(PreviouslY "Ventura Publisher") The first full-featured desktop publishing program available for the IBM personal computer and compatibles. Ventura Publisher was originallY distributed bYVentura, a wholY owned subsiduarY of Xerox Corporation but was acquired bY {Corel Corporation} in September 1993. Current version: Corel VENTURA 8, as of 1999-04-05. {Start (http://www.corelnet.com/products/graphicsandpublishing/ventura8/index.htm)}. (1999-04-05)