Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:44:33 -0400
From: Judith O'Brien <juditho@corel.ca>
Subject: Corel donates Linux software to the UN

FYI - Corel, Rebel.com, and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) are collaborating to benefit developing countries. Corel will
provide Corel WordPerfect 8 forLinux in several languages to the 40
developing countries, the Corel Linux distribution (whenavailable) and
WordPerfect Office for LINUX (when available). The press release
follows.

Developing Countries to Benefit From Collaboration Among the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Corel Corporation and Rebel.com


Ottawa, Canada — August 10, 1999— Two Canadian information technology
(IT) corporations announced today that they are donating computer
software, hardware and services worth over a million dollars to UNDP's
Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP), an initiative born
of the Earth Summit that helps developing countries gain access to
information on the environment and sustainable development through local
and regional information networks. The donation will help strengthen
computer and internet capacity in developing countries where SDNP
operates.  The two corporations are Corel Corporation, an
internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and
business productivity applications, and Rebel.com, a leading
manufacturer of computer appliances and thin servers  using Linux, UNIX
and Intel platforms.

The SDNP supports information networking programmes in some 40
developing countries and trains nationals to operate and participate in
them. The contributions by Corel Corporation and Rebel.com will
strengthen the information and networking systems in these countries,
and expand the contribution SDNP makes at the local level -- whether it
be in helping to
quickly access information on disaster relief in Honduras in the wake of
Hurricane Mitch  or finding rare matching blood types to save lives in
rural Pakistan.

Beginning this month, Rebel.com will provide their Linux-based NetWinder
group servers to a number of local SDNP programmes, which  will
facilitate the use of the Internet and intranets in these countries.
"Participation in this initiative reinforces Rebel.com's role in the
international field," said Michael Mansfield, president of Rebel.com.
"It is also very rewarding to know that our technology is assisting in
making a positive impact on sustainable development while we help to
provide cutting edge information technology to developing countries."

Corel Corporation will provide Corel® WordPerfect® Suite 8 for Linux® in
several languages to the 40 developing countries along with Corel's
Linux distribution (presently in development); and the WordPerfect®
Office for LINUX® suite, which is expected to be available in early
2000. "It gives us great pleasure to bring our state-of-the-art
technology to these developing
countries and to aid in their sustainable development efforts," said Dr.
Michael Cowpland, president and chief executive officer of Corel
Corporation.

Eimi Watanabe, Director of UNDP's  Bureau for Development Policy,
underscored the importance of such partnerships between UNDP and the
private sector. "The global challenges we face in promoting development
that is sustainable and more equitable are immense," she said. "Access
to IT can make a significant difference.  This kind of public-private
collaboration can trigger mobilization for change at the individual,
community, national and international levels."
Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of
award-winning graphics and business productivity applications.
Development of market-leading products such as the CorelDRAW® line of
graphics applications and the Corel® WordPerfect® Suite of business
tools is continually evolving to meet the demands of the corporate,
retail and academic markets. Committed to performance, compatibility,
value and open standards, Corel develops products for the Windows®,
Macintosh®, UNIX®, Linux® and Java™ platforms. Corel’s common stock
trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market? under the symbol CORL and on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR. For more information visit
Corel’s Web site at www.corel.com.

For more information contact UNDP, Lianne Fisher (SDNP) 212-906-5150 or
Sid
Kane 212-906-5324. E-mail: lianne@sdnp.undp.org or
http://www.sdnp.undp.org.