Corel Corporation Releases CorelDRAW 5 Suite

New Windows Graphics Program Provides First All-in-One Publishing Solution

OTTAWA, Canada--May 27, 1994--Corel Corporation and its subsidiaries today
launched CorelDRAW 5, the most recent release of the company's
internationally acclaimed Windows graphics software package. Now shipping,
CorelDRAW 5 carries a suggested list price of $695 US/$945 CDN for the
CD-ROM only version, and $895 US/$1195 CDN diskette and CD-ROM version.
CorelDRAW 5 combines six full-featured applications and several utilities
in one package to provide users with the most powerful and comprehensive
graphics and publishing software available.

"CorelDRAW 5 is the first complete graphics and publishing solution
available on the market," said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and chief
executive officer of Corel Corporation. "Combining all the modules in one
package, along with a revolutionary color management system, added fonts,
clipart and utilities, CorelDRAW 5 sets new standards for software
value."

"Users will also appreciate vastly improved levels of productivity with
support for OLE 2 drag-and-drop, greater use of Roll-Ups, a more
consistent interface between modules, and the integration of ribbon bars
and tabbed dialogue boxes," said Dr. Cowpland.

From short design-intensive documents to long text-intensive publications,
CorelDRAW 5 provides the ideal tools for graphic design, publishing,
photo-retouching and bitmap editing, presentations, charting and
animation.

CorelDRAW S includes the following full-featured applications and
utilities:

* CorelDRAW 5
* Corel VENTURA 5
* Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5
* CorelCHART 5
* CorelMOVE S
* CorelSHOW 5

In addition, CorelDRAW 5 will include the following general management
utilities and value-added features:

* Corel QUERY
* Corel MOSAIC
* CorelTRACE
* Corel CAPTURE
* CorelKERN
* Corel DB Editor
* Adobe Acrobat Reader
* TagWrite
* An introductory version of ARES FontMinder
* Candela resolution enhancing technology for Photo CDs
* 50 CorelDRAW templates
* 75 Corel VENTURA style sheets and templates
* 1,000 animated actors, props, and sound files
* A video QuickTour
* Over 22,000 clipart images
* Over 825 fonts
* 100 high-resolution stock photography images on CD-ROM

Now featuring a uniform interface and tighter integration between modules,
CorelDRAW S includes the following:

CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW, the vector-based drawing module, includes the following new
features:

Productivity

* Direct access to .INI settings through Preference dialogue box.
* Overall speed enhancements with new text engine.
* Ability to macro record and save a series of effects and
  transformations.

Artistic

* New trim and intersection tools.
* Lenses. New feature allows users to apply photographic effects
  to their images. Lenses options include the ability to magnify,
  apply transparency and heat maps to objects, as well as invert,
  brighten, and gray scale images.
* PowerClip. This feature allows users to mask objects, or groups
  of objects, by pasting them inside other objects. Masked
  objects remain editable.
* Improved 3D extrusion with the ability to apply three light
  sources and preset effects. CorelDRAW will also include a
  library of over 140 professionally designed preset effects.

Desktop Publishing

* Improved text handling through redesigned text engine.
  Enhancements result in faster text editing, and more flexible
  control over text layout through on-screen tabs.
* Improved import and export filters, including EPS PostScript
  Interpretation. CorelDRAW also allows users to crop or resample
  bitmapped images when importing them.
* More flexibility and control with PANOSE font substitution
  and standard font downloading.

Technical Illustration

* New transform Roll-Ups allow greater precision over placement
  of objects.
* Live dimensioning. Dimensioning units are automatically
  recalculated when an object is resized.

