Bitstream Releases Version 2.0 of Global Text Composition Engine; Major Release of Bitstream Panorama Includes Full Support for Arabic, Hebrew, Indian and Other Complex Language Scripts.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- 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 the release of version 2.0 of Bitstream Panorama(TM), a small, portable line layout engine A layout engine, or rendering engine, is software that takes web content (such as HTML, XML, image files, etc.) and formatting information (such as CSS, XSL, etc.) and displays the formatted content on the screen. that enables developers to compose complex lines of text. The product features high-level APIs to lay out, position, substitute, and render characters in all international languages. "Companies today are creating products that must support languages in all countries in which they're sold or marketed. This new release of Bitstream Panorama gives developers anywhere the ability to compose text in any language. This includes complex scripting languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Indian," said Anna Chagnon, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bitstream. "Together with 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), Bitstream Panorama offers a complete line layout and font rendering solution for developers building consumer electronics devices, mobile phones, set-top boxes, and small 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. . This is a great product for developers who need a global font solution they can implement quickly and upgrade at any time." The following features were added for the Bitstream Panorama 2.0 release: --New shaping engine for Arabic, Hebrew, and Indian languages and scripts --Support for bi-directional and mixed-directional languages on the same line(s) of text --Support for layout of text in paragraph blocks --Support for text rendering of any length --Support for standard character set encodings (UTF (Unicode Transformation Format) See Unicode. UTF - UCS transformation format 8, UTF16, Unicode, ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. ) --Updated demo applications "Arabic, Hebrew, and Indian each have different language rules. This makes rendering fonts for these languages even more complex," stated Sampo Kaasila, Vice-President of Research and Development for Bitstream. "This new release of Bitstream Panorama both interprets OpenType rules and relies on its new shaping engine to substitute and position characters for scripting languages, resulting in a complete text composition solution for our developers." About Bitstream Panorama Bitstream Panorama is an easy-to-integrate product for consumer electronics devices, mobile phones, set-top boxes, and embedded systems. A small, portable, global text composition engine, Bitstream Panorama enables developers to draw strings of characters and lay out complex lines of text. The product supports all international languages, including Arabic and Indian scripts. Bitstream Panorama is object-oriented code written in C and a subset of C++ suitable for small embedded systems and devices. The product can be ported to any platform. OpenType Features --Can turn any feature on or off, apply them individually, and get the combined output --Supports important OpenType tables necessary for line layout: GDEF, GPOS GPOS Geographical Position GPos General Positioning LLC , and GSUB --Supports kerning information in OpenType fonts --Supports contextual substitution for scripting languages --Supports glyph A displayed or printed image. In typography, a glyph may be a single letter, an accent mark or a ligature. See grapheme. (character) glyph - An image used in the visual representation of characters; roughly speaking, how a character looks. A font is a set of glyphs. substitution (GSUB), including settings for script, language, and feature tags Color Formats --Supports industry-standard screen color formats including monochrome, RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). , and BGR BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (in Federal Republic of Germany) BGR Bulgaria (ISO Country code) BGR Blue Green Red (uncommon variant of RGB) --Supports 8 different pixel depths for R,G, and B color in RGB or BGR format Anti-Aliasing --Monochrome --Grayscale --LCD optimized Text Styles and Effects --Embossed --Engraved --Left Drop Shadow --Right Drop Shadow --Italics --Bold --Underline --Strikethrough Alignment and Positioning --Supports left, right, centered, and justified alignment of text --Can customize left and right indentation in·den·ta·tion n. A notch, a pit, or a depression. space Customizable --Port to any platform --Highly configurable, depending on trade-offs between code size and feature support --Use any OpenType features you want, and turn off the features you don't want --Choose glyphs to substitute on the fly --Get glyph data in many ways, depending on your requirements for conserving speed and performance About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that makes communications compelling. 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 include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology. For more information, please visit Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. Bitstream and Font Fusion are registered trademarks and the Bitstream logo and Bitstream Panorama are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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