Adobe signs distribution agreement with Precision Type Inc.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--Adobe Systems Inc. today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Precision Type Inc. for distribution of the Adobe Type Adobe Systems’ division of typography is an innovator in font technology and design, Adobe was a forerunner in the development of PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font formats and OpenType technology, as well as being an established digital type foundry. Library. Precision Type's proprietary TypeOnSite encrypted CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). based manufacturing system will allow authorized TypeOnSite software retailers and resellers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe to produce any face on-demand, offering their customers immediate availability of any of Adobe's Type 1 fonts The most widely used type of PostScript font. In Windows, each font is composed of a .PFB and .PFM file, which are stored in the \PSFONTS and \PSFONTS\PFM folders. Sometimes, \PSFONTS is in the \WINDOWS folder (\WINDOWS\PSFONTS). . The Adobe Type Library will be available on Version 5.0 of TypeOnSite which is expected to ship in October 1995. For more information on TypeOnSite, customers can call Precision Type at 800/248-3668. "This agreement offers a unique opportunity to broaden the distribution of our library and provides resellers instant access to our entire library without having to stock an abundance of typeface packages," said Brian Heuckroth, senior product marketing manager for Adobe type products. "The TypeOnSite distribution system also assures the immediate availability of any typeface in the Adobe Type Library for our customers." TypeOnSite Version 5.0 will offer a secure distribution system for software retailers wanting to produce an individual face or whole typeface family A group of typefaces that includes the normal, bold, italic and bold-italic variations of the same design. from the Adobe Type Library on-demand for their customers. TypeOnSite will allow them to produce the more than 390 packages in the library, without having to stock individual typeface packages. Adobe fonts See PostScript. purchased from a TypeOnSite distributor will be packaged under the Precision Type name. The Adobe Type Library currently offers more than 2,000 Type 1 fonts, including original and licensed designs, and a variety of text, display, headline, script, picture and foreign fonts for the Windows, Macintosh and 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). platforms. Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. 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. Precision Type Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based on Commack, N.Y. Precision Type is a leading international distributor of font software and related products to the professional design market with authorized TypeOnSite locations. The company also publishes The Precision Type Font A set of print characters of a particular design (typeface), size (point size) and weight (light, medium, heavy). See font. Reference Guide, which is regarded by many as the standard industry resource for font software. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Precision Type and TypeOnSite are trademarks of Precision Type Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft in the United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated Sonya Schaefer, 415/962-2630 sschaefer@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com/ |
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