“Corel Corp. today said it has reached an agreement with C
Me Run Corp. that could see its desktop software served up online
for consumers via their Internet service providers (ISPs) and
through Web portals. Hudson, Mass.-based C Me Run aims to
help such ISPs and portals quickly becomes application service
providers (ASPs) by managing the technology required to deliver an
Internet-computing approach to programs typically run on
desktops.”
“Corel said that C Me Run will host its WordPerfect Office,
CorelDraw, Corel Print House and Corel Custom Photo applications,
as well as its collections of clipart and Web images. Corel
spokeswoman Melanie Rushworth told Newsbytes that the deal marks
the first partnership with a company providing ASP services
targeting consumers.”
“Late last year, Ottawa, Ontario-based Corel announced it had
begun a pilot project with another Canadian company, FutureLink
Corp., to provide ASP hosting of its applications targeted at
FutureLinks’s business customers.”