Corel Previews WordPerfect Office 2002

Live From COMDEX - Corel Monday gave the press at COMDEX a special preview of WordPerfect Office 2002, in addition to announcing the release of Corel Draw 10. The office suite features Corel WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations, CorelCENTRAL, and Paradox. "Today's preview demonstrates early evidence of our continued commitment to develop a suite that addresses our customers priorities," said executive vice president Graham Brown. WordPerfect Office 2002 is currently beta and slated for release in the first half of next year.

Corel expects this to be the biggest upgrade since WordPerfect 5.1. The engine powering the software has been redesigned and the suite now includes utilities to recover damage files. Standards compatibility has been increased and Corel touts continued Microsoft Office support.

The suite will also come complete with Pocket Oxford Dictionary through a partnership with Oxford University Press.

WordPerfect Office 2002 will ship in several versions, yet to be announced. Like Microsoft Office, a subscription service will be available for the suite upon release, charging users for only parts they use.