FontAgent Pro Update Introduces Interface Enhancements, Improved Security and Faster Performance; Insider Software at Forefront of Support for Apple Bonjour Technology Providing Automatic Serverless Font-Sharing for Workgroups.LOS GATOS Los Gatos (lôs gä`tōs, lŏs, găt`əs), city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. , Calif. -- Insider Software announced today the release of FontAgent Pro FontAgent Pro is font management software for the Mac OS X operating system that repairs, optimizes and organizes fonts. It is developed and marketed by Insider Software. FontAgent Pro does the following: or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. management, diagnostics, optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. and repair. The new release builds upon the success of Insider's industry-leading font management solution by adding a number of enhancements including the following: --Improved verification of font integrity prior to activation --Refined startup set activation --Enhanced integrity of set-locking by eliminating the ability to modify the contents of a locked nested set --Improved performance of Font Compare(TM) view and font display updates resulting from database changes --Simplified options for importing fonts --Better searching of font comment details --Improved handling of fonts with corrupt resources --More stringent corruption checking when verifying Postscript fonts A scalable font technology from Adobe that renders fonts for both the printer and the screen. PostScript fonts come in Type 1 and Type 3 formats. Type 1 fonts use a simple, efficient command language and are widely used, but Type 3 are not. containing leading numeric numeric see numerical. numeric cluster see ten-key pad. characters in the font name --Hyperlinked table of contents in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. documentation --Implements support for Apple's Bonjour technology providing zero administration, zero configuration serverless font-sharing for workgroup creative collaboration About FontAgent Pro 3 With the release of FontAgent Pro 3, Insider accomplished two major objectives: it added extensive font management and performance features requested by creative professionals, while providing a suite of essential management tools for administrators and IT managers. Among the new features introduced in version 3 were: --Powerful live searching and fast filtering of font metadata. The new search feature examines fonts, weights, italics, families, libraries, foundries and custom comments and instantly displays results as the user enters criteria. Filtering can include activation date, shared date, and file format. --User-configurable startup sets that allow users to create and maintain an unlimited number of startup sets. --A new Setup Assistant that walks users through installation and setup for the ultimate in customization. --A new interface design that allows library and font set creation and activation with drag-and-drop simplicity. --Multiple WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. font views for fast font identification and selection. --The ability to protect sets and libraries from accidental deletion deletion /de·le·tion/ (de-le´shun) in genetics, loss of genetic material from a chromosome. de·le·tion n. Loss, as from mutation, of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome. with new font and set locking. --The ability to create standard environments with lockable startup sets and preferences. --Significant increases in auto-activation speed and database performance. --Additional user interface improvements that simplify font management and organizational tasks. --Automatic persistence of window, tab and column positions from session to session. --A new font diagnostic algorithm that improves performance and font-checking, further enhancing the industry's most reliable font analysis engine and eliminating font problems. --Automatic database optimization maintains efficiency and performance over time. Enthusiastic Response from Users and Administrators Users have found FontAgent Pro is the only product to solve all their font needs and eliminate font problems. As Chuck Sholdt, Vice President of Weather Central noted, "There aren't any other font management tools that consistently activate and deactivate de·ac·ti·vate tr.v. de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing, de·ac·ti·vates 1. To render inactive or ineffective. 2. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent). 3. fonts with the speed and reliability of FontAgent Pro. I was constantly having application crashes with competing font management products, but FontAgent Pro has made those crashes a thing of the past. The price is right, tech support treats you like a human and the product works as advertised. You can't ask for much more than that." 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. FontAgent Pro 3 requires Mac OS X version 10.2 or later (including Panther panther, name commonly applied to the leopard, especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguar and the puma. ), 3 MB of disk space and 10 MB of memory. Insider has been successfully testing FontAgent Pro with Tiger and expects to certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. 100% compatibility shortly after the commercial release of Tiger by Apple Computer, Inc. Pricing and Availability Release 3.0.1 of FontAgent Pro is free to all registered users of FontAgent Pro 3. For new purchasers, FontAgent Pro 3 has a suggested retail price of $99.95 and the Workgroup Edition with serverless font sharing is priced at $129.95. Users owning licenses of FontAgent Pro 2 and earlier can upgrade to Version 3.0.1 Standard Edition for $49.95 US. Upgrades for workgroup edition licenses are $64.95. CD versions of products are available for $10 more plus shipping and handling. About Insider Software Founded in 1994, Insider Software makes products that streamline the creative process. FontAgent and FontAgent Pro are registered trademarks of Insider Software, and FontPlayer, Font Compare, Insider, and the Insider logo and The New Face of Font Management and Repair are trademarks of Insider Software. Other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. (C) Insider Software 2005. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion