Bitstream Introduces Alpha Version of ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Latest Version of Client-Server Technology for Wireless Web Browsing Brings Its Robust Feature Set to Cell Phones Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) today previews the alpha version Software that has just been compiled and ready for its initial test inhouse. See alpha test, beta test and release candidate. of ThunderHawk(TM) SmartPhone Edition, its wireless Web browsing technology for cell phones. ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition uses a server infrastructure combined with a small piece of client code on the handheld device. The server converts Web content into a compact format and sends it to the client on the handheld device, making fast and full-featured wireless Web browsing possible even with the wireless industry's current slow data speeds. This release brings to cell phones the display power ThunderHawk has already demonstrated on Pocket PCs. ThunderHawk speeds the reading of columns of Web text by eliminating left-right scrolling to finish a line and move to the next. And ThunderHawk makes it easy to find information because it maintains the layout already familiar to the viewer without re-flowing pages into one-dimensional structures. Besides its full-screen mode A programming capability that allows data to be displayed in any row, column or pixel location on screen. Contrast with teletype mode. , ThunderHawk also offers a convenient split-screen mode, with the entire page in the upper half to orient the viewer and a highlighted area at full reading size in the lower window. With its support for key HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. standards like CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. and DHTML See Dynamic HTML. DHTML - Dynamic HTML and security protocols like SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and 128-bit encryption, ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition enables wireless carriers to provide complete Web browsing to their customers. ThunderHawk removes the need for operators to build a limited number of specialized or streamlined Web sites for end users. The ThunderHawk thin-client solution is economically appealing because of shared hardware resources, allowing for a low financial investment over time. "We've now focused the time-tested Bitstream font rendering skills on the cell-phone screen, enabling clear and easy display of a Web page on a 176-by-220-pixel SmartPhone viewer," explained Anna Chagnon, President of Bitstream. "Wireless carriers can offer ThunderHawk to differentiate themselves from other carriers who deliver only text-based pages or WAP- or cHTML-based pages," she continued. "Our ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition lets ThunderHawk customers, whether browsing privately or logging on to a corporate intranet, gain immediate access to the information they need, in a format they instantly recognize." About ThunderHawk ThunderHawk is a client-server solution for wireless Web browsing across enterprise networks. ThunderHawk Enterprise Server gives a company's mobile workforce complete access to Internet and corporate intranet Web pages. Bitstream is working with key strategic partners in the computer and telecommunications industries and welcomes inquiries from other organizations who wish to license ThunderHawk. ThunderHawk brings the desktop Web browsing experience to mobile device users. It allows a Pocket PC with a 320x240 color LCD screen to display a legible leg·i·ble adj. 1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting. 2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition. SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. (800x600) or VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640x480) screen of a Web page. It also allows a SmartPhone with a 176x200 color LCD screen to display an 800x946-pixel Web page. You can view ThunderHawk screen shots at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless. Bitstream relied on its 20 years of font experience to create this first wireless Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . ThunderHawk renders text using the Wireless Font Set, made up of high-quality fonts that render well at small point sizes on any display. The fonts are designed specifically for wireless devices and produce high-quality output for color LCD, anti-aliased, and black-and-white displays, fitting as much text as possible onto their small screens, as well as providing maximum legibility leg·i·ble adj. 1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting. 2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition. in such displays. If your company is interested in ThunderHawk, e-mail the company at thunderhawk@bitstream.com, contact Bitstream at 800-522-3668 or 617-497-6222, or visit the company on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com. About Bitstream Bitstream is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc(R) 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. (R) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of information appliances See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. , wireless and handheld 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. , and printers. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Building on this experience, Bitstream has released ThunderHawk(TM), a breakthrough technology for the wireless Web. Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first independent digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com(TM) Inc. (http://www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts online. Also in 1999, Bitstream established Pageflex, (www.pageflexinc.com), the pioneer of a new direction in composition software: Web-top publishing. Bitstream has headquarters in Cambridge. Note to Editors: Bitstream, Font Fusion, and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and the Bitstream logo and ThunderHawk are trademarks, of Bitstream Inc. MyFonts.com is a trademark of MyFonts.com Inc., a Bitstream company. Pageflex is a registered trademark of Pageflex, a division of Bitstream. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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