Claim: Corel Designer, a vector-based graphics program, was originally developed by Micrografx, which was bought by Corel (a Canadian software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, specializing in graphics processing) in 2001.
Evidence: Corel Designer is a vector-based graphics program. It was originally developed by Micrografx, which was bought by Corel in 2001. Corel Corporation (/kəˈrɛl/ kə-REL; from the abbreviation "Cowpland Research Laboratory") is a Canadian software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, specializing in graphics processing.