Bitstream Releases First OpenType Pro Pack; Charter BT Pro Pack Marks New Initiative to Support Enhanced Cross-Platform Format of the Future.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) announced today that it is releasing its first OpenType Pro Pack, Charter BT(TM). The Charter BT Pro Pack features six fonts: roman, italic, bold, bold italic, black and black italic. The fonts include characters originally developed for expert sets, such as ligatures, ornaments Ornaments are a frequent embellishment to music. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. , old style figures, small caps See Small capital and superiors. They support Western, Central European and Eastern European languages. OpenType fonts are a cross-platform font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. format. The same OpenType font can be installed on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and Unix systems Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Mac OS X and Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. and 2000 have built-in support for OpenType. OpenType fonts also work on Linux, Unix and earlier versions of Windows, where they are recognized as TrueType fonts. "OpenType includes many more features than the standard TrueType and PostScript The de facto standard page description language (PDL) in the graphics arts industry as well as in commercial printing. Developed by Adobe, many printers and most imagesetters support PostScript by having a built-in PostScript interpreter. formats, including the ability to install the same font on different platforms, crucial for document portability," said Anna Chagnon, president and chief executive officer of Bitstream. "OpenType fonts boost productivity because graphic designers and business professionals don't have to wrestle with a lot of different fonts. With OpenType, you have larger character sets to work with and fewer font files to deal with." Chagnon continued: "This will be the first of many OpenType Pro Pack releases from Bitstream. We are starting with the Bitstream Originals, including Bitstream Iowan Old Style, Bitstream Arrus and Bitstream Amerigo, to name a few. Look for these and other OpenType Pro Packs from Bitstream in the coming months." Fonts are available for purchase: --On the Web: http://store.bitstream.com --By phone: 800-522-3668 (United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. only) or 617-497-6222 --By fax: 617-868-0784 --By e-mail: sales@bitstream.com About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) is a software development company that focuses on the presentation of data. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Note to Editors: Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream logo and Charter BT are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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