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Q&A: Corel chief says deepwhite will mirror .Net

...everybody, but with a clear focus on the enterprise. ZDNet Italy met Derek Burney, president and chief executive of Corel, shortly before Microsoft made its... Read more

28 June, 2002 by Alberto D'Ottavi

Microsoft SharePoint embraces Web 2.0

...blogs. The software giant's general manager of SharePoint tools and platforms, Derek Burney, announced Community Kit for SharePoint at last week's Enterprise 2... Read more

25 June, 2007 by Martin LaMonica

Comdex: Corel says still full-speed ahead on Linux

...its Linux products and plans, the Canadian software vendor's chief executive Derek Burney insisted Monday. Burney is making the rounds at Comdex Fall 2000... Read more

14 November, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Corel Interview Part III: The Grand Plan...

...that it's lost over the years to the likes of Microsoft. Derek Burney: There's no denying that we are in business to succeed... Read more

25 February, 1999 by Richard Barry

Corel Interview Part II: Reaction in the Linux community

Part 1Part 3 Derek Burney: The news I guess is something that we'll be announcing... Read more

25 February, 1999 by Richard Barry

Exclusive: Corel pushes desktop Linux

...Can you explain, for those not familiar with Wine, what it is? Derek Burney: The confusion begins with the Wine acronym. What it stands for... Read more

25 February, 1999 by Richard Barry

Corel looks for major Linux surgery

Derek Burney, CEO of Corel Corporation, has responded to speculation that he has... Read more

23 November, 2000 by Dominic Maher

Corel investors approve takeover

...least two-thirds of Corel's 93 million outstanding shares. Chief executive Derek Burney said in a teleconference that followed the vote that he does... Read more

21 August, 2003 by David Becker

Corel lays off tenth of staff

...workers -- about 9 percent of its already thinned staff. Corel chief executive Derek Burney said in a statement that the reduction will trim $4.2m... Read more

30 June, 2003 by David Becker

Corel to cut 22 percent of workforce

...and continually improve the experiences of our customers," Corel chief executive officer Derek Burney said in a statement. Although the company has climbed back from... Read more

7 November, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Changing market puts pressure on graphics software makers

The graphics software market is currently divided between four major players, but the evolving requirements of customers may force a reshuffle Read more

5 July, 2002 by Jeanne Vida Douglas

Corel to sell its Linux arm

...other ways surprising. At Comdex/Fall in Las Vegas, Corel chief executive Derek Burney maintained that Corel was not abandoning Linux, even though Corel's... Read more

15 December, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Corel Linux plans up in the air

...Linux business, according to multiple sources. Sources said that company chief executive Derek Burney has been actively shopping around Corel's Linux distribution, which is... Read more

21 November, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Coop's Scoop

...for Windows. With a cool $135 million cash infusion courtesy of Microsoft, Derek Burney can breathe easy for the time being, though not for too... Read more

20 November, 2000 by Charles Cooper

Microsoft .Net for Linux?

...Description, Discovery, and Integration (or UDDI) standard. Last week, Corel chief executive Derek Burney also hinted that Corel might find a way to bring Linux... Read more

13 October, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

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