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The Day Ahead: A few suggestions for Corel's board

...company around This columnist would like to congratulate Corel on chief executive Michael Cowpland's resignation. After a year of bad news, it's nice... Read more

16 August, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Corel chief dismisses Crusoe

...software for the Crusoe family of microprocessors, according to president and CEO Michael Cowpland. The new chip, designed by Californian start-up Transmeta, is going... Read more

25 February, 2000 by Will Knight

Q&A: CEO Michael Cowpland on drawing the new Corel

Corel president and CEO Michael Cowpland is the power behind one of the sharpest software companies in... Read more

3 December, 1996 by Martin Veitch

Corel sinks deeper in the red

...pleased that we are still able to deliver a profitable year," said Michael Cowpland, Corel CEO, in a press release. "We are confident that our... Read more

23 December, 1999 by Larry Dignan

Corel NC due October

Corel chief Michael Cowpland said today that the firm's long-waited NC boxes will... Read more

11 August, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Corel's Cowpland steps down

...were as big as any of those of Bill Gates. He was Michael Cowpland, founder, CEO and president of Corel. And it was high time... Read more

31 August, 2000 by Steven J.Vaughan Nichols

News Burst: Corel denies Red Hat acquisition rumour

Corel CEO Michael Cowpland on Tuesday denied rumours that his company was in acquisition talks... Read more

30 November, 1999 by Sean Silverthorne

Corel CEO charged with insider dealing

The high-profile CEO of Canadian software maker Corel Corp., Michael Cowpland, was charged Thursday with three counts of violating securities law Read more

15 October, 1999 by ZDNet

News Burst: Corel CEO charged with insider trading

The high-profile CEO of Canadian software maker Corel, Michael Cowpland, was charged Thursday with three counts of violating securities law Read more

15 October, 1999 by ZDNet

LinuxWorld: Corel takes Linux to the desktop

...gathered at LinuxWorld to hear Corel Corp's CEO and President Dr. Michael Cowpland describe the brighter Linux days ahead Read more

3 March, 1999 by Stephen Vaughn

CorelDraw 8 to sail October

...keel by release version 8 of its flagship CorelDraw in October, said Michael Cowpland CEO and chairman, today Read more

11 August, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Corel chief sees Java hurting Microsoft

...into Microsoft's dominance in PC software, according to Corel Systems CEO Michael Cowpland Read more

15 July, 1996 by Martin Veitch

Where is Microsoft really going?

...And when? Was it Oracle's Larry Ellison? Or maybe Corel's Michael Cowpland. And was it five or two years ago Read more

18 January, 2000 by Tony Westbrook

Corel to sell its Linux arm

...abandoning Linux, even though Corel's original Linux champion, former chief executive Michael Cowpland, resigned from the company in August. In fact, Burney said that... Read more

15 December, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Corel Linux plans up in the air

...would definitely be available by early 2001. Corel's former chief executive, Michael Cowpland, who resigned from the company in August, had predicted Linux sales... Read more

21 November, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

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