A word processor from back when that was a novel thing A word processor from back when that was a novel thing Recently my colleagues and I were discussing the history of word processors (that’s just ...

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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WordPerfect's spread isn't saving Corel The Canadian software maker hopes a slew of deals putting its WordPerfect suite on low-end PCs will help keep the company afloat--but analysts are skeptical.

As I noted in the last issue, Novell and Microsoft recently settled their lawsuit in which Novell claimed that Redmond had used underhanded means to render Novell’s NDS for NT inoperative. Rather than ...

Corel plans to test the waters later this month for a Linux version of its WordPerfect productivity software. A Corel representative said the company's online store will begin selling a ...

Microsoft Word may be the dominant word processing software used in offices today, but Corel’s WordPerfect still has a home in many federal agencies for at least the immediate future. Thousands of ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Justice Department, which challenged Microsoft Corp. in courtrooms for nearly a decade over antitrust violations, will pay more than $2 million each year to buy business software from Corel Corp., ...