Extensis Ships Suitcase 10.1 for Mac OS X; Free Upgrade for Suitcase 10 Owners Available Immediately.Business Editors/Technology Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 Extensis today announced that its award-winning Suitcase font management solution is now compatible with Mac OS X. Suitcase makes activating, previewing and managing fonts faster and easier than ever before. Suitcase 10.1 for Mac OS X is available to all registered owners Registered Owner An individual or organization to whom certificates are directly issued and who, as a result, is recorded on the corporation's securityholder records (as maintained by the transfer agent). of Suitcase 10 (via electronic download) at no additional charge. "With the added support for Mac OS X, Extensis delivers the most robust font management solution available today," said Michael Wong Michael Wong is the name of:
cattle trough which served as crib for Christ. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] See : Nativity for Extensis. "Suitcase users now have the ability to activate fonts for Cocoa, Carbon and Classic applications simultaneously -- a first for a font manager See font scaler. in Mac OS X." In Mac OS X, there are four or more Fonts folders available to users; making font management more critical than ever before. With Suitcase 10.1, users can now view fonts in all Mac OS X font directories, and activate or de-activate fonts in Cocoa, Carbon and Classic applications. As users transition from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X applications, they can utilize Suitcase 10.1 across both operating environments. The Suitcase Bridge provides users an easy way to activate fonts for applications in Mac OS X Classic while operating in the Mac OS X Native environment, providing users with true font management capabilities. Additional Functionality New for Mac OS X Environment: Mac OS X Compatibility - Suitcase 10.1 brings true font management to Mac OS X, allowing users to activate fonts for Mac OS X and Classic applications. Additional Font Support - Suitcase 10.1 now supports Windows fonts (Open Type and TrueType) for Mac OS X applications. Scans Systems Font Directories - Mac OS X can have several system font The primary font used by the operating system or other control program to display messages and menus unless otherwise directed. directories making font management even more critical. Suitcase 10.1 shows users the fonts located in these font directories. Updated MenuFonts for Mac OS 9 Environment - Included with Suitcase 10.1 is an updated version of MenuFonts that enhances the font menus of many applications when operating in Mac OS 8.6 through 9.2.1. MenuFonts allows users to customize the appearance of their application's font menus. This is helpful to users when working with unfamiliar faces and makes choosing a font much easier. Pricing and Availability The English version of Suitcase 10.1 is available now for download from the Extensis web site. Suitcase 10.1 is available for a suggested retail price of $99.95US for full product, $49.95US for upgrades from previous versions of Suitcase; competitive upgrades at $59.95US. Suitcase 10 Server is available starting at a suggested retail price of $999.95US, including 5 free copies of Suitcase 10.1 for Macintosh. French, German and Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. product will be available in January 2002. Suitcase 10.1 is available to all registered owners of Suitcase 10 at no additional charge. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Suitcase 10.1 will support Macintosh Operating System (operating system) Macintosh Operating System - (Mac OS) Apple Computer, Inc.'s proprietary operating system for their Macintosh family of personal computers. The part of the operating system that simulates the desktop is called "Finder. 8.6-9.2.1 and Mac OS X (v 10.1 and higher) and requires a Macintosh Power PC or equivalent, 10 MB of hard disk space and 32 MB RAM for Mac OS 8.6 -9.2.1 or 128 MB RAM for Mac OS X. About Suitcase 10 Extensis Suitcase 10 is the fastest way to work with fonts. Packed with automated features that help you preview, organize and activate your fonts, Suitcase 10 makes it easy to find the right font fast. Activate only the fonts you need, preview fonts in several different ways, collect fonts for output, and create sample pages -- Suitcase does it all. Suitcase 10 also allows users to connect to Suitcase Server and synchronize See synchronization. fonts and files, including graphics, photos and text files. For additional information on new Extensis Suitcase 10, visit: www.extensis.com/suitcaseten. For information on font management and Mac OS X, visit: www.extensis.com/suitcase/fonts_and_osx.html About Extensis, Inc. Extensis, Inc. develops, publishes, markets and supports software and Internet-based services for design and marketing professionals. From design through output, Extensis products and services make the process of creating, editing, assembling and managing branded communication materials for print and electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. more productive and efficient. Extensis' award-winning products for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , Macintosh OS and the Internet are distributed worldwide. Founded in 1993, Extensis, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of ImageX, Inc., (Nasdaq:IMGX) is based in Portland, Oregon. For additional information please visit our website at www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798. Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. 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ImageX undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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