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Michael C. J. Cowpland
Mitel Corp.
Technology Services
Microsystems International
Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services
Microsystems International provides computer maintenance, networking support, and virus/malware removal services. The private company is based in Champaign, IL. With over 25 years of experience, the company offers free estimates to its clients.
Commercial Services
Corel Corp.
Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services
Corel Corp. engages in the development of software solutions for graphics, productivity, and digital media products. Its products includes CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Painter Essentials 7, PhotoMirage, WinDVD Pro 12, PDF Fusionn, and WinZip Pro. The company was founded by Michael Cowpland in 1989 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
Technology Services
Mitel Networks Corp.
Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology
Mitel Networks Corp. engages in the provision of cloud and enterprise communications a
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Michael Cowpland
Michael Cowpland (born April 23, 1943) is a Canadian businessman, the founder and one-time president, chairman and CEO of Corel, a Canadian software company.
Cowpland was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England and obtained a BSc. in engineering from Imperial College before moving to Canada in 1964. He completed his masters (1968) and Ph.D. (1973) at Carleton University, Ottawa.
He worked for Bell Northern Research (later part of Nortel Networks) and then MicroSystems International. In 1973, Cowpland and Terry Matthews founded Mitel Networks, a company that developed and sold electronic PBX systems. Initial success made both founders millionaires. Sales peaked at $250 million but over-expansion and development problems saw the company bought by British Telecom. Both Cowpland and Matthews left the company in 1984 amid disagreements with the owners.
Matthews went on to found Newbridge Networks while Cowpland launched Cowpland Research Laboratory (soon Corel) in Ottawa in 1985. At first the company sold DTP workstations, but success did not arrive until the launch
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Mitel
Cowpland worked for Bell Northern Research (later part of Nortel Networks), then MicroSystems International. In 1973, Cowpland and Terry Matthews founded Mitel Corporation, a company that developed and sold electronic PBX systems. Initial success made both founders millionaires.[2] Sales peaked at $250 million, but over-expansion and development problems saw the company bought by British Telecom. Both Cowpland and Matthews left the company in 1984 amid disagreements with the owners.[citation needed]
Corel
Matthews went on to found Newbridge Networks, while Cowpland launched Cowpland Research Laboratory (soon Corel) in Ottawa in 1985. At first, the company sold DTP workstations, but success did not arrive until the launch of the graphics software CorelDRAW in 1989.
In 1996, he offered a challenge to Microsoft with a move into productivity software, acquiring WordPerfect from Novell for $158 million. However this was unsuccessful as Microsoft managed to get many new computers loaded with Microsoft Word along with Windows.[3] The company also made unsuccessful
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