NDS Licenses Font Fusion from Bitstream.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services integrates 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. in its software and interactive applications for cable and satellite systems worldwide Bitstream Inc. (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 : BITS) and NDS Group NDS Group plc is a DRM and conditional access firm. It is listed on the NASDAQ (symbol NNDS), but its major shareholder is News Corporation. The company is headquartered in West Drayton (near Heathrow), United Kingdom. The CEO of NDS is Abe Peled. plc (NASDAQ/EASDAQ: NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ) have announced today that they have entered into a global agreement to license Font Fusion, Bitstream's next generation font rasterizing rasterizing - rasterising engine, and to license Bitstream's stroke-based simplified Chinese font. This new agreement enables NDS to offer additional interactive solutions to its worldwide customer base and to offer cost-effective set-top boxes for the China cable market. The NDS and Bitstream collaboration will be shown for the first time at BIRTV 2000 exhibition (August 23-26) in Beijing running on a Legend set-top box. Font Fusion is the convergence of Bitstream's T2K T2K Tempest 2000 (game; sequel to Tempest) T2K Time 2 Kill (gaming clan) (R) and TrueDoc(R) technology in an advanced, object-oriented architecture. NDS has incorporated Font Fusion in its Open VideoGuard(R) conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. software and interactive applications for digital pay-TV broadcasters and set-top box manufacturers. NDS' open and flexible software solutions provide the secure delivery of entertainment and information to TVs and PCs over cable, satellite, terrestrial, and telecommunication links. Font Fusion provides developers with full font fidelity and high-quality typographic output at any resolution on any device, while maintaining the integrity of the original character shapes. In addition, Font Fusion performs well in memory-constrained environments. For example, a complete traditional Chinese TrueType font with over 13,500 characters can occupy as much as 8MB. With Font Fusion, the same characters occupy less than 0.5MB, representing considerable savings in set-top box memory costs Font Fusion is designed for 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. , software applications, Web applications, low-resolution screen devices, multimedia servers, high-definition television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. screens (HDTVs), set-top boxes, continuous tone printers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other 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 Internet and wireless appliances. "The combined elements of the Internet and television in an interactive medium are an ideal deployment for Font Fusion. We are very excited to be partners with one of the leading suppliers of open conditional access software systems and interactive applications," said Anna Chagnon, President of Bitstream. "Font Fusion offers the quality, speed, and compactness that is so important in the memory-constrained environments inherent to set-top boxes, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , and other digital and Internet appliances. We are very pleased that NDS chose Font Fusion to be part of Open VideoGuard." Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager, NDS Asia Pacific, said, "NDS and our partners are rolling out new interactive broadcasting systems in the China cable market. China is a massively growing broadcast market and this agreement with Bitstream will pave the way for lower STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box costs and quicker time to market of Chinese-language interactive applications and provide enhanced viewing options to Chinese viewers." She added, "We have hired additional Chinese developers in Beijing who are already working on developing Chinese language interactive applications, to incorporate Bitstream's Font Fusion technology, which will run on the Legend set-top box for the Information Network Center (INC) national cable network." About Bitstream, the Internet Font Technology Company Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs for a wide variety of markets. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc(R), WebFont(TM), and Font Fusion(TM) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of Internet appliances, wireless devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems, printers, and personal digital assistants. Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com, Inc. (http://www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. About NDS NDS (Nasdaq/Easdaq: NNDS) is a leading supplier of open conditional access software and interactive systems for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to TVs, set-top boxes, personal computers, and mobile devices. The company also develops security solutions for broadband Internet multicasting applications. NDS systems enable broadcasters, content providers, and enterprises on the leading edge of the convergence of TV and the Internet to profit from digital TV and interactive services, including integrating and delivering Internet and TV content, data broadcasting, and e-commerce transactions. A portfolio of services including consulting, systems design and integration, support and maintenance complements NDS' systems and technologies. NDS customers provide services to over 50 percent of the world's digital satellite subscriber base, and more than 18.5 million viewers of pay television currently use NDS technologies. NDS, headquartered in the United Kingdom, has offices worldwide, employs over 1,000 people, and continues to make a major commitment to R&D with over 450 employees at research centers in Israel, the United Kingdom, and China. More information can be found at http://www.nds.com. NDS' largest shareholder is News Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : "NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ," "NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare .A"), a global media and entertainment company. The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements relate to the plans, projections or future performance of NDS, which involve certain risks and uncertainties, including risk of market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, possible regulatory changes, technological developments, the impact of competitive pricing and the ability of NDS and its commercial partners to develop systems and solutions which meet the needs of the broadcasting industry in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as well as certain other risks and uncertainties which are detailed in NDS' filings with the SEC. Company or product names have been used for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion and WebFont are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. T2K is a registered trademark of Type Solutions, Inc., a Bitstream company. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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