Agfa Corporation and Monotype Typography Inc. Release Creative Alliance CD v9.0; World's Most Comprehensive Font Product Features Broad Range of Improvements.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1999-- Agfa Corporation and 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. Typography Inc. today announced the release of the Creative Alliance v.9.0, the largest and most powerful collection of typefaces on encrypted CD-ROMs. With the release of version 9.0, the Creative Alliance CD now contains over 7000 PostScript(R) and TrueType(R) fonts for Macintosh(R) and Windows(R), including more than 650 new typefaces which have been carefully chosen for their variety and versatility. Beyond the significant expansion of typefaces, enhanced font search and reference capabilities are key features of the new product. The Creative Alliance CD v.9.0 has been newly organized into seven uniquely characterized typeface libraries to meet the needs of a diverse population of type users. -0-
1. The Creative Alliance Exclusives Library, the cornerstone of the
product, contains 640 exclusive fonts from prominent type
designers worldwide. These include typefaces like the versatile
Alinea family from Thierry Puyfoulhoux, the beautiful Marnie from
Gerard Marischalchi, Mat Planet's provocative extended family of
fonts, Hatmaker by Jean Evans, Buccaneer by designer Bob
Anderton, and Kobalt by Leslie Cabarga. Exclusive Creative
Alliance releases also include fresh new designs from Carol Kemp,
Ray Cruz, Jim Parkinson, and Holly Goldsmith;
2. Monotype Classics Library, the quintessential building block of a
strong type library including such classics as Times New Roman,
Arial, Gill Sans, and Bembo;
3. The Adobe Type Collection, a designer's staple, has added a
variety of exciting new designs licensed from leading foundries
from around the world; and
4. The Images and Symbols Library continues to grow with modern new
image fonts.
With this release, three newly formed libraries complete the
offering of the Creative Alliance CD v.9.0:
5. The ITC Typeface Library, at over 1100 fonts, this is one of the
most vibrant and dynamic libraries today;
6. The Creative Alliance Partner's Library comprised of 1600 classic
and contemporary typefaces from our design partners worldwide;
and
7. The Creative Alliance TrueType Library. For the first time ever,
TrueType fonts have been added to the Creative Alliance-1000 of
them. Of particular value are the selection of hand tuned fonts,
otherwise known as "Enhanced Screen Quality" (ESQ), optimized for
on-screen readability, Web and multimedia publishing.
-0- Representing over 100 type designers and foundries worldwide, the Creative Alliance CD v.9.0 contains the newest releases from ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → Fontek, LetterPerfect, Hideaki Wada, Chank! Diesel, Bo Berndal, Typorium, and many more. Product Features Creative Alliance CD v.9.0 is Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. compatible. A font conversion utility also provides for immediate conversion of fonts for use on 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). or Linux operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Previous Monotype and AgfaType CD-ROMs are fully upgradeable to Creative Alliance v.9.0. The Browser CD included with the product, allows for searching by library, typeface name, or designer/foundry. In addition to the convenient browsing capabilities, Creative Alliance software simplifies font ordering and unlocking from the font data CDs also included with the product. Creative Alliance v.9.0 is a multilingual product, supporting English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Japanese. All of the fonts on the Creative Alliance CD v.9.0 are shown in the newly formatted, 430 page, Creative Alliance Typeface Reference Book. To make finding just the right typeface easier, the new reference book not only has typefaces cataloged alphabetically, it also contains a convenient stylistic cross-reference guide in addition to listing fonts by typeface library. All the fonts in the Creative Alliance Typeface Reference Book can be delivered via the 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). , or provided on diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk . Depending on geographic location, email and web delivery are also available. See "Where to Buy" below. Where to buy Creative Alliance CD v. 9.0 and all 7,000 fonts are now available from Agfa Studio, Agfa's direct sales arm, by calling toll free 1.888.988.AGFA (2432) in the US and Canada. For customers in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , all fonts on the Creative Alliance v. 9.0 are also available for purchase and download from the Agfa Studio web site: www.agfastudio.com, although volume purchases should be made by calling or faxing Agfa Studio. Worldwide web availability is forthcoming. A worldwide network of resellers also carry Creative Alliance. To find a Creative Alliance authorized reseller nearest you, please visit the Agfa Corporate web site at: www.agfahome.com/directory -0- Agfa Corporation / Agfa Studio 90 Industrial Way Wilmington, MA 01821 USA Toll Free: 1.888.988.AGFA (2432) Tel: 1.978.658.5600 Ext: 2102 Fax: 1.978.657.8568 -0- Agfa Typographic Systems Agfa Typographic Systems is a division within Agfa Corporation dedicated to providing the highest quality fonts, type technology and design products to the graphic design community and to 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 customers across several technology and applications areas. Agfa Corporation is a subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical and industrial radiography Radiography is the use of ionising electromagnetic radiation to view objects in a way that can't be seen otherwise. Radiography in general should not be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography's purpose is strictly for viewing. , and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation employs 3,500 people and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ. The Agfa-Gevaert Group is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Monotype Typography Inc. Monotype Typographic Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Since the invention of the original Monotype hot-metal type composing machine and the establishment of the Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc one-hundred years ago, Monotype has been committed to supplying products of the highest quality to the publishing and computer industries. Monotype Typography has offices at Redhill (Surrey, England), Chicago, and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . The Monotype Typeface Library is one of the finest and most comprehensive collections in the world, and includes such well-known and widely used typefaces as Arial(R) Bembo(R), Gill Sans Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill in 1927-30. Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston (R) and Times New Roman(R)-the original "Times" typeface. The company develops and markets fonts and software for computer systems and peripherals. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Creative Alliance is a trademark of Agfa Corporation, Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Corporation. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which may be registered in some jurisdictions. ITC is a registered trademark of International Typeface Corporation The International Typeface Corporation (ITC) is a type manufacturer founded in New York in 1970 by Aaron Burns, Herb Lubalin, and Edward Rondthaler. The company is one of the world's first foundries to have no history in metal cast types. . Macintosh is a registered trademark and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. |
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