Bitstream Announces New Font Collection Program; Bitstream To Seek Out Font Designs From New and Established Typeface Professionals Around the World.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 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) announced today that it is launching a New Font Collection (NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference ) program. The current Bitstream Typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics Library has been a mainstay of the graphic design community for many years. Bitstream feels the time has come to begin a new collection of typefaces, not only to add fonts to the library but, more importantly, to seek out designs from new and established designers alike. To that end, Bitstream has established the NFC. The New Font Collection program offers designers these benefits: -- Publishing typeface designs with a foundry that has a reputation for quality and technical expertise -- Building typefaces in OpenType, TrueType, and PostScript formats -- Providing a variety of royalty options -- Providing access to a network of worldwide resellers Bitstream will review new submissions four times a year, once per quarter. Bitstream looks for captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. text and display designs, and also seeks out expanded character sets (such as small caps See Small capital , rare ligatures, alternates, and ornaments) to complement the character set for OpenType. To find out more about this program, designers are encouraged to visit http://www.bitstream.com/products/world/nfc. "When we created this program, we wanted to offer every font designer a chance to get their designs published," explained Jim Lyles, Manager of Type Technologies and designer of a variety of fonts, including the Prima font family A set of fonts of the same typeface in assorted sizes, including bold, italic and bold italic variations. . "Now anyone, anywhere can submit their latest font designs for inclusion in our expanding font library. We're very excited about adding the latest font designs from a wide variety of font designers to our high-quality font collection." About Bitstream, the Internet Font Technology Company Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs for a wide variety of markets. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc(R), WebFont(TM), and 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. (TM) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of Internet appliances, wireless devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , printers, and personal digital assistants. Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com Inc. (http://www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion and WebFont are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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