Monotype Imaging to Launch a ''Textual Revolution'' at BREW 2006 Conference; Scalable, Multilingual Font Technologies Unlock the Power of Text for BREW Mobile Phone Community.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. Imaging Inc., a global provider of font and imaging technologies, is leading a Textual Revolution at Booth #60 of the BREW 2006 Conference, May 31- June 2 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Monotype Imaging's presence at the show will feature a speaker presentation, technology introductions and a series of demonstrations surrounding the launch of the company's scalable, multilingual capabilities for QUALCOMM's BREW(R) solution, including a suite of fonts that will add a new dimension to cell phone communications. "As one of the most important industry events of the year, we view the BREW 2006 Conference as an opportunity to evangelize e·van·gel·ize v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es v.tr. 1. To preach the gospel to. 2. To convert to Christianity. v.intr. To preach the gospel. the value of scalable fonts A font that is created in the required point size when needed for display or printing. The dot patterns (bitmaps) are generated from a set of outline fonts, or base fonts, which contain a mathematical representation of the typeface. and multilingual technology for mobile phones," said John Seguin, senior vice president and general manager of Monotype Imaging's Display Imaging group. "Fonts are a gateway to the user interface (UI) and global markets, and in that respect, fonts are revolutionary in the way that they shape the user experience. Text that displays poorly or can't support complex scripts like Arabic or Hindi is ineffective as a global communications tool. The fonts we've developed for mobile phones will allow users to connect clearly and efficiently." "Moreover, our typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif Here you can find a graphical version of this table.
Bryan Comeau, senior software engineer at Monotype Imaging, will lead a technology seminar titled, "The Textual Revolution: How New Capabilities Using Scalable Fonts and Multilingual Technology Can Vastly Improve your BREW Offering." The presentation will be held Friday, June 2, in room Manchester C from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The BREW 2006 Conference also will feature mobile phone demonstrations at the QUALCOMM and Monotype Imaging booths that highlight Monotype Imaging's iType(R) font engine and WorldType(R) 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. technologies, licensed by QUALCOMM and integrated into its uiOne(TM) offering. The uiOne solution enables over-the-air downloads of UI designs, allowing consumers to change the look of their handsets with themes and other customizable features. uiOne demos at BREW 2006 will also feature Monotype Imaging's scalable, theme-based fonts. The BREW solution drives the discovery and delivery of data services. BREW subscribers benefit from several offerings, which include: uiOne(TM) for rich, integrated and dynamic user experiences with fast access to high revenue services on wireless devices; deliveryOne(TM) for differentiated and tightly integrated, operator-managed support and delivery of advanced wireless data content and services; and marketOne(TM) for a quick-to-market, hosted, scalable content delivery service that includes media titles, flexible management and monetization, content provider settlement and business intelligence services. QUALCOMM offers this comprehensive set of BREW offerings to meet the needs of companies delivering mobile products and services around the world. About Monotype Imaging Based in Woburn, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Chicago, Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif., Japan and China, Monotype Imaging is the global leader in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, software developers and manufacturers of printers and display devices. The company also provides print drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging is home to the Monotype(R) typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics library, a collection that includes widely used designs such as the Arial(R), Times New Roman(R) and Gill Sans Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill in 1927-30. Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston (R) typeface families A group of typefaces that includes the normal, bold, italic and bold-italic variations of the same design. . Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions for most of the world's written languages. Information about Monotype Imaging and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.monotypeimaging.com, www.fonts.com, www.monotypefonts.com, www.customfonts.com, www.fontwise.com, www.itcfonts.com and www.faces.co.uk. QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. uiOne, deliveryOne and marketOne are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Monotype, WorldType, and iType are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Arial, Times New Roman and Gill Sans are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2006 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved. |
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