Corel VENTURA

The Corel VENTURA 5 module will not be shipping with the initial production
run of CorelDRAW 5. Instead, Corel will include a coupon in every package
of the CorelDRAW 5 suite. Users who return the coupon will automatically
receive the Corel VENTURA 5 module when it begins shipping. Featuring a
new and easier-to-use Windows interface, Corel VENTURA provides users with
the following powerful features for long and short document publishing:

* Corel VENTURA's interface now conforms to Windows and
  CorelDRAW standards.
* Redesigned Windows interface with new tabbed dialogue boxes
  and Roll-Ups.
* Support for OLE 2, including drag and drop and in-place
  editing.
* Improved text editing using standard Windows text editing
  conventions.
* Irregular text-wrap around graphic objects.
* Rotation of text and graphics in 0.1 degree increments.
* Built-in story editor for faster word processing.
* Support for the full ANSI character set.
* Advanced color and prepress capabilities.
* Access to CorelDRAW fills and outlines.
* Improved import/export filters for text and graphics.
* Improved connectivity: SGML, ODBC, WORD 6 and WordPerfect 6
  support.
* Improved font management with the elimination of font width
  tables.
* Enhanced file management. Corel VENTURA is now publication,
  instead of chapter, based. Users can apply smart copy and smart
  move to publications, and can load selective components of
  their publications.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Features new to Corel PHOTO-PAINT, the paint and image-editing application,
include:

* Improved memory and file management. Corel PHOTO-PAINT allows
  users to partially load, resample or crop images upon import.
* Powerful masking. Corel PHOTO-PAINT allows users to apply three
  methods of masking: regular, color and transparency masking.
  Regular masking lets users invert and protect selected areas of
  an image. Color masking allows users to protect or modify
  specific colors in an image. Transparency masking lets users
  define varying densities in a masked region.
* Independent floating objects. Objects remain editable until
  merged with the image. Users can apply feathering and
  transparency effects to objects.
* New artistic filters, including vignette, glass block, wet
  paint, swirl and smoked glass.
* Support for industry standard plug-in filters, such as
  Kai's Power Tools.
* The ability to create custom brushes that simulate rubber stamp
  effects. Corel PHOTO-PAINT will also ship with a library of 50
  new custom brushes.
* New impressionist brushes simulate various media and tools,
  including oil, markers, pen, sponge, knife and flat brush.
* Library of 120 canvases. Canvases refer to the surface upon
  which users place their photograph or painting.
* Mesh warp capability.
* Ability to convert to and edit in 32-bit CMYK.
* Ability to import vector images and automatically convert
  to bitmap format.

CorelCHART

CorelCHART, the data-driven charting module of CorelDRAW 5, includes the
following key enhancements in data management:

* 10 new chart types, including gantt, radar, polar and bubble
  charts, bringing the library total to 90.
* Over 250 new spreadsheet functions, including mathematical,
  engineering, financial, logical, and statistical.
* Ability to apply styles when formatting spreadsheets.
  CorelCHART supplies 16 different styles.
* Direct access to CorelDRAW fills and outlines for charts
  and the data manager.
* Improved data import and export--SQL through ODBC.
* Larger spreadsheet size features 16,384 rows and 256 columns.

CorelMOVE

CorelMOVE, CorelDRAW's multimedia animation application, includes the
following new features:

* Morphing capabilities.
* New filters provide improved import and export capabilities.
* Enhanced ability to create actors through the CorelDRAW module.
* Ability to display multiple library roll-ups on screen.
* Over 400 new actors, props and sounds, now totaling over 1000.

CorelSHOW

CorelSHOW is the multimedia presentations module of CorelDRAW 5. New
features include:

* Faster slide show generation.
* Direct on-screen text entry for easy bullet point creation.
* Speaker notes.
* Enhanced portable screen show format.

Corel QUERY

Corel QUERY allows users to gather information from various data sources
such as database, spreadsheet and text files, and organizes it into a
single table of data for use in CorelCHART and Corel VENTURA.

Corel MOSAIC

Corel MOSAIC is a visual file manager that supports OLE 2 drag-and-drop,
and now lets users perform batch importing, exporting, and printing
without launching CorelDRAW. Users can access Corel MOSAIC in most
CorelDRAW applications, through the ribbonbar, as a Roll-Up.

