Agfa Monotype Partners with Symbian to bring Font Technology to Symbian OS.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc has joined Symbian's Platinum Program to provide fonts and font technologies to software developers who produce Symbian OS An open standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones (smartphones) from Symbian Ltd., London (www.symbian.com). It supports Java, PC synchronization, Bluetooth local wireless access and GPRS packet-switched data. data-enabled mobile phones. "We're pleased to be able to offer our fonts and our small, fast font engine to Symbian OS developers," said Steve Kuhlman, vice president and general manager of Display Imaging at 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. . "Whether requirements call for different font styles or multiple languages, Symbian customers are now able to implement a superior quality solution tailored to their needs, backed by our team of experienced engineers, designers and customer support specialists. Through our technologies, PC-quality text display is now available for Symbian OS mobile phones." "Symbian OS developers can now take advantage of Agfa Monotype's wealth of embedded font solutions to assure the highest level of quality and performance," said Gilles Allain, Symbian's vice president of partnerships and alliances. "We're looking forward to working with Agfa Monotype to extend Symbian's commitment to mobile phone developers seeking greater efficiencies and value, ultimately allowing companies to bring Symbian OS phones to market faster." Agfa Monotype's TrueType(R)-based font engine, iType(R), allows for the rapid generation of characters at virtually any size. Manufacturers and developers worldwide have licensed iType, collectively representing millions of digital communication devices operating with the technology. In addition to over 1,300 TrueType fonts and Agfa Monotype's WorldType(R) multi-language Unicode(TM)-compliant fonts, Symbian OS developers can choose from a selection of typefaces fine-tuned for optimal display on mobile phones and other low-resolution, memory-constrained devices. About Symbian Platinum Program Symbian Platinum Program members benefit from a range of Symbian products and services allowing members to design highly integrated hardware and software solutions for Symbian OS. The commercial services available to Symbian Platinum Partners include technical support and joint marketing opportunities. Symbian Platinum Partners may also get early access to the Symbian OS Development Kit(TM), which incorporates source code, test code, internal documentation, kernel and device driver programming interfaces and ROM building tools. More information can be found at www.symbian.com/partners/part-platnm.html. About Symbian Symbian develops and licenses the global industry-standard operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for advanced mobile phones. The world's leading handset manufacturers license Symbian OS, including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. . In total, Symbian OS licensees represent over 75 percent of worldwide mobile phone sales. Symbian's mission is to create a global mass market for Symbian OS mobile phones by enabling its licensees to build winning products. Publicly announced Symbian OS phones include the NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. FOMA See i-Mode. F2051, Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 9210 series, 7650, 3650 and N-Gage. As of January 2003, nine Symbian licensees had 20 Symbian OS phones in development. Further information about Symbian is available at www.symbian.com. About Agfa Monotype Corporation Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., Agfa Monotype Corporation specializes in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, developers and OEMs. The company is also an innovator in color and screening technologies for 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 partners. Agfa Monotype 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 based 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. , N.J. and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is the U.S. 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 graphic imaging, healthcare, non-destructive testing, micrographic mi·cro·graph n. 1. A drawing or photographic reproduction of an object as viewed through a microscope. 2. An instrument used to make tiny writing or engraving. , and consumer desktop and photography markets. Headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium, Agfa has 40 national sales organizations globally, with worldwide sales of 4.9 billion euros in 2001. 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. |
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