SYNNEX and Corel Expand North American
Distribution Agreement to Include United States
FREMONT, CA — April
15, 2003— SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc., a global information technology (IT) supply chain services
company, today announced that it has expanded its North American
distribution agreement with Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL,
TSX: COR), to include the United States.
SYNNEX US will distribute the full line of Corel's comprehensive software solutions
to their broad base of resellers, who will have access to Corel's complete product
offering of graphics, office productivity, XML, process management and educational
solutions.
"We are pleased to align ourselves with Corel in the
US," said Mimi Anderson, Vice President of Product Marketing
for Software at SYNNEX. "Our Canadian operation has
partnered successfully with Corel for many years and we are
very excited to expand our relationship into the US market.
Corel is recognized worldwide for developing exceptional
software solutions and we look forward to working closely
with Corel to deliver innovative programs that will expand
Corel’s customer reach. The alignment with Corel will
enhance the solutions we offer our resellers in the SMB and
government markets and will also enhance the licensing opportunities
available to our software influencers."
"Corel understands the value of leveraging industry
partnerships to reach more customers," said Steve Houck,
executive vice-president of partner relations at Corel Corporation. "By
expanding our partnership with SYNNEX, we can better support
the needs of the channel community and increase exposure
to Corel’s software solutions among consumers, government,
education and business customers. The strong partnerships
we have built with our distributors play an important role
in our success with both our existing offerings and new solutions
we are introducing, including WordPerfect Office 11, the
new version of our flagship office suite, and Corel Painter
8, our industry-leading sketching and painting tool. We look
forward to working closely with our distributor partners
as we increase our presence and awareness of the Corel brand
at retail over the coming months."
About SYNNEX
Founded in 1980, SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc. is a global IT supply
chain services company providing a comprehensive range of outsourcing solutions
to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers worldwide. The company
offers IT distribution, contract assembly and logistics services. SYNNEX
works with leading industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system
components, software and networking equipment. Additional information about
SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.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.
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Contact
Bobbie Wyatt
Communications Manager
SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc.
Phone: (864) 289-4485 bobbiew@synnex.com