The outfit is set to have promising first and second quarters in 2006 and a return to public trading soon according to Graham Brown, executive vice president of software development at Corel.

Corel was one of the first to offer GNU/Linux products including the first versions of the WordPerfect word processor in 1995 and 1997. A Wine-based version of the complete WordPerfect Office suite followed in early 2000. In 1999, Corel also released Corel Linux, a Debian-based distribution based on the KDE desktop with several proprietary modifications, including a file manager.

In 2003, Corel was acquired by Vector Capital and focused entirely on being a Windows outfit.

Brown said that the decision to drop Corel Linux was " successful strategy for Corel and an early step toward "refocusing of Corel's business".

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