Corel Corporation today introduced a new K-12 site license designed to give schools across North America improved, more affordable access to Corel’s education portfolio which comprises five award-winning graphics, office productivity and digital photography software solutions. Under Corel’s new site license, schools may select one, two or all of these applications for one set price. In addition, no reporting or tracking of seats is required, simplifying administration, and giving teachers and faculty more time to focus on their students.
Corel’s education portfolio consists of the following applications:
* CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 12
* Corel®Painter™ IX
* WordPerfect® Office Student and Teacher Edition
* Paint Shop™ Pro® 9
* Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio
Schools participating in Corel’s new K-12 program will receive one set of media, a site license, free home and laptop usage for teachers and staff, and free Lynda.com training for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and Corel Painter IX. Also, when a school purchases Corel’s site license, the professional development centers in their district will also be eligible to receive a free site license and one free training seminar.
As one of the world’s top ten packaged software companies, Corel has gained an international reputation for offering schools, businesses, and value-conscious consumers software that is innovative, affordable, and easy to use. Working closely with its education partners, Corel has developed a program that simplifies the way schools purchase software, giving education buyers the ability to customize their choices based on the needs and priorities of each school and district.
“Corel’s new K-12 site license makes it even easier for schools to purchase and deploy Corel software,” said Chad Hoke, VP, Channel Sales at Corel. “Teachers have always been driven to inspire and motivate their students and today, more than ever before, technology plays a key role in that relationship. Corel has developed a program that delivers incredible value to the school system by helping to keep costs down, maximize limited budgets, and reduce administration time while giving teachers and students a full spectrum of software to successfully communicate both inside and outside the classroom.”
“When Corel first approached us to get our views on their new K-12 site license, we were very impressed,” said Bob Richards, Principal of Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Ohio. “They took the time to understand what’s important to education buyers and then followed through with a program that addressed our priorities. With Corel’s easy- to-administer and affordable licensing, we can equip every computer in our school with the most up-to-date software for graphics, office productivity, and digital photography. We don’t have to spend extra time tracking seats or reporting back to Corel, so we can invest that time developing our students instead. Corel understands our priorities as educators and is providing the programs, training, and support we need to enhance communication and learning in the classroom.”
“Corel’s new K-12 site license is another clear example of how Corel is listening to its partners,” said Liz White, education marketing manager at CDW•G. “By developing a site license that is comprehensive, affordable, and easy- to-administer, Corel is helping CDW•G meet the needs of our education customers quickly and effectively. We know our customers will be excited by the benefits this program offers, and we look forward to working with Corel to make innovative technology more available for schools.”
Pricing and Availability
Beginning February 1, 2005, eligible schools may purchase a K-12 site license for one, two, or all five of the products included in Corel’s education portfolio. A site license for one Corel product carries a suggested retail price of $1000 to $1750 US, depending on the product selected. Schools may purchase a site license for any two products for a suggested retail price of $2500 US or they can purchase all five products in Corel’s education portfolio for a suggested retail price of $3500 US. For one set price, each participating school is able to deploy Corel’s software on every computer and provide faculty and staff with free home and laptop usage. For more information, including details on maintenance pricing, please visit www.corel.com/k-12.
Corel’s K-12 site license is available through Corel’s authorized resellers. Schools interested in testing Corel’s software are encouraged to download free, full-featured trial versions at www.corel.com.
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 and the Paint Shop Family of digital photography and image-editing software.
Corel was acquired by San Francisco-based Vector Capital in August 2003, and since that time, has achieved record levels of profitability and growth across all product lines. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com.
This article was last modified on March 18, 2022
This article was first published on February 5, 2005
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