REPEAT/Extensis Announces Free Adobe Illustrator Plug-in for New Suitcase 10.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers REPEATING...inserting ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2001 Plug-in Uses Apple(R) FontSync(TM) Technology for Auto-activation of Specific Fonts Used in Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) Documents Extensis has announced it will release a free Suitcase plug-in for Adobe Illustrator A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. It provides sophisticated tracing and text manipulation capabilities as well as color separations. Included is Adobe Type Manager and a selection of Type 1 fonts. that automatically activates fonts used in Illustrator documents. The plug-in ensures that any time an Illustrator file is opened, the exact fonts used in the file are automatically activated. The announcement was made today at the MacWorld Conference & Expo, being held at the Jacob J. Javits Center in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The plug-in will be free-of-charge to registered Suitcase 10 users, and will be available in August through the Extensis web site at www.extensis.com. "Automatic font activation is extremely useful to creative professionals," said Michael Wong Michael Wong is the name of:
Importance of Apple FontSync The Suitcase 10 plug-in utilizes the industry standard font matching technology developed by Apple Computer. FontSync, built into every version of Mac OS 9 and above, provides a way to identify fonts beyond simply the font name. Identification is based on the content of the font, such as whether or not the font is Postscript or Truetype, what the kerning In proportional spacing, the tightening of space between letters to create a visually appealing flow to the text. Letter combinations, such as WA, MW and TA, are routinely kerned for better appearance. See tracking. has been set to, and which ligatures it includes. Using Apple's FontSync in conjunction with Suitcase 10 ensures the exact font used to create a document is used when the document is edited at a later date. 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. Automatically activate fonts, preview them 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 Suitcase 10, visit: http://www.extensis.com/suitcaseten For information on fonts in OS X, visit: http://www.extensis.com/suitcase/fonts_and_osx.html Pricing and Availability The English version of Suitcase 10 is now shipping and available from Extensis for $99.95US for full product, $49.95US for upgrades from other Suitcase versions. Competitive upgrades are also $49.95US. The Adobe Illustrator plug-in is free to all registered users of Suitcase 10. Suitcase 10 Server is available from Extensis for $999.95US, including 5 free copies of Suitcase 10 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 August 2001. 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 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. 8.6-9.1 and requires a Macintosh Power PC or equivalent, 10 MB of hard disk space and 32 MB RAM. The free Illustrator plug-in supports Adobe Illustrator 8-9. About Extensis Products Group Extensis Products Group develops, publishes, markets and supports software and Internet-based services for design 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 efficient. Extensis' award-winning products are distributed worldwide. Founded in 1993, Extensis Products Group, 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.com, (Nasdaq:IMGX) is based in Portland, Oregon. For additional information please visit our website at www.extensis.com or call 800/796-9798. Extensis and the Extensis logo are trademarks of Extensis Products Group. Suitcase is a trademark of Symantec Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Certain statements in this press release contain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the 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. Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management only as of the date of this release and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in ImageX.com's registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 filed on May 14, 2001 and its 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, which was filed on March 22, 2001. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. ImageX.com 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. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion