Adobe Systems and Frame Technology join forces to make UNIX fonts easier to use; agreement between both companies seen as first step to solve font installation and handling problems -- required as UNIX emerges as a key publishing platform; new FrameMaker 5.0 software incorporates Adobe Type Manager software and Type 1 fonts.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and Frame Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAM (1) (Ferroelectric RAM) See FeRAM. (2) (Ferromagnetic RAM) A non-volatile memory that records microscopic bits on a magnetic surface. See MRAM. FRAM - Ferroelectric Random Access Memory ) today announced a pact to provide hassle-free font handling and sharing for UNIX-based applications. FrameMaker release 5 for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). joins Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. and Adobe Illustrator A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. It provides sophisticated tracing and text manipulation capabilities as well as color separations. Included is Adobe Type Manager and a selection of Type 1 fonts. software as major UNIX publishing applications that provide the same easy-to-use font handling capabilities and the ability to share Adobe's industry-standard Type 1 fonts. The agreement signals a commitment between the two companies to make their software products work seamlessly together. As part of the agreement, Frame has licensed and bundled Adobe Type Manager Software from Adobe that was used with earlier versions of Mac and Windows for printing Type 1 PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) was built into the OS/2 and NeXTstep operating systems and was originally developed to provide WYSIWYG screen fonts for the (ATM) software and 35 of Adobe's Type 1 fonts for use with FrameMaker, release 5.0 software. Incorporating Adobe's font handling software and font format standard is seen by the industry as the first step to resolve a major obstacle in the UNIX publishing industry -- the lack of a standard, cross-application font handling method. "Incorporating ATM software and Adobe's Type 1 fonts into FrameMaker 5.0 establishes a standard way to easily access and use fonts on the UNIX platform," said Bill Pieser, vice president of marketing at Frame Technology. "It also allows FrameMaker, release 5 users to seamlessly work with and share fonts between Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator software. We strongly believe that other UNIX developers will quickly adopt this font handling method and the Type 1 font format." "Until now, using and sharing fonts on the UNIX platform was total chaos Total Chaos is a series of simple turn based strategy game / card game / board games for the Amiga. They were written by James Conwell and a group of developers known as Team Chaos. ," said David Harris David Harris may refer to: In politics and government:
Emergence of UNIX Publishing Platform Drives Need for Font Solution As the popularity of the UNIX publishing platform increases, several major font issues need to be solved. First of all, fonts are generally difficult to install and access on the UNIX platform. Additionally, many UNIX applications use non-standard font formats that are exclusive to those applications. This limits the quality and choice of fonts available to professional publishers. The lack of an industry-standard for font installation is another issue on the UNIX platform. Applications are unable to share fonts without standards and conventions for font storage and usage. This is frustrating to end users who expect their applications to work together seamlessly. Adobe and Frame are taking the first steps to solve these font issues. By licensing ATM and Adobe's Type 1 fonts, FrameMaker 5.0 provides its users with an easy-to-use method of accessing scalable, high-quality, industry-standard fonts. The two companies have agreed to store the fonts in a common location which provides a model for other software developers to standardize upon. The common location allows FrameMaker users to share fonts with other Adobe software A list of Adobe Systems products. Current
Adobe Type Manager is a software program that automatically produces the sharpest possible characters on the screen or printed page. ATM scales fonts on the fly for greater flexibility and significantly reduced print processing time. Type 1 fonts, an industry-standard outline font A type of font made from basic outlines of each character. The outlines are scaled into actual characters (bitmaps) before printing. See scalable font. (text) outline font - (Or "vector font") A font defined as a set of lines and curves as opposed to a bitmap font. technology, describes the appearance of each character in the font mathematically, using lines and curves. This enables type to be produced without "jaggies," scaled to any size, rotated and filled. Type 1 fonts are available in more than 20,000 typefaces from vendors worldwide. FrameMaker, release 5, Frame Technology's next-generation document authoring solution for Macintosh, Windows and UNIX platforms includes powerful new features and enhancements that dramatically increase users' productivity for authoring and distributing documents on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . The new FrameMaker features add more flexibility and power in key categories such as authoring efficiency, open architecture flexibility and on-line publishing capabilities. Frame Technology provides award-winning document writing and processing software for individual or workgroup creation and distribution of critical documents. Frame's products are widely recognized for their PC, Macintosh and UNIX cross-platform compatibility, enabling individuals, companies, government agencies and academic institutions to increase productivity by leveraging their valuable business and research data. The publicly-held company (NASDAQ:FRAM) is located in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing, and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Frame Technology is a registered trademark of Frame Technology Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View Micael Wong, 415/962-2197 Email: mwong@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com/ or Frame Technology, San Jose Mark Hamilton, 408/975-6171 Email: http://www.frame.com/ |
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