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Jeremy Liang: WordPerfect, Leading Alternative To ...
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Jeremy Liang: WordPerfect, Leading Alternative To MS Office
Corel recently announced the latest version of its office suite, that lead us to reach out to them and ask how they see this market growing.In an e-mailed interview with Jeremy Liang, senior vice president, digital media development, Corel Corp, we probed about their solutions for SMEs, their stand on Open Source and much more.Read on....
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Liang: Corel is investing in growing its international presence in key strategic markets, including India.
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Liang: SMBs are a very important segment for Corel.
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Liang: WordPerfect Office X4, the newest version of the legendary office suite from Corel, breaks new ground as the world's first PDF office suite, offering import, edit and export of PDF documents, the first hybrid online/offline office suite, with new, Web-connected tools for notebooking, data analysis and collaboration, and the first office suite to offer users to file format freedom, with support for more than 60 formats including ODF and OOXML.
Despite new entries into the market, WordPerfect remains the leading alternative to Microsoft Office and the trusted choice of large enterprise customers in the US federal government and legal market.
EFYTimes: Does WordPerfect support ODF?What is your position on supporting ISO-approved OOXML in WordPerfect? Liang:Building on the more than 60 file formats already supported within WordPerfect Office, WordPerfect Office X4 adds enhanced compatibility with Microsoft Office binary formats, exciting new PDF import and export options and the ability to open and view Microsoft Office 2007 (OOXML) and ODF Files.
EFYTimes: How do you see Linux and Open Source?How many of your solutions are available for the Linux Platform?Liang: Linux is very important in the UMPC / Mobile Internet Device segment.We have a DVD and video player for that platform called LinDVD that is being well received by OEM customers.
EFYTimes: What is your opinion on Open Source?Liang:: Corel's main focus remains on the Windows platform -- though both Painter and Painter Essentials support both Windows and Mac.We do keep a keen eye on other opportunities when they fit with our strategic direction.Our LinDVD solution is a good example.
EFYTimes: Could you point out some recent innovations at Corel which enhanced the user experience?Liang: Corel is committed to introducing innovations that speak directly to improving the user experience.
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Liang:: Corel offers the industry's broadest portfolio of graphics design and illustration, content creation software, photo and video editing and DVD authoring and playback tools.
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