The only application suite that's an alternative to, not a clone of, Microsoft Office—and the best suite for working with legacy files. WordPerfect Office doesn't change much with each new version, ...

On the verge of extinction two years ago, software publisher Corel has been on a roll lately. Almost every major PC maker has signed deals in the past few months to use Corel's WordPerfect office ...

Corel will begin selling the new version of its WordPerfect office software Wednesday, but analysts don't expect the package to make much headway against Microsoft Office. As previously reported, ...

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Software maker Corel announced a new version Monday of its WordPerfect office software, marketing the package as a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office for consumers and small businesses.

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Longtime legal, government, and academic WordPerfect users get more flexibility, PDF importation, and WordPerfect's consistent file format. Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition, like Microsoft ...

In a desperate bid for survival, longtime office software maker Corel has agreed to a takeover by its majority investor, Vector Capital, a move that could help keep classic software packages such as ...

For WordPerfect's many government and legal clients, WordPerfect Office X5 is the best upgrade in years; but for home and SOHO users, it's not an essential upgrade from previous versions. Corel ...

Corel’s WordPerfect Office 11 and Microsoft’s Office 2003 are both still in beta testing, but the Canadian company announced this week that the flagship office productivity suite will make its public ...

In 2004, Novell sued Microsoft, claiming that the software giant had illegally engaged in anticompetitive practices, unfairly hurting the WordPerfect word processor and Quattro Pro spreadsheet in ...