Bitstream's TrueDoc Incorporated Into Publishing Toolset For Novell Envoy Technology; Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials brings font portability to all Envoy users.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--Bitstream Inc. today announced the incorporation of its Bitstream TrueDoc 2.0 Imaging Technology into Tumbleweed tumbleweed, any of several plants, particularly abundant in prairie and steppe regions, that commonly break from their roots at maturity and, drying into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches, roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering seed as Software's Publishing Essentials, a comprehensive portable document publishing toolset based on Novell's Envoy technology. The incorporation of TrueDoc assures Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials users that the product will faithfully reproduce any font without compromising Envoy's industry-leading advantages in file size and viewing performance. The Publishing Essentials package integrates TrueDoc into two key components: the Novell Envoy portable document application and the Tumbleweed Publisher. "Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials users now have the freedom to incorporate any font into their Envoy documents," said Jeffrey Smith, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tumbleweed Software. "Bitstream's TrueDoc furthers Tumbleweed's goal of making document distribution seamless and universal for Novell Envoy." TrueDoc ensures accurate Envoy documents TrueDoc enables Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials users to embed any PostScript Type 1 or TrueType font in Envoy documents. TrueDoc embedding is available both via the Envoy Driver, which creates Envoy documents by printing from any application, and the Tumbleweed Publisher, which enables batch conversion of complex PostScript or PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. documents into the Envoy format. The freely distributable Envoy Viewer also incorporates TrueDoc technology for displaying and printing portable fonts. TrueDoc records and stores all font information entirely within documents, eliminating the need for font coordination between the document and the 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. . This avoids typical font fidelity problems such as incorrectly named fonts and missing screen or printer fonts. TrueDoc ensures fast portable documents TrueDoc also delivers a new level of font compression for Envoy documents. TrueDoc's Character Shape Recorder (CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. ) component reads a document's font information, then converts the information into a highly compressed Portable Font Resource A Portable Font Resource (PFR) is an outline font standard developed by Bitstream that compactly encodes font for use in web pages through their TrueDoc system. TrueDoc was natively supported in Netscape Navigator 4, but was discontinued in Netscape Navigator 6 and Mozilla (PFR) that stays with the document when its is digitally distributed. The PFR retains the document's exact font characteristics The attributes and properties of a font. In HP LaserJet, font selection is made by sending a coded command to the printer with the following criteria: Code Characteristic Typeface Courier, Times Roman, etc. and format in a fraction of the space of original or embedded fonts See font embedding. , allowing significantly smaller file sizes and faster transfer rates across networks. After the document has been distributed, TrueDoc's Character Shape Player (CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P ) identifies the font information stored in the PFR and allows display, editing and output of the fonts, at any resolution, as the author intended. Pricing and availability Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials will ship in fourth quarter, 1995, for both the Windows and Mcintosh platforms. The suggested retail price for Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials is $695, including a one-user license for the publishing tools, and a ten-user license of the Tumbleweed Viewer Extensions. A copy of Novell Envoy is also included in the package. Additional 50-user packs of the Tumbleweed Viewer Extensions will be available for a suggested retail price of $395. About Tumbleweed Software Corp. Tumbleweed Software Corp. of Redwood City, Calif., is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , founded in February 1993. It develops and markets IBM PC and Macintosh application software to electronic publishers, 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 and end users. Tumbleweed's products focus on the electronic exchange and consumption of information. For more information, contact Tumbleweed Software at 415/363-7022. About Bitstream Inc. Bitstream Inc. is a leading developer of graphical and imaging communications solutions. An established industry leader in typographic technology, Bitstream Inc. licenses font technology and type to over 600 hardware and software developers worldwide. Bitstream products and technologies are licensed directly or through partners in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For more information, call Bitstream at 617/497-6222. -0- Note to Editors: Bitstream is a registered trademark and TrueDoc is a trademark of Bitstream Inc. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. that may be registered in some jurisdictions. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Envoy is a trademark of Novell Inc. CONTACT: Bitstream Inc. Stefan Wennik, 617/497-6222 x.621 stefan@bitstream.com or Niehaus Ryan Haller Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Melissa Walia, 415/615-7911 melissa@nrh.com |
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