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Subject: OASIS Member News -- Corel and SiberLogic Offer Collaborative XML-based Development Solution for Technical Publications
For Immediate Release Corel and SiberLogic Offer Collaborative XML-based Development Solution for Technical Publications New Solution Speeds Publishing and Reduces Administration Costs for Franklin University and the LSED of the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Ottawa, Canada - August 12, 2003 - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSX: COR) and SiberLogic Inc. today announced that Franklin University and the Logistics Support Engineering Division (LSED) of the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center have adopted the companies' new collaborative Web-based XML content development solution. Featuring Corel(R) XMetaL(R) for ActiveX(R) for content authoring and SiberLogic's SiberSafe XML content management system, the solution requires virtually no installation or maintenance time by end users or administration staff, providing a cost-effective way to deliver remote XML authoring and reviewing capabilities, wherever and whenever it is required. Franklin University deployed the Corel/SiberLogic solution to develop courseware for student curriculum delivered to print, Web and CD. The tools give faculty members frequent and direct access to the content of the documents, helping them to collaborate on course content creation. Using the system, Franklin University can reuse course content across different curriculums and maintain content variants for different audiences. As a result, the university easily publishes its curriculum into a variety of media while ensuring content accuracy via an online collaborative review process. "Franklin selected the combined SiberLogic and Corel solution to streamline curriculum content creation and review by faculty," said Mark Hanes, chief technology officer at Franklin University. "This enables us to accelerate our course development process and meet our publication deadlines. Teams of curriculum developers, instructional designers and faculty members can collaborate on authoring and reviewing the same documents at the same time. In addition, the solution integrates into our existing course delivery software." Robert Vermilyer, associate vice president for academics and technology at Franklin University, added, "Franklin's innovative integration of the Corel/SiberLogic solution into its existing courseware systems has helped sustain the University's position as a leader in providing higher-education to working adults." The LSED of the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center has selected the Corel/SiberLogic solution to develop XML content for Ammunition Malfunction Investigation Files, Technical Manuals and Supportability Strategy Documents. SiberLogic's workflow automation engine combined with Corel XMetaL for ActiveX enables military subject matter experts and technical writers around the world to contribute and review XML content through their Web browser. "The Corel/SiberLogic solution enables teams of engineers and writers to simultaneously add annotations to an XML document for review. Additionally, all the annotations are archived along with important metadata for quality control purposes. The workflow automation engine routes XML documents through subsequent stages of their development life cycle, including their authoring, reviewing, comment disposition and publishing," said Joseph Cannataro, chief, systems support engineering team of LSED (U.S. Army). This new Web-based XML content authoring solution integrates Corel XMetaL for ActiveX with SiberLogic SiberSafe, creating a collaborative environment for authoring and managing XML content. Corel XMetaL for ActiveX is an authoring interface that can be downloaded through a virtually invisible process and embedded into a Web browser, enabling end users to create XML content in an easy-to-use environment. As a result, organizations can cost-effectively provide XML authoring capabilities to thousands of casual contributors without the need for special training or time-consuming software installation. SiberSafe is an XML content management tool designed specifically for technical publications. SiberSafe enables XML content to be easily reused and re-purposed, tailored for different audiences and published to multiple formats including print and Web. "Our relationship with SiberLogic allows us to provide our customers with a powerful solution for creating and managing their XML content," said Bruce Sharpe, vice president of XML content solutions for Corel. "SiberLogic's strength in technical communications combined with the flexibility of our ActiveX control provides customers like Franklin University and the Army's LSED with a solution that extends XML authoring throughout their organizations." "Corel XMetaL for ActiveX lets us offer greater flexibility to our customers - easily delivering tools for XML authoring and editing to editors and reviewers, when and where they need it. By offering an easy-to-use and cost effective XML publishing solution, we are lowering the barriers to XML adoption," said Alex Povzner, chief technology officer of SiberLogic. The companies are currently offering an online evaluation of the joint solution at http://www.siberlogic.com/evaluation/online.asp. For more information regarding Corel XMetaL, please visit www.corel.com/xmetal. For more information regarding SiberSafe, please visit www.siberlogic.com. About Corel Corporation Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology company specializing in content creation tools, business process management and XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The company's goal is to give consumers and enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with visual content that is always relevant, accurate and available. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corel's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR. About SiberLogic Inc. SiberLogic provides XML Content Management solutions for technical publications. SiberLogic's flagship product SiberSafe is an XML CMS designed for teams that develop technical content. Its unique fragment management allows different writers to edit different parts of the same document at the same time. Technical Writers and Subject Mater Experts (SMEs) collaborate on document production tasks within our workflow automation support framework to achieve better quality documents and faster time to market. Visit our site www.siberlogic.com for more information. About Franklin University Franklin University (www.franklin.edu), founded in 1902, is central Ohio's leading and most experienced educator of adult students. Annually, more than 8,000 students attend Franklin University through its 16 undergraduate majors and three master's degree programs. Franklin's innovative programs include its partnership with the Army to provide online courses for soldiers through the eArmyU program, as well as partnerships with nearly 200 Community Colleges in 31 states to provide online degree completion programs through the Community College Alliance program. (C) 2003 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, XMetaL and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All other product, font and company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Corel Press Contact: Christopher Wood Maverick 416-640-5525 ext. 243 chrisw@maverickpr.com Corel Investor Contact: Deborah K. Pawlowski Kei Advisors LLC 716-843-3908 dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com SiberLogic Contact: Frank Tremblay 416-201-3242 frank@siberlogic.com
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