WordPerfect Office 12 is a full-featured office productivity suite that includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and address book applications, according to Corel.
Today, Corel markets WordPerfect for its unique functionality, broad capabilities, and low price. Corel says that it has more than 20 million customers worldwide, a market that is much larger than that of, say, Apple Computer's well-regarded Mac OS X. Although the DOJ does purchase Windows and Microsoft Office where needed, the Corel representative praised the DOJ's continued major investments in non-Microsoft software years after the agency filed major antitrust charges against Microsoft.Īfter struggling for years, WordPerfect became a major player again in the office productivity market in 2004, when major PC makers such as Dell started offering low-cost WordPerfect products to customers as alternatives to Microsoft Works and Office. The cost of upgrading to Microsoft Office would have been $150 per desktop. The DOJ will pay Corel about $40 per desktop to upgrade to the latest version of WordPerfect. Those needs, a Corel representative told me, involve more flexible licensing terms than Microsoft offers. Corel understands our needs and that makes our life a lot easier." Corel has consistently shown that they really understand how enterprise agreements should work we pay once and then go forth in use. "In the courts, or among attorneys, it's the tool of choice for the legal arena. "The DOJ chose WordPerfect Office 12 because, quite simply, our users require it to do their jobs," Mary Aileen O'Donovan, a program manager for the DOJ's Justice Management Division, said.
The deal is worth $13.2 million over 5 years. Under terms of the deal, the DOJ will purchase 50,000 licenses of Corel's WordPerfect Office 12, the latest version of the company's office productivity suite. The US Department of Justice (DOJ), which pursued an antitrust case against Microsoft for several years, has snubbed the software giant and signed a significant software deal with rival Corel.
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