Corel Corporation Releases CorelDRAW 4 

New Windows Graphics Program Advances All-In-One Graphics Theme and
Provides Users With Increased Capabilities for All Graphics Applications

OTTAWA, Canada -- May 20, 1993 -- Corel Corporation today announced
CorelDRAW 4, the most recent release of the company's
internationally-acclaimed Windows graphics software package. In addition
to hundreds of enhancements to CorelDRAW, CorelPHOTO-PAINT, CorelCHART and
CorelSHOW, CorelDRAW 4 includes a new object-oriented animation program,
CorelMOVE. With all its modules, CorelDRAW 4 continues to provide users
with the easiest to use, yet most comprehensive and advanced package for
all their graphics applications.

"With new multi-page capability and powerful layout features, CorelDRAW 4
is now ideal for desktop publishing as well as graphics applications,"
said Dr. Michael Cowpland, president and CEO of Corel Corporation. "The
addition of advanced spreadsheet and animation features make CorelDRAW 4
even more suitable for everyday business requirements."

In line with Corel's strategy to market CorelDRAW 3 and CorelDRAW 4
simultaneously, CorelDRAW 4 will be positioned as the choice for users who
require graphics features beyond those provided with CorelDRAW 3.
CorelDRAW 4 is ideal for desktop professionals, technical illustrators,
architects, prepress service bureaus, and corporate users for
illustrations, charting and multimedia presentations.

Pricing and Availability

Now shipping, CorelDRAW 4 carries a suggested list price of $595 US and
$695 CDN. Registered users of any version of CorelDRAW can purchase the
CorelDRAW 4 upgrade for $249 US and $269 CDN.

Available until June 25th, Corel is offering an Early-Bird promotion which
allows CorelDRAW users to purchase the CorelDRAW 4 upgrade for $199 US and
$219 CDN directly from Corel.

With the release of CorelDRAW 4, Corel has implemented an innovative
registration program whereby the company will donate one dollar to one of
four charities listed on the registration card. With each order of Corel
ArtShow, another option on the registration card, the company will donate
an additional five dollars to the same charity.

CorelDRAW 4 Contents

Now featuring a uniform interface and tighter integration between the
modules, CorelDRAW 4 is network-ready and includes the following modules:

CorelDRAW

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

New desktop publishing enhancements: 

* Support for multi-page documents. New professionally-designed
  templates provide a framework for newsletters, flyers, memos
  and other documents. 
* Advanced text controls allow text to flow from frame to frame.
  Enveloping features allow text to wrap around or inside a
  graphic element. New filters import text from popular word
  processors and automatically generate new frames and pages 
  as required. 
* Advanced controls over tabs, bullets and indenting.

New artistic features: 

* PowerLines. Innovative and patent-pending lines allow users 
  to draw with a variety of shapes, including teardrops, wedges
  and other customizable shapes. 
* Support for pressure-sensitive tablets. 
* Over 30,000 variations of more than 40 fractal textures imitate
  natural phenomena such as water and marble. 
* New fills combine multiple colors in linear, radial and 
  conical fills. Styles for complex drawings and documents. 
* Styles can be applied to graphic objects, paragraph and
  artistic text and saved as templates for future documents.

Enhanced technical illustration and precision tools include:

* Improved and elastic node editing for greater line editing
  control. 
* Data attachment to objects allows more convenient tracking 
  of object-related information. 
* Other technical enhancements include dimensioning for easy
  measurement, cloning for reproductions, and welding to join
  object outlines.

Additional enhancements to CorelDRAW include: 

* 99 levels of undo. 
* Over 5,000 "Drag-and-Drop" symbols. 
* Expanded roll-up windows. 
* Importing and exporting filters for Micrografx DRW, JPEG and
  over 20 word processing import filters. 
* Enhanced printing and prepress controls.

CorelMOVE

CorelMOVE, the most recent module to join the CorelDRAW suite, lets users
combine sound and graphics to produce multimedia animations. Key features
of this path-based animation module includes: 

* Extensive libraries of professionally-designed actors and
  props. 
* Allows convenience and flexibility of working with vector
  illustrations produced in CorelDRAW, or props and single-cel
  actors made in CorelPHOTO-PAINT. 
* Cues and simple scripting capabilities to create interactive
  animations.

CorelPHOTO-PAINT

Features new to CorelPHOTO-PAINT, the paint and image-editing module of
CorelDRAW 4, include the following: 

* A simplified interface that includes roll-up windows. 
* Masking improvements. 
* Seven new image correction filters and 10 new artistic filters,
  including impressionism and pointillism. 
* New canvas layer to create realistic-textured backgrounds.
* Monitor color calibration for more accurate color matching.
* Ability to view CMYK color plates on screen.

CorelCHART

CorelCHART, the data-driven charting module of CorelDRAW 4 includes key
improvements in data management and improved fills and printing: 

* Over 80 mathematical and financial functions. 
* Shares CorelDRAW printing and color separation engine. 
* Takes full advantage of CorelDRAW's fills, including patterns,
  fountain fills and textures. 
* Ability to format and print directly from the data manager.

CorelSHOW

CorelSHOW is the multimedia presentations module of CorelDRAW 4. New
features include: 

* Ability to play animations in a frame. 
* Ability to add transition effects to single objects to fade
  text and graphics in and out of the same frame. 
* New cues allow the user to branch to different parts of the
  presentation. 
* Simulate unique "question and answer" multimedia presentations.
* Timeline window allows users to see an entire presentation at a
  glance.

CorelTRACE

Upgraded to a full-featured module, CorelTRACE now includes OCR (Optical
Character Recognition) software. OCR allows users to scan editable text
and lines as well as trace forms in a single step. Other enhancements
include: 

* Improved batch tracing. 
* New woodcut and silhouette tracing algorithms. 
* Ability to trace selected areas.

CorelMOSAIC

CorelMOSAIC is a bonus utility that allows users to visually organize and
manage their files. The new release includes an expanded list of supported
file types and new "Drag and Drop" file management.

Bonus CD-ROMs

CorelDRAW also includes two CD-ROMs with the following value-added
features: 

* Over 750 TrueType and Type 1 fonts, including 650 Bitstream 
  and ITC fonts. 
* More than 18,000 clipart images and animation plus sound
  libraries. 
* Quick Tour CD-ROM tutorial.

To encourage CorelDRAW users to register their software, Corel has
initiated a program with the following international charitable
organizations:

* Amnesty International 
* Friends of the Earth International 
* International Red Cross 
* UNICEF

"On behalf of CorelDRAW users, we are pleased to contribute to these
important charities which have been selected to be ones of universal
appeal," said Dr. Cowpland.

Each box of CorelDRAW will include a registration card with a list of four
charitable organizations. CorelDRAW users will use the registration card
to select an organization to which Corel will donate one dollar upon
receipt of the completed card.

The registration card provides CorelDRAW users the opportunity to donate an
additional five dollars to the same charity by purchasing a Corel ArtShow
3 CD-ROM and coffee table book.

OLE 2.0 Support

CorelDRAW 4 will include basic support for OLE 2.0. Support for in situ (in
place) editing will be announced in the future.

Multiplatform Strategy

CorelDRAW is available for Windows, OS/2, CTOS, and Unix environments.
Corel has also announced plans for a Macintosh version of CorelDRAW for
later this year.

Corel Corporation

Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an
award-winning developer and marketer of PC graphics and SCSI (Small
Computer Systems Interface) software. CorelDRAW, Corel's industry-leading
graphics software is available in 14 languages and has to date won over 90
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: 613-728-9790

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