PORTLAND, Ore., June 2, 2009 –Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its groundbreaking technology allowing multiple fonts to be displayed simultaneously in a preview window.This innovative feature has revolutionized the way users preview fonts, and is currently in use by manyfont managersin the industry.
As a type collection increases, the list of fonts can be unwieldy and difficult to manage.With this functionality, users no longer need to scroll through thousands of fonts and preview them individually, but rather users easily preview a variety of typefaces from within one window, adjust point size on the fly, type in