Corel Offers Free Download of Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 for Linux

Corel Corporation announced that it will offer a free download of Corel PHOTO-PAINT(r) 9 for Linux. The download version of Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 for Linux, which includes powerful Interactive Tools and Live Effects, a user-friendly interface, compatibility among the most popular graphics file formats, and an easy-to-follow solution for publishing to the Web and PDF (Portable Document Format), will be available in early summer. A retail version of CorelDRAW(r) 9 Graphics Suite for Linux which includes Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 will ship late summer 2000 with comparable pricing to the Windows(r) version of this product. Downloads of Corel Linux products have seen a tremendous response from users, with Corel(r) WordPerfect(r) 8 for Linux(r) and Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS being the most popular Linux downloads on CNET's download.com. Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on various platforms.