Bitstream Licenses TrueDoc to LSI Logic Corporation as Font Rendering
Technology for Turn Key Set-Top-Box Chip Set
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998--Cable & Satellite '98
TrueDoc to be core font rendering technology in LSI
Logic's Integra(tm) set-top-box chip set
Bitstream Inc., (Nasdaq: BITS - news) 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 [NYSE:LSI - news]. ''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 - news) 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
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