Agfa's MicroType font compression supports Xionics' PCL 6 and postscript compatible language interpreters.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1997-- Agfa Solution Provides Small ROM Block, Improved Performance and Industry Standard Trademarked Typeface Names Agfa today announced the integration of its MicroType font compression technology by Xionics Document Technologies Inc. MicroType will provide Xionics a 100 percent compatible PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 6 and PostScript language interpreter solution, featuring Industry standard trademarked typeface names and designs. MicroType provides high-quality while significantly reducing memory requirements. A dual PCL and PostScript emulation Using a PostScript interpreter that is not from Adobe. is available from a single MicroType font resource of less than 1.2 MB. "Agfa is very pleased that Xionics has integrated MicroType," said Doug Shaw, Agfa's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Business Unit Director for Typographic Systems. "This announcement represents a continuation of the excellent relationship that we have had with Xionics over the past several years. By combining Agfa's font solution with Xionics' industry leading imaging technologies, the OEM receives a complete printing solution." MicroType font compression dramatically reduces the PostScript 35 font collection to 429 Kb. MicroType's PostScript character generation is two times faster than existing solutions. The LaserJet 45 memory requirement is reduced to 820 Kb by MicroType, with character generation speeds four-times faster than font synthesis technologies. A combined solution of 80 PostScript and PCL typefaces is 70 percent smaller than other product offerings, with no loss in character quality. Agfa offers the same industry standard trademarked names and designs utilized by Adobe and Hewlett-Packard. As a result of sublicensing agreements with Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. , ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → , LinoType and other type foundries, Agfa is able to supply OEMs with 100 percent compatible PCL and PostScript solutions. "Agfa's strength in the OEM printer market is undeniable," said Arlene Duelfer, Director of Product Management, Xionics Document Technologies Inc. "We are pleased that Xionics can now offer its customers the benefits of MicroType font compression technology." Agfa Typographic Systems' product line also features Universal Font Scaling Technology (UFST UFST Universal Font Scaling Technology ), MicroType, and the Agfa Font Manager See font scaler. . UFST is a highly efficient, portable ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. "C" based text rendering engine which generates high-quality text in print and display environments. MicroType is Agfa's patented font compression technology and a component of UFST. Fully compatible with today's font technology standards, MicroType incorporates the fastest font generation speed and a 6:1 compression ratio compression ratio Degree to which the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine is compressed before ignition. It is defined as the volume of the combustion chamber with the piston farthest out divided by the volume with the piston in the full-compression position ( over standard TrueType fonts. Agfa Font Manager is a comprehensive Windows font management utility for printer and software application vendors. Xionics Document Technologies Inc. Xionics (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 : XION) is a leading developer of innovative silicon and software for printing, scanning, copying, processing and transmitting documents to computer peripherals. Xionics partners with the industry leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Ricoh, Xerox, Canon, Seiko Epson Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーエプソン株式会社 and Sharp, to develop peripherals that provide the performance, output quality and network connectivity for today's office computing market. Xionics also markets, through a worldwide distribution channel, board-level image printing, scanning and viewing acceleration products for production document imaging applications. The company's corporate headquarters is based in Burlington, Mass., with offices in Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. AGFA Division Agfa is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical and technical diagnostic, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly owned by Bayer AG. In the United States, Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corp., with headquarters in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Bayer, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a research-based company with major businesses in chemicals, health care and imaging technologies. Bayer employs 23,500 people and had sales of $8 billion in 1995. -0- Additional information on Agfa Typographic Systems may be found on the web at: http://www.agfahome.com PCL is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Co. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. and may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other product names are property of their respective owners. Statements related to Xionics contained in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties as discussed more fully in Xionics' filings with the SEC, including its Final Prospectus Final Prospectus A legal document stating the price of a newly issued security, the delivery date, and other facts that are important for investors. Notes: The final prospectus must be given to every investor who purchases a new issue of registered securities. dated Sept. 26, 1996. CONTACT: Agfa Typographic Systems Greg Porell, 508/657-0232 Ext. 2015 Greg_Porell@Agfa-Type.com or Xionics Document Technologies Suzanne Dumaresq, 617/229-4142 sdumaresq@xionics.com |
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