Shrinkwrapped Personal Edition and Server Edition for Linux® and UNIX® coming soon
Ottawa, Canada — December 17, 1998— Corel Corporation today announced the immediate availability of the multilingual download version of Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux®. The Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux Personal Edition and the Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux and UNIX® Server Edition are scheduled to be available shortly.
Each version includes the option to install the interface and writing tools in either English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch.
"To have Corel, one of the world's leading software companies, recognize the value the Linux operating system to their users is simply more recognition that this OS has arrived," said Robert Young, chief executive officer of Red Hat Software. "Corel WordPerfect 8 is the premier word processing technology used by approximately 22 million users worldwide.
"We are very excited about the release of Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux and applaud Corel for its innovative support of this technology," said Young.
No Charge Download
From today until December 22, 1998, the no charge Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux Personal Edition download is available exclusively from CNET [www.download.com]. Users can also access the CNET site via [http://linux.corel.com]. After Dec. 22, people interested in obtaining the no charge download can go to [http://linux.corel.com] to find out where it will be available.
"Corel feels that CNET is the ideal partner for this landmark product release over the Internet," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation."CNET has helped to increase awareness of the Linux community. CNET's Download.com is one of the largest download Web sites and has the bandwidth and stability to support this groundbreaking project."
Nish Bhutani, Site Manager of CNET's Download.com said, "Linux is an increasingly important focus for CNET. We anticipate that the premier of Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux will be the first of many quality Linux programs available for download on our site."
To help ensure an easy download, the 23.6 MB product has been divided into seven 3.5 MB downloads with additional language tools for French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch available at 6.5 MB each.
Shrinkwrapped Personal Edition
A shrinkwrapped version of the multilingual Corel WordPerfect for Linux Personal Edition is scheduled to be available from local retailers in the early New Year for a suggested retail price of US $69.99*.
Shrinkwrapped Server Edition for Linux and UNIX
A multilingual Server Edition of Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux and UNIX is also scheduled to be available shortly from local distributors, the VAR channel and corporate resellers for a suggested retail price of US $495* for the full version and a suggested retail price of US $249* for the upgrade . The Server Edition has been compiled to run on Linux and a variety of UNIX platforms.
"By releasing Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux, Corel is giving consumers freedom of choice and providing a smooth upgrade path for people using Microsoft Windows and other legacy operating systems," said Scott McNeil, president of SuSE, Inc. "SuSE is thrilled to be working with Corel in the distribution of Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux, and we applaud Corel's commitment to the Linux community."
| Download | Personal Edition Shrinkwrapped | Server Edition |
| •Fully functioning word processor •5 additional language interfaces and writing tools •Import/Export filters •Online help •E-mail directly from WordPerfect •Publish to HTML directly from WordPerfect |
Same as the download version plus: •Drawing and charting capabilities •130 fonts and font installer utility •Adobe Acrobat Reader •Electronic manuals in .pdf format •Photos •Clipart •Textures •Netscape WebBrowser •Samples and Templates |
Same as the personal edition plus: •Globetrotter FlexLM License Management Software •WordPerfect 8 Character Terminal •Binary for Non-GUI terminal users •Advanced system application •customization utilities •Support for Oracle DataBase Engine •UNIX Platforms supported: Hewlett-Packard® - UX 10.20 9000 700/800, IBM® AIX 4.1.4 (PPC and RS6000), SCO® OpenServer 5.0.0, Sun® Solaris® 2.5.1 (SPARC), Sun Solaris 2.5.1 (x86) |
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*Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less. Owners of Corel WordPerfect for UNIX or any word processor or desktop publishing software from Applix, StarOffice, Interleaf or Adobe are eligible for special upgrade pricing.
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