CorelTRACE

CorelTRACE is a powerful bitmap to vector conversion utility that includes
TWAIN-compliant scanning support. CorelTRACE also features an up-dated OCR
engine.

Corel CAPTURE

Corel CAPTURE is a screen capture utility that compliments CorelDRAW
applications. New to Corel CAPTURE is the ability to capture rectangular
areas.

CorelKERN

CorelKERN provides a WYSIWYG interface for interactively editing kerning
pairs for any Type 1 font on a system.

Corel DB Editor

Corel DB Editor is an easy-to-use utility that lets users edit and create
databases in Paradox format.

TagWrite

TagWrite is a document conversion utility designed for use with Corel
VENTURA. TagWrite supports SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language),
RTF (Rich Text Format) among other formats.

Marketing Strategy

Building on a successful strategy of marketing concurrent versions of
CorelDRAW, Corel will continue to market both CorelDRAW 3 and CorelDRAW 4
simultaneously with CorelDRAW 5. While CorelDRAW 5, Corel's premium
graphics software, is positioned as a complete graphics-publishing
solution, CorelDRAW 4 is ideal for users who do not require long document
publishing capabilities. In line with this approach, CorelDRAW 3 is
positioned as a low-price, high-value entry level graphics package.

In addition, Corel will continue to market Corel VENTURA 4.2. Corel VENTURA
4.2 is ideal for users who want a comprehensive publishing package at a
low price point.

To offer users greater flexibility, Corel will also offer stand-alone
versions of both Corel VENTURA 5 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5. Scheduled to
ship in July, Corel VENTURA S will include, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5,
CorelKERN, Corel DB Editor and TagWrite. The stand-alone version of Corel
PHOTO-PAINT S is scheduled to ship in June.

Pricing and Availability

Now shipping, CorelDRAW 5 is available from CorelDRAW distributors
worldwide. CorelDRAW versions will carry the following suggested list
prices:

                      Diskette Version        CD-ROM Only Version

CorelDRAW 5           $895 US/$1195 CDN         $695 US/$945 CDN
CorelDRAW 4           $595 US/$ 695 CDN         $495 US/$495 CDN
CorelDRAW 3           $199 US/$ 249 CDN         $149 US/$199 CDN

CorelDRAW 4 to
CorelDRAW 5 upgrade   $249 US/$349 CDN          $199 US/$249 CDN

CorelDRAW 3 or earlier to
CorelDRAW 5 upgrade   $449 US/$599 CDN          $349 US/$499 CDN

Corel VENTURA 5       $595 US/$695 CDN          $495 US/$595 CDN

Corel VENTURA 4.2
upgrade to
Corel VENTURA 5       $249 US/$349 CDN          $199 US/$249 CDN

Ventura 4.11 or earlier
upgrade to
Corel VENTURA 5       $349 US/$449 CDN          $299 US/$399 CDN

Corel VENTURA 4.2 or earlier
upgrade to
CorelDRAW 5           $449 US/$599 CDN          $349 US/$499 CDN

Corel VENTURA 4.2     $249 US/$299 CDN          $229 US/$269 CDN

Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5   $249 US/$349 CDN          $199 US/$249 CDN

Upgrade Incentive

Available until June 30th, 1994, Corel is offering a promotion for
registered users of CorelDRAW 4. Available directly from Corel, registered
users of CorelDRAW 4 will receive two free Corel Professional Photo CD-ROM
titles, containing 100 royalty-free images, with their upgrade to
CorelDRAW 5. This offer is available to registered users in the US and
Canada by calling 1-800-778-3332.

Corel Corporation

Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an
award-winning developer and marketer of PC graphics and SCSI software.
CorelDRAW, Corel's industry-leading graphics software is available in 17
languages and has to date won 150 international awards from major trade
publications. Corel ships its products through a network of more than 100
distributors in 60 countries worldwide. Corel is traded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (symbol: COS) and the NASDAQ- National Market System
(symbol: COSFF).

Corel Corp
The Corel Building
1600 Carling Ave
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K1Z 8R7
613-728-8200,  fax 613-761-9176

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