WinZip 11 Wins 2007 People’s Choice Award for ''Best Application'' at ShareWare Industry Awards

August 15, 2007; 07:18 AM
WinZip Computing, a Corel Company (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), today announced that WinZip® 11 was recognized with the People’s Choice Award for “Best Application” at the 2007 Shareware Industry Association Awards.

WinZip Computing’s leading compression and encryption utilities have been acknowledged with a Shareware Industry Award or a People’s Choice award in eight of the last nine years.

“We are extremely honoured to be recognized as the 2007 People’s Choice for Best Application,” said Craig Kallin, Director of eCommerce and Marketing for WinZip Computing. “As we continue to evolve WinZip into an application that helps make file management easier than ever, we’re thrilled to receive the validation of our users.”

WinZip is a powerful and easy-to-use compression utility that quickly zips and unzips files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce email transmission time. It is the data compression tool of choice for thousands of organizations, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, as well as millions of home users. More than 160 million users have downloaded copies of WinZip from CNET's download.com alone.

Both WinZip 11.1 Standard and Pro are Certified for Windows Vista™. WinZip 11.1 Standard offers a thumbnail image view and automatic compression selection, plus improved compression for audio files (.WAV) and the ability to open .BZ2 and .RAR files. WinZip 11.1 Pro adds expanded data backup functionality and includes a new internal image viewer that enables users to browse through multiple images within a Zip file.

WinZip 11.1 makes it simple to:

• Navigate multi-folder Zip files quickly with a new Explorer-style view

• Organize digital images easily with a new thumbnail view and internal image viewer

• Protect sensitive data using 128- and 256-bit key AES encryption

• Automate common tasks, including data backup, with the WinZip Job Wizard

• Create the smallest possible Zip files with a new 'best compression' option

• Open RAR and BZ2 files with WinZip’s expanded support for various compression formats

To download WinZip 11.1 please visit www.winzip.com/downwz.htm. For more information on other WinZip products, please visit www.winzip.com.

About WinZip Computing

Founded in 1991, WinZip Computing is located in Mansfield, Conn. and was recently acquired by Corel Corporation. WinZip Computing offers the world's most popular Zip utility for Windows®, WinZip, along with WinZip Self-Extractor and WinZip Companion for Outlook®. Find download links and more detailed product information on the WinZip web site at www.winzip.com.

About Corel Corporation

Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized software brands including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip and iGrafx®. In 2006, Corel acquired InterVideo, makers of WinDVD®, and Ulead®, a leading developer of video, imaging and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel's software strives to set a higher standard for value with full-featured products that are easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel's leadership in software innovation, design and value.

Corel's products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers and Corel's global websites. The Company's headquarters are located in Ottawa, Canada with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan and Japan. Corel's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE. www.corel.com

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