WinZip(R) 11.0 Makes Using Zip Files Easier Than Ever

WinZip(R) 11.0 Makes Using Zip Files Easier Than Ever

November 16, 2006

World's Most Popular Compression Utility Expands Data Backup Functionality, Adds Image Viewing and Automatic Compression Selection

    MANSFIELD, Conn. and OTTAWA, Nov. 16
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WinZip Computing, a Corel Company
(Nasdaq: CREL; TSX: CRE), announced today the official
release of WinZip(R) 11.0.

    WinZip 11.0 reinforces the company's commitment to
helping its wide range of users work smarter, safer and
faster by introducing features that streamline work
processes that occur before and after the actual task of
zipping and unzipping files. 

    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 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.

    Highlights of WinZip 11.0, available in Standard or
Pro, include practical image handling through thumbnails
and a new internal image viewer, more efficient
compression, enhanced data backup functionality, and
support for RAR and BZ2 files.

    Recognizing the increasing popularity of digital
photography, the company takes an important step in
supporting image management with WinZip 11.0. When using
WinZip's Explorer-style view, users can now view image
thumbnails without extracting the images from the Zip file.
This makes it quicker to work with images in Zip files. Pro
users can also view the full-size image in WinZip's new
internal image viewer. This allows users to browse through
multiple images within WinZip itself, rather than opening a
separate application for each individual image.

    WinZip 11.0 Pro includes practical and powerful
enhancements to the WinZip Job Wizard. Now, users who
regularly depend on the Job Wizard for tasks including
backup of data sets, archiving important documents, or
distributing information can configure WinZip 11.0 Pro to
email a status confirmation and/or the resulting Zip file
automatically after completion. Job Wizard users can also
use a new "browse" feature to find a specific
folder on an FTP server, and select custom jobs directly
from the Job Wizard and Quick Pick menus.

    Last year, WinZip introduced PPMd and bzip2 compression
methods-enhanced technology that allows users to create
smaller Zip files than ever before. This year, WinZip makes
this technology more accessible by introducing a new `best
compression' feature. This allows users to simply select
`best compression' and let WinZip decide what compression
method to use, depending on the individual file type.

    Other enhancements include the ability to open BZ2 and
RAR files, and the addition of a special lossless
compression method that compresses WAV music files more
efficiently, and doesn't compromise sound quality.

    "These powerful new features, as well as several
additional enhancements, make WinZip 11.0 our most complete
compression offering to date," said Edwin Siebesma,
president of WinZip Computing. "And while we have not
lost our focus on our core competency, WinZip 11.0
demonstrates that the usefulness of this trusted utility
extends well beyond basic zipping and unzipping."

    WinZip 11.0 Standard is US$29.95, and WinZip 11.0 Pro
is US$49.95. Attractive volume licensing discounts are
available.  Download links and ordering information can be
found on the WinZip web site at http://www.winzip.com .

    About WinZip Computing

    Founded in 1991, WinZip Computing is located in
Mansfield, Conn. and was recently acquired by Corel
Corporation. WinZip offers the world's most popular Zip
utility for Windows, WinZip(R), along with WinZip
Self-Extractor and WinZip Companion for Outlook.

    About Corel Corporation

    Corel is a leading global packaged software company
with over 40 million users. The Company provides
full-featured, easy-to-use productivity, graphics and
digital imaging software and enjoys a favorable market
position among consumers and small businesses. The
Company's award-winning product portfolio features popular,
globally recognized brands, including CorelDRAW(R) Graphics
Suite, Corel(R) Paint Shop(R) Pro, Corel(R) Snapfire(R),
Corel Painter(TM), Corel DESIGNER(R), Corel(R)
WordPerfect(R) Office, WinZip(R), and iGrafx(R). With
hundreds of industry awards for leadership in software
innovation, design and value, Corel's products have built a
loyal following of customers and partners around the globe.
Corel's products are sold in over 75 countries through an
international network of resellers and retailers, original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and Corel's global
websites.

    Corel, CorelDRAW, Paint Shop, Snapfire, Painter,
Designer, WordPerfect, WinZip, iGrafx and the Corel logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel
Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.

    For more information, please contact:

     Edwin Siebesma
     President of WinZip Computing
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Gail Scibelli
     Corel Corporation
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 
 
SOURCE  Corel Corporation