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Monday, 28 March 2005 | Levent OZLER
Corel Corporation Introduces Corel Designer
Technical Suite 12
Corel Corporation Introduces Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite 12-Corel Delivers the World's Most Complete and Affordable Technical Graphics Suite
Corel Corporation today introduces Corel Designer Technical Suite 12, the latest version of the company's award-winning technical graphics software.
Corel Designer Technical Suite 12 is designed specifically to make technical illustrators more productive, enabling them to create technical documentation, instructional manuals, and maintenance references with exceptional precision and speed.
Offering an exceptional price/performance ratio and superior ease of use, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 was created for professional illustrators working in the manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense, landscaping, and apparel industries. The suite is universally compatible, supporting more than 75 file formats including AutoCAD® 2004, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), Adobe® Illustrator®, CorelDRAW®, TIFF, and many more.
Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 comprises the following: Corel DESIGNER 12 for precise technical illustration and layout; Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 12 for professional image editing; CorelTRACE™ 12 to convert bitmaps and legacy paper documents into vector graphics; and Corel CAPTURE™ 12 to create screen captures, an integral component of many technical documents. This integrated collection of software applications is unmatched by any other offering in the industry, giving value-conscious customers access to a powerful collection of tools at a price lower than what other vendors charge for a single application.
"Every new feature added to Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 was engineered with the needs of technical illustrators and their specific workflow in mind. By offering integrated professional illustration, photo editing, and bitmap to vector conversion applications together in one package, we know customers will be very impressed by this complete solution," said Nick Davies, Corel's General Manager Graphics.
"This suite is unique because it has been created specifically for technical illustration - distinct from other offerings that are simply re-purposed CAD, flowcharting, or creative graphics applications. For the first time, businesses have access to an affordable and comprehensive suite that's ideal for meeting their needs - whether they have one technical illustrator on staff or need to deploy a powerful solution to an entire documentation team," added Davies.
"Corel DESIGNER is playing a key role in the development of technical documentation at Mercury Marine. With DESIGNER's drawing and callout tools, as well as its versatility in working with many different file formats, it has become an essential part of our graphic creation process. Now, with the introduction of the Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12, we are looking at a whole new range of possibilities for vector drawing and digital photo editing. New tools like the Projected Drawing Mode will make production of technical graphics so much faster... what a powerful tool!" said Cathy Thayer, Technical Illustrator at Mercury Marine. "Version 12 will make our technical writing process more productive and enable us to ensure a great customer experience by providing high-quality product manuals and documentation."
What's Included?
In addition to the four key applications, Corel DESIGNER 12, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 12, CorelTRACE™ 12, and Corel CAPTURE™ 12, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 includes: Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.3; Corel® SVG Viewer™; ANSI, DIN, ISO, engineering and architectural templates; and comprehensive symbol libraries containing over 4000 manufacturing, electrical, and architectural symbols.
Pricing and Availability
Starting today, customers can download the multi-lingual (English, French and German) free trial version directly from Corel at www.corel.com/designer. Starting next month, the full suite will be available for purchase through Corel and its reseller partners.
Suggested retail pricing (US) for Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 is $699 for full product and $299 for the upgrade. A $99 education license is also available. Upgrade pricing is open to customers who own the following software applications: Corel DESIGNER versions 9 and 10, Micrografx DESIGNER (any version), Micrografx/iGrafx® Business, Micrografx/iGrafx® FlowCharter®, Micrografx Picture Publisher®, Microsoft Visio®, Autodesk AutoCAD LT®, and ACD™/Deneba™ Canvas™.
About Corel
Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of value-conscious businesses and consumers in over 75 countries improve their productivity. The Company is renowned for its powerful software portfolio that combines innovative photo editing and graphics creation, vector-illustration, and technical-graphics applications along with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's flagship products include the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect® Office Suite, the Corel Painter™ Natural-Media® painting and illustration software, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite, and the Paint Shop™ Family of digital photography and image-editing software.
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