Bitstream Releases Version 1.05 of ThunderHawk; New Release Includes Support For SVGA -800x600- Display, Web-based E-mail and Applications, and more Automated Features.

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002

Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) today announced it is releasing version 1.05 of ThunderHawk(TM), Bitstream's wireless Web browsing technology, which brings the desktop browsing experience to wireless devices.

The new features in ThunderHawk include:

-- Three zoom modes, including the new high-resolution SVGA (800x600) virtual screen size

-- Support for Web-based e-mail and corporate Web-based applications

-- Support for more services and devices, including Vodafone UK GPRS, the Fujitsu/Siemens Loox Pocket PC, and all O2 XDA devices

-- RealOne Player support (currently supports Windows Media Player)

-- Improvements in performance and in rendering Web pages

-- Automatic connection to the Internet when starting ThunderHawk

-- Automatic import of proxy settings

-- Programmable power keys for easy entry of user names, passwords, etc.

-- Auto-repeat feature for keystrokes when entering URLs

-- Support for external keyboards

-- Automatic disconnection from the Internet when exiting ThunderHawk

"Since our first favorably received release of ThunderHawk just six months ago, our engineers have been working on making our wireless Web browser more robust," said Anna Chagnon, Bitstream president.

"Now you can use ThunderHawk for Web-based e-mail and applications. You can also automatically connect to the Internet when starting ThunderHawk -- and disconnect when exiting. Instead of asking users to type in complicated proxy settings, ThunderHawk imports them automatically. Together with our support for SVGA display and programmable keys, we have made the product eminently more useful. Our wireless Web browser allows people to stay connected."

ThunderHawk for the Pocket PC is available for purchase and a free 30-day trial. Customers who have a Pocket PC can download, test drive, and purchase ThunderHawk from the Bitstream Web site at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless. To take full advantage of these new features, existing customers can also upgrade their current subscription at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless.

System requirements for ThunderHawk:

--  A Pocket PC running Windows CE 3.0, PocketPC 2000, or Pocket PC
    2002 OS, such as:

    --  Audiovox Maestro, Audiovox Thera
    --  Casio Cassiopeia E-115, E-125, or E-200
    --  Compaq iPAQ
    --  Fujitsu/Siemens Loox
    --  HP iPAQ
    --  HP Jornada Pocket PC, 540 or later(a)
    --  Toshiba e310, e570, or e740
    --  Toshiba 2032 using Sprint Nationwide PCS Network
    --  02 XDA devices, including the Pocket PC Phone Edition from
        VoiceStream/T-Mobile

(Pocket PC devices other than those listed above may require
additional configuration.)

--  USB (cradle), serial (COM port), or IR (infrared) connection

--  CompactFlash Type 1 or Type 1 extended modem or network interface
    card (NIC)

--  Internet Service Provider account or network connection with
    Internet access(b)

(a) Although ThunderHawk may install on some 520 series of
Jornadas, the 520 series does not support ThunderHawk.

(b) Wireless Internet use requires a separately purchased modem
and service contract. Check with service providers for coverage and
availability in your area. Not all Web content is available.

About ThunderHawk

ThunderHawk brings the desktop Web browsing experience to mobile device users. It allows a Pocket PC, which typically has a 320x240 color LCD screen, to display a legible SVGA (800x600) or VGA (640x480) screen of a Web page. You can view ThunderHawk screen shots at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless. Bitstream has filed 13 preliminary patents in the United States on ThunderHawk and its underlying technologies.

Bitstream has relied on its 20 years of font experience in creating its first wireless Web browser. ThunderHawk renders text using the Wireless Font Set(TM), 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. The fonts are specifically designed to fit as much text as possible onto a small screen, as well as provide maximum legibility at small sizes.

If your company is interested in Bitstream ThunderHawk, contact Bitstream at 800/522-3668 or 617/497-6222, e-mail the company at: [e-mail], or visit the company on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com. Bitstream is working with key strategic partners who wish to license ThunderHawk.

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(TM) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of information appliances, wireless and handheld devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems and printers.

Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents in the United States 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 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 has headquarters in Cambridge. Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com.

Note to Editors: Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion, ThunderHawk, and Wireless Font Set are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.