Corel Licenses Bitstream's TrueDoc Technology; Font Fidelity Empowers Corel PRESENTS 6 Users.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1995--Windows desktop publishers can now create and distribute electronic documents with the confidence that their recipients can accurately view and output all fonts in the document -- regardless of the fonts' styles or formats. Bitstream Inc. announced today that Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. , whose 92 percent marketshare dominates the Windows graphics market, has licensed Bitstream(R) TrueDoc(TM) 2.0 Imaging Technology for potential use across the Corel product line. Part of the CorelDRAW(TM) 6 suite, Corel PRESENTS(TM) 6 will be the first Corel product to benefit from TrueDoc Technology's ability to display all typefaces in distributed electronic documents without embedding or synthesizing fonts. Corel PRESENTS 6, CorelDRAW(TM) 6 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a raster graphics editor created by Corel. The current version is Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3 (13). It is not sold by itself, but instead included with CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW Graphics Suite). Its main uses are image manipulation and creation of web graphics. (TM) 6 are among the 14 applications and utilities included in the CorelDRAW 6 suite. "Corel and Bitstream have a common goal: to make communication more effective," said Dr. Michael Cowpland Michael Cowpland (born April 23, 1943) is a Canadian entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder and one-time president, chairman and CEO of Corel, a Canadian software company. Cowpland was born in Bexhill, Sussex, England and obtained a BSc. , president and chief executive officer of Corel Corporation. "By investigating all of the competing technologies, we have determined that TrueDoc is the best so we would like to give our customers the opportunity to utilize this excellent technology." TrueDoc promotes creative presentation in Corel PRESENTS 6 TrueDoc will initially be integrated into the CorelPRESENTS- Runtime Player, a utility that plays back business and multimedia presentations created in Corel PRESENTS 6. The Corel PRESENTS Runtime-Player, with TrueDoc seamlessly built in, assures users that all fonts in Corel PRESENTS 6 presentations will be accurately reproduced at any resolution on any computer. Presenters often transfer their presentations to offsite computers minutes before they are expected to deliver a presentation. Using the Corel PRESENTS Runtime-Player, presenters can be confident that their audience will accurately view every font, including foreign characters (double-byte), ornate fonts and dingbats -- regardless of the machine displaying the presentation. A presenter does not have to think about what fonts will be available on remote systems displaying the presentation, allowing the focus to be solely on the content and desired effect. The Bitstream-Corel agreement gives the entire Corel product line, including Corel VENTURA A Windows desktop publishing program from Corel. It is a full-featured program suited for producing books and other long documents and includes several graphics functions from CorelDRAW. Corel VENTURA was formerly Ventura Publisher, developed by a company that was later acquired by Xerox. and CorelDRAW, the opportunity to incorporate TrueDoc to resolve all font issues. Corel's preeminence in the Windows graphics market means that as more Corel products integrate TrueDoc, the entire Windows desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, environment can achieve complete font fidelity. About TrueDoc 2.0 Licensed to ISVs as a Software Development Kit, TrueDoc 2.0 technology is independent of font format, application, character set, language, operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and devices. It is the only solution that solves the font fidelity problems traditionally associated with portable and electronic documents -- without compromising size, speed or font quality. Ultimately, TrueDoc frees authors to employ any combination of fonts in any format and guarantees that readers can view and print, regardless of whether those same fonts are installed on their systems. Font fidelity is achieved when the original look and feel of electronic documents is maintained on all screens and printers -- independent of the font format, application, character set, language or operating system. Font fidelity is a critical aspect of people's ability to share documents and information across the enterprise and around the world. TrueDoc has the potential to be incorporated into electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , online and Internet services, faxing, E-Mail messaging, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). authoring, electronic books and advertising, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and OpenDoc and other component software to integrate document editing, viewing and management functions. About Corel Corporation Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an award-winning developer and marketer of PC graphics and multimedia software. CorelDRAW(TM), Corel's industry- leading graphics software, is available in over 17 languages and has won over 200 international awards from major trade publications. Corel ships its products through a network of more than 160 distributors in 60 countries worldwide. Corel is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (symbol: COS) and 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 (symbol: COSFF). About Bitstream Inc. Bitstream Inc. is a leading developer of graphical and imaging communications solutions. An established industry leader in typographic See typography. technology, Bitstream Inc. licenses font technology and type to over 600 hardware and software developers worldwide. Bitstream products and technologies are licensed directly or through partners in the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, call Bitstream at 617/497-6222. -0- Note to Editors: Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc. TrueDoc is a trademark of Bitstream Inc. Corel PRESENTS 6, CorelDRAW 6 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 6 are trademarks of Corel Corporation. CONTACT: Bitstream Inc. Stefan Wennik, 617/497-6222 x621 stefan@bitstream.com or Neihaus Ryan Haller Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Melissa Walia, 415/615-7911 or melissa@nrh.com |
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