversion of the preferred shares would represent approximately 24.6 per cent of the outstanding Corel common shares after the conversion. The preferred shares do not carry any preferential dividends over the common shares.

Ottawa, Ontario – Oct 3, 2000
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSE: COR) is pleased to announce that Derek J. Burney, its interim president and CEO, has been appointed to the positions of president and CEO on a permanent basis. He has also been appointed to Corel’s board of directors. In addition, Corel is also announcing the appointment of four executive vice-presidents, each in charge of key portfolios within the company’s new organizational structure. Corel’s new organizational structure is designed to renew the company’s focus on its product lines.

“Derek has demonstrated to the board’s satisfaction that he is well-qualified to lead Corel into an exciting and successful future,” said Jim Baillie, chairman of Corel’s board of directors. “He brings an outstanding level of enthusiasm and commitment to the job and is well-respected within Corel as its leader. The board is really impressed with Derek’s accomplishments to date, especially how he negotiated our recently-announced alliance with Microsoft. The board decided there was no need to conduct a widespread search for a new president and CEO, since Derek is clearly the right person for the job.”

The other promotions include: Ian LeGrow, to executive vice-president, creative products; Graham Brown, to executive vice-president, business applications; Rene Schmidt, to executive vice-president, Linux products. Annette McCleave has been promoted to executive vice-president, corporate marketing. In her role, she will oversee, among other things, Corel’s corporate branding and identity. All four have worked at Corel for many years, most recently in the positions of vice-president. In total, they have devoted more than 30 years' combined service to the company. To learn more about these individuals, please visit www.corel.com/executive_bios/.

These new members join the existing executive management team comprised of Mr. Burney, John Blaine, chief financial officer and executive vice-president of finance, and Steve Houck, executive vice-president of sales. Corel’s new executive team will help the company to strengthen its focus on its product lines, each bringing a wide range of high-tech experience to their positions.

“With these executive appointments, we are completing a series of strategic steps designed to move the company forward and build a solid foundation to support Corel’s long-term growth,” said Mr. Burney. “We have identified the elements of our cost-restructuring plan, obtained equity financing and put in place a strong management team that will focus on delivering the products and services that inspire confidence and commitment among our customers. Our ultimate goal is to provide customers with high-quality applications that offer them maximum flexibility, creativity and choice. In addition, a renewed focus on our product groups will help us to more tightly monitor all aspects of our business, ensuring every decision we make is in line with our goal to return the company to profitability.”

Corel is also unveiling a new organizational structure that is aligned with its product groups:

• Creative Products Group: includes Corel’s flagship graphics suite, CorelDRAW®, Corel PHOTO-PAINT®, Corel VENTURA™, Corel® KnockOut masking software, as well as Corel’s newly-acquired graphics products, Corel® Painter™, Bryce® and KPT®.
• Business Products Group: includes WordPerfect® (for Windows and Linux), Quattro® Pro, Corel® Presentations™, CorelCENTRAL™ and Paradox®.
• Linux Products Group: includes the latest version of Corel’s Linux distribution Corel® LINUX® OS – SECOND EDITION – as well as the upcoming server edition and enterprise edition of Corel LINUX OS.
• New Ventures: includes Web product initiatives, new technology opportunities and new business model opportunities.

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