Bitstream(R) Announces QTopia(R) Font Plug-In for Embedded Linux Devices.High-performance plug-in for QTopia application platform utilizes Bitstream Font Fusion Bitstream Font Fusion is a small, fast, object-oriented font engine written in ANSI C capable of rendering high-quality text on any platform, any device, and at any resolution. The entire source code is portable, optimized, and executes independent of operating system and processor. [R] rendering engine to deliver superior text display capabilities on Linux devices Because of the open source philosophy that Free and open source software brings to the software world, many people have ported the Linux kernel to run on devices other than a typical desktop, laptop or server computer. SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Bitstream Inc. (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 : BITS) today announced the release of the QTopia Font Plug-In, which utilizes the Bitstream Font Fusion[R] rendering engine to deliver sophisticated text display capabilities on Linux devices. The company is demonstrating the plug-in at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2007, today through Thursday, in Bitstream booth #434. Inherent in QTopia, an application platform from Trolltech for Linux devices, is QPF QPF Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (National Weather Service) (bitmap) and FreeType (scalable) font support, but FreeType support is slower and requires much more memory than QPF. Bitstream solves these issues by integrating Font Fusion, the most viable font rendering solution for embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. devices, into the application platform through the QTopia Font Plug-In. The QTopia Font Plug-In was developed as a layer which directly integrates Font Fusion into the platform. As a result, Linux devices running the plug-in will inherit the entire Font Fusion feature list in a manner that is invisible to the user. Benefits include: * Small footprint. Code size is 65-147KB, depending on configuration. * Low memory requirement. Only 16-40KB of RAM required for a Latin font, and 27-34KB of RAM for a stroke based Asian font. * Fast rendering speed. Renders 2400-3300 characters per second on a 100 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. . * Extraordinary typographical quality. Native TrueType hinting produces high-quality output on any device, especially small point sizes rendered on low-resolution devices. * Superior anti-aliasing. Ensures smooth, well-defined character edges at all resolutions. * Unicode and International font support. Includes support for compact Asian fonts, industry-standard Asian fonts, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Indic, Thai, and over 50 other languages worldwide. "Linux is extremely important in the embedded space, with an ever growing number of handsets and consumer electronic devices utilizing open source," said Anna Chagnon, President and 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 Bitstream Inc. "Bitstream continues to innovate in this space, improving the overall user experience with Linux. Our QTopia Font Plug-In not only requires less memory, but performance increases three-fold, which is a direct, noticeable advantage for users of embedded Linux devices." For more information about the QTopia Font Plug-In or Font Fusion, e-mail us at mobile@bitstream.com, contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, or visit us on the Web at www.bitstream.com. About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a pioneer and technology innovator in the embedded system and mobile technology market. It has expanded its core font offerings to include mobile messaging, text composition, and line layout technologies specifically designed to meet the needs of wireless carriers, device manufacturers, embedded system and application developers worldwide. For more information, e-mail us at mobile@bitstream.com, contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, or visit us on the Web at www.bitstream.com. Bitstream and Font Fusion, are registered trademarks, and the Bitstream logo and ThunderHawk logo are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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