<company> Makers of the WordPerfect word processor and a variety of other applications for personal computers. WordPerfect was founded in Provo, Utah, USA in 1979 by Alan Ashton and Bruce Bastion as "Satellite Software International". The company name was changed to Wordperfect Corp. in 1986 and the company was bought by Novell Inc. in 1994. Corel then bought it in late 1995/early 1996(?).
(23 Nov 1996)