Bitstream and Linotype Announce Partnership; Bitstream to Be Reseller of Linotype Fonts in the United States and Canada.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BAD HOMBURG Bad Hom·burg A city of west-central Germany at the foot of the Taunus Mountains near Frankfurt. It is a famous spa and resort. Population: 53,200. , Germany & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2003 Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) and Linotype GmbH today announced a partnership that enables Bitstream to be a reseller of Linotype fonts in the 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. and Canada. Both Bitstream and Linotype are known internationally as producers of high-quality typefaces. Bitstream will resell Linotype fonts and Linotype font collections in the United States and Canada. In addition, Bitstream and Linotype plan to release new font collections with both Bitstream and Linotype fonts, and explore other co-development possibilities. All of the fonts in the Linotype Typeface Library are available for purchase. "Having a world-renowned strategic partner like Linotype is a great leap forward Great Leap Forward, 1957–60, Chinese economic plan aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Initiated by Mao Zedong, the plan emphasized decentralized, labor-intensive industrialization, typified by the construction of thousands of backyard steel for us and of particular value to our customers," said Anna Chagnon, president of Bitstream. "This new agreement allows us to expand Linotype's presence in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and gives our customers a more comprehensive pool of high-quality fonts to choose from." "We are proud to welcome Bitstream Inc. as one of our partners in the U.S. and Canadian market and will ensure that we help start up our cooperation in the best way possible. Strong partnerships such as this one with Bitstream are essential these days. With the world economy recovering slowly, there is a high demand for synergetic synergetic /syn·er·get·ic/ (sin?er-jet´ik) synergic. syn·er·get·ic adj. Synergistic. power," said Bruno Steinert, managing director of Linotype Library GmbH. 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, 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 full-featured browser for the wireless Web. Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first independent digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com(TM) Inc. (www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Also in 1999, Bitstream established Pageflex(TM) Inc. (www.pageflexinc.com), the pioneer of a new direction in composition software: Web-top publishing. Bitstream has headquarters in Cambridge. About Linotype Library GmbH Linotype Library GmbH, a division of the Heidelberg Group, was founded 115 years ago. Its headquarters are in Bad Homburg. Based on this long tradition Linotype Library develops state-of-the-art font technology, and today offers more than 5,500 original fonts, covering the whole typographic See typography. spectrum from antique to modern, from East to West, and from classical to experimental. Linotype FontExplorer, a specially developed browser and navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. , supports rapid font selection. All fonts are available on CD in PostScript and TrueType, and can also be ordered online for instant download at www.linotype.com. In addition to supplying digital fonts, Linotype Library also offers comprehensive and individual consultation and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for font applications in worldwide (corporate) communications. 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 Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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