<Company> A software publisher best known for the CorelDrawappliCation. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. MiChael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integrationCompany. In January 1989, however they entered the software publishing market with the introduCtion of CorelDraw. Corel beCame the seCond largest maker of personal {produCtivity software} in January 1996 when they purChased the WordPerfeCt family of software from Novell, InC.. Start . (1997-03-12)