(COR.TO) Corel Grafigo Wins ‘Best of Show’ Award; Industry Acclaim and Extensive User Up-Take Support Tablet PC Graphics Tool
OTTAWA, Canada–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 23, 2003–Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSX: COR) today announced it has been recognized as a Best of Show winner at Planet PDA Spring 2003 for its Tablet PC application, Corel(R) Grafigo(TM). Corel Grafigo won this prestigious award from the editorial staff of Planet PDA magazine based on its intuitive user interface that encourages mobile text and graphics collaboration capabilities. Corel Grafigo was selected as a Best of Show award winner out of nearly 1,000 exhibitors in attendance at the Planet PDA Spring 2003 conference and Tablet PC Summit.
“Corel Grafigo made an outstanding impression on our editors at Planet PDA Spring 2003. Products honored with the Best of Show award stand out from the competition through superior performance and innovation,” said Rich Tehrani, President of TMC and Group Editor-in-Chief of Planet PDA(R). “These products give us a true indication of the promise and growth the handheld computing industry has to offer.”
Launched in November 2002 in conjunction with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Tablet PC Edition, Corel Grafigo has had an overwhelming response from Tablet PC users. This powerful tool gives Tablet PC users the ability to create accurate graphics from sketches through the use of shape recognition, symbols and tools. In addition, Corel Grafigo features annotation tools, such as digital ink and “onion skins”, that enable enhanced collaboration and communication of ideas with colleagues.
Written in the C# programming language that takes advantage of Microsoft’s .NET capabilities, Corel Grafigo was one of the first applications developed specifically for the Tablet PC. Shortly after its introduction, Corel’s newest graphics application was honored by editors at PC Magazine with a Best of COMDEX award in the personal software category. The program has also received accolades from the editorial staff of PC World within its annual “Stuff We Love” edition. Corel Grafigo is already offered on selected Tablet PC models including HP, NEC, Fujitsu, Electrovaya, Motion Computing and Toshiba.
“Corel Grafigo continues to receive extensive industry support from editors, hardware manufacturers and Tablet PC users for its features and user interface,” said Brett Denly, Vice President, Global Marketing at Corel Corporation. “As the Tablet PC form factor continues to evolve, tools such as Corel Grafigo enhance the capabilities of integrating sketches, images, imported files and collaboration functions into everyday work flows.”
The thousands of individuals downloading Corel Grafigo are experiencing the power of “on the go” graphical computing. The Tablet PC form factor is changing the way people work in enterprise, small office, field sales and educational settings in addition to vertical markets such as medical academic, government, insurance and manufacturing.
For more information about Corel Grafigo, please visit www.corel.com/grafigo
About Corel Corporation
Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology company specializing in content creation tools, business process management and XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The company’s goal is to give consumers and enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with visual content that is always relevant, accurate and available. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corel’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.
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