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Bitstream Releases New Hebrew Fonts; Comprised of High-Quality Display Faces and Text Fonts, Each Includes the Euro Currency Symbol, Designed Specifically in the Typeface Style.


Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: BITS) announced today the release of four new, high-quality Hebrew typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif
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  • Aldus
  • Antiqua
  • Aster
  • Baskerville
  • Bell (Monotype) Didone classification serif type deisgned by Richard Austin, 1788
  • Bembo
  • Benguiat
. This is the third in an ongoing release of international fonts, which follows Bitstream's releases of Cyrillic and Greek designs.

All fonts are available for purchase:
-- on the Web: http://store.bitstream.com

-- by phone: 800.522.3668 (U.S. only) or 617.497.6222

-- by fax: 617.868.0784

-- by e-mail: sales@bitstream.com


The fonts are available in Windows(R) TrueType(R) format. They use the standard Hebrew character The Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.

The forewings of this species are greyish to rufous brown.
 set (Microsoft Code Page 1255). Each font includes the euro currency symbol, designed specifically for each 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 .

This release of Hebrew fonts includes:

-- Frank Ruehl (with Latin characters based on Dutch(TM) 801 bold)

-- Hadassah (with Latin characters based on Century 751 semi bold)

-- Swiss(TM)721 Hebrew (roman and bold, with Latin characters based on Swiss 721 roman and bold)

"With this latest release of Hebrew fonts, we continue our commitment to developing high-quality designs as part of our new series of international fonts," said Sue Zafarana, Director, Custom Products.

To find out more about these fonts, you are encouraged to visit http://www.bitstream.com or to send e-mail to sales@bitstream.com.

About Bitstream

Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) 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. (TM) 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 is currently developing ThunderHawk(TM), a breakthrough technology for the wireless Web.

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 Dutch, Font Fusion, Swiss, and ThunderHawk are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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