Bitstream Licenses TrueDoc to LSI Logic Corporation as Font Rendering
Technology for Turn Key Set-Top-Box Chip Set
03:00 p.m May 19, 1998 Eastern
TrueDoc to be core font rendering technology in LSI Logic's
Integra(tm) set-top-box chip set
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998--Cable & Satellite '98
Bitstream Inc., (Nasdaq: BITS) announced today that it has license its
TrueDoc(R) high-quality font rendering technology to LSI Logic. TrueDoc
will be the core font rendering in LSI Logic's Integra set-top-box chip
sets and future variants to support the Interactive Digital Satellite
and Cable marketplaces. TrueDoc will provide complete multilingual
capabilities for LSI Logic's worldwide product distribution requirements
as part of a turnkey solution. TrueDoc will be implemented in LSI
Logic's set-top-box development platforms.
"LSI's strategy to provide software with the set-top-box chip set is a
significant development for the interactive television (ITV) marketplace,"
said Greg Porell, Director of Product Management and Strategic Planning
for Bitstream's Type and Type Technology Division. "This solution
resolves the font rendering memory requirements problem the ITV market
has stumbled over the past several years. TrueDoc will provide the
high-quality, multilingual character generation LSI's customers are
demanding without placing high memory demands on the set-top."
TrueDoc is an extremely compact and efficient font rendering technology
designed to deliver high-quality text across multiple platforms.
Compatible with all industry standard font formats, TrueDoc's low
memory requirements and low processor overhead is ideal for embedded
environments. TrueDoc delivers scaleable outlines, producing well-formed
characters regardless of output size. A number of special effects are
available from TrueDoc which enhance text quality on all low-resolution
displays. Special effects include antialising and color blending to
produce the best possible output for text and background color
combinations. TrueDoc can be integrated into a server/client configuration,
conserving bandwidth and memory resources on the receiving platform.
Multiple language support is provided by TrueDoc, which has the ability
to store double-byte data at the server level, or in the set-top box
configuration.
"LSI wants to provided a great font solution for its set-top-box
platforms, and Bitstream's TrueDoc is the best solution," said Nicholas
Dunn, Product Marketing Manager for set-top-boxes at LSI Logic
Corporation. "LSI Logic partnered with Bitstream tp provide the best
turn-key solution for our customers."
With Bitstream's TrueDoc technology in the chip set, LSI customers will
be able to handle all language capabilities for worldwide set-top box
distribution. As part of the chip set, Bitstream font technology will
provide all start-up menus and electronic programming guide text on
screen. LSI customers will have full-licensing opportunities for the
Bitstream technology.
About LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic (NYSE:LSI) The System on a Chip Company(R), is a leading supplier of custom
high-performance semiconductors, with operations worldwide. The company enables customers to
build complete systems on a single chip with its CoreWare(R) design program, therefore increasing
performance, lowering system costs and accelerating time to market. LSI Logic develops
application-optimized products in partnership with trendsetting customers and operates leading-edge,
high-volume manufacturing facilities to produce submicron chips. LSI Logic Corporation is
headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035, 408-433-8000. About
Bitstream Inc.
Bitstream Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops, markets and supports
software technologies and applications for the graphics communications industry. Through its Type
and Type Technology Division, Bitstream licenses leading text imaging and page layout technologies,
such as TrueDoc(R), NuDoc(tm), and Bitstream Jet(tm), to hundreds of independent developers.
Through its Archetype Applications Division, Bitstream develops publishing applications, such as its
MediaBank(tm) digital asset manager and the InterSep(tm) OPI server. Thousands of corporations,
publishers, ad agencies and prepress houses use the applications. Complementing these products,
Bitstream markets and supports an extensive multi-lingual library of over 1,400 typefaces. For more
information on Bitstream and its products, please visit the company on the World Wide Web.
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