Agfa Monotype Licenses Asian Compression Technology to Microsoft Technology to be included in next version of Windows CE.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc today announced that Microsoft Corp. has entered into a long-term, worldwide agreement to license Agfa Monotype's patented Asian Compression for TrueType(tm) (ACT(tm)), a lossless compression A compression technique that decompresses data back to its original form without any loss. The decompressed file and the original are identical. All compression methods used to compress text, databases and other business data are lossless. technology for Asian TrueType(r) fonts. ACT will be integrated into "Talisker," code name for the next version of Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , Microsoft's embedded real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. for building smart mobile devices. "We are extremely pleased with Microsoft's decision," said Doug Shaw, senior vice president of Agfa Monotype'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. "With ACT, 'Talisker' developers will be able to quickly and easily introduce feature-rich, compact, intelligent devices to rapidly growing Asian markets." "Talisker" is ideally suited for developers of memory-constrained devices such as smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and web appliances. With real-time support, rich multimedia capabilities, enhanced Internet functions and advanced application services See ASP and Web services. , "Talisker" effectively combines the flexibility of an embedded platform with the power of Windows and the web. By integrating ACT, developers will be able to take advantage of a host of benefits while delivering solutions requiring full Asian language support, despite inherent memory limitations. "As OEMs begin developing their Windows-powered devices on smaller form factors, the ability to incorporate a small footprint, yet functionally rich operating system becomes increasingly important," said Keith White, senior director of the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft. "The inclusion of Agfa Monotype's font compression technology in 'Talisker' will help enable embedded developers to quickly bring to market these small-footprint, smart mobile devices." Asian Compression for TrueType (ACT) ACT will provide "Talisker" the ability to support Chinese, Japanese and Korean TrueType fonts within the smallest of footprints -- extremely important since Asian fonts typically contain thousands of characters. With ACT, compression is achieved up to 70 percent, providing much-needed ROM savings in memory-constrained environments. ACT is also a lossless See lossless compression. (algorithm, compression) lossless - A term describing a data compression algorithm which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression. Unix compress and GNU gzip perform lossless compression. technology, meaning no loss of data -- or display quality -- when characters are decompressed. In addition, ACT improves performance by decompressing de·com·press v. de·com·pressed, de·com·press·ing, de·com·press·es v.tr. 1. To relieve of pressure or compression. 2. characters only when needed. Although developed for Asian fonts, ACT is suitable for other large Latin and non-Latin fonts, such as the growing number of Unicode(r)-compliant fonts, which hold up to 65,000 characters in a single font. About Agfa Monotype Corporation Agfa Monotype Corporation is a major provider of digital content for graphics professionals. The company is a recognized leader in fonts and font technologies and an innovator in color and screening technologies. Agfa 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. 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 Corporation and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical imaging, non-destructive testing and consumer imaging and photography markets. Worldwide, sales for 2000 were 5.26 billion euros. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and employs approximately 4,000 people. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's web sites at www.agfamonotype.com and www.fonts.com. Agfa Monotype locations Corporate office: Agfa Monotype Corporation 200 Ballardvale Street Wilmington, MA 01887-1069 USA Phone 978.658.5926 Fax 978.657.8268 Agfa Monotype Ltd. Unit 2, Perrywood Business Park Salfords, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5DZ UK Phone +44 (0) 1737 765959 Fax +44 (0) 1737 769243 Agfa Monotype Corporation 985 Busse Road Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , IL 60007 USA Phone 847.718.0400 Fax 847.718.0500 Agfa-Gevaert Japan, Ltd. 8-1, Higashiyama 3-chome Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0043 Japan Phone 81-3-5704-3141 Fax 81-3-5704-3089 |
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