Q&A: Corel Chief Says Deepwhite Will Mirror .Net
News ZDNet Italy met Derek Burney, president and chief executive of Corel, shortly before Microsoft made its recent announcement about Office 11. In the wake of Microsoft's announcement, Burney's words sound particularly prescient: use XML to create a...
[June 28, 2002, 14:24]
Comdex: Corel Says Still Full-speed Ahead On Linux
News Corel is "refocusing" -- not relinquishing -- 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 here this week, showing off a beta version of...
[November 14, 2000, 15:46]
The Day Ahead: Corel Hopes Jobs' Microsoft Play Works Twice
News Commentary: Maybe Corel interim chief executive Derek J Burney consulted Apple's former interim chief executive Steve Jobs before Corel unveiled its "strategic alliance" with Microsoft Monday. At the very least, Burney borrowed Jobs' playbook.
[October 3, 2000, 12:33]
Corel's Linux/Wine Plans Meet Mixed Response
News According to Derek Burney executive vice president of engineering at Corel, Wine paves the way for something of a revolution that could see Linux offered by the likes of Gateway and Dell as an alternative to the Windows on the desktop.
[March 1, 1999, 15:51]
Corel Linux Plans Up In The Air
News Sources said that company chief executive Derek Burney has been actively shopping around Corel's Linux distribution, which is based on Debian Linux. One source claimed that Burney had attempted to gain additional funding for Corel's Linux business...
[November 21, 2000, 8:10]
Corel To Cut 22 Percent Of Workforce
News Today's actions are necessary for us to realise the company's ongoing strategy to build long-term value for our shareholders and continually improve the experiences of our customers," Corel chief executive officer Derek Burney said in a statement.
[November 7, 2002, 10:29]
Microsoft Bails Out Rival Corel
News In response to a reporter's question about whether the deal meant that, at some point, there could be "Linux on .Net", interim Corel chief executive Derek Burney said it "just might". Asked for clarification, Burney hinted that there were...
[October 3, 2000, 8:15]
Corel Investors Approve Takeover
News Chief executive Derek Burney said in a teleconference that followed the vote that he does not expect the buyout to result in any significant changes to Corel's product line or management. The early conversations we've had with Vector is that they...
[August 21, 2003, 11:40]
Corel To Sell Its Linux Arm
News At Comdex/Fall in Las Vegas, Corel chief executive Derek Burney maintained that Corel was not abandoning Linux, even though Corel's original Linux champion, former chief executive Michael Cowpland, resigned from the company in August.
[December 15, 2000, 10:21]
Corel Lays Off Tenth Of Staff
News Corel chief executive Derek Burney said in a statement that the reduction will trim $4.2m (£2.54m) a year from the company's payroll and will help it edge toward profitability. Struggling software maker Corel on Friday reported another quarterly...
[June 30, 2003, 13:40]
Office 2000 Heads For The Web
News Corel is also evaluating the Web model for its next version of WordPerfect Office, enabling components of the suite to work inside a Web browser, said Derek Burney, executive vice president of engineering.
[June 7, 1999, 12:01]
Microsoft .Net For Linux?
News Last week, Corel chief executive Derek Burney also hinted that Corel might find a way to bring Linux to .Net, although he declined to elaborate. Never underestimate Microsoft, especially when it comes to anything involving Linux.
[October 13, 2000, 9:25]
XML 5: What's The Story With OASIS? The XML Champion Examined.
News As Derek Burney, executive vice president for Corel recently said: "Developing open, vendor neutral standards for structured information is the most important contribution that today's computer professionals can make to ensure the continued...
[November 10, 1999, 11:03]
Microsoft SharePoint Embraces Web 2.0
News The software giant's general manager of SharePoint tools and platforms, Derek Burney, announced Community Kit for SharePoint at last week's Enterprise 2.0 conference in the US. Microsoft's Burney said on Tuesday that Microsoft already has support...
[June 25, 2007, 12:07]
Corel Reaffirms Wine Commitment
News We're working on both and they're not mutually exclusive," said Corel's chief technical officer, Derek Burney. Canadian software firm Corel has promised to honour its commitment to the Wine project as part of an ongoing effort to bring Windows...
[March 24, 2000, 10:01]
The Day Ahead: A Few Suggestions For Corel's Board
News Derek J Burney, your former chief technology officer, may be a fine interim chief executive, but he's no Steve Jobs. Memo To: Corel's Board of Directors From: ZDNet Inter@ctive Investor Re: Turning the company around
[August 16, 2000, 12:16]
