Bitstream Announces Development of New FontServer for Linux
December 15, 1999 11:59 AM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999--
New font server from Bitstream will provide font management and allow
use of industry-standard fonts in Linux operating system and applications
Bitstream Inc. BITS announced today that the company is developing a font server for the Linux operating system that can render PostScript Type 1 fonts, in addition to TrueType and other industry standard font formats. More importantly, this development will also provide the first font manager for Linux, which makes font management comparable to what is available on Windows or the Macintosh. Users can install any commercially available fonts, and preview fonts before they are installed. They can also group fonts into catalogs, create, change, or rename font groups, and delete font groups or individual fonts.
This technology will help the Linux platform overcome one of its most significant barriers to acceptance in the corporate desktop and home computer markets. Bitstream's Linux font server succeeds in making fonts on Linux user-friendly, by providing robust and intuitive font management never before available on the operating system.
With a long history of delivering technology that makes fonts easy to use anywhere, Bitstream is uniquely positioned to introduce a font rendering and font management solution for Linux. Built on technology acquired from Gallium Software, Inc. in 1996, this solution will provide Linux developers with an essential font technology for future product considerations.
"We are confident that Linux developers will welcome Bitstream's new font server," said Paul Trevithick, president of Bitstream. "This development will succeed in creating new opportunities for Bitstream in the surging Linux market, and allow Bitstream to play a pivotal role in the success of the Linux operating system, particularly for the desktop platform."
For more information about the Linux font server that Bitstream is developing, or if you are a Linux developer interested in licensing this technology, please contact Bitstream OEM Sales at (617) 497-6222.
About Bitstream, the Internet Font Company
Bitstream Inc. BITS , headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a leading developer of type technology, digital typefaces, and type customization services for the graphics communications industry. Bitstream licenses its WebFont(TM) and Font Fusion(TM) font portability and rendering technology to hundreds of industry-leading Internet, Web, and publishing software applications developers, as well as to manufacturers of computers, printers, set-top boxes, and other devices. Bitstream has been awarded several patents that cover aspects of creating subsetted fonts, managing and rendering portable font objects, and using portable fonts for Web publishing. Bitstream also offers on-demand marketing software through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pageflex Inc. For more information on Bitstream and its products, visit the company on the World Wide Web at www.bitstream.com.
Bitstream is a registered trademark, and FontTastic, WebFont, and Font Fusion are trademarks, of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Bitstream Inc. Dan McDermott (617) 520-8387 dmcdermott@bitstream.com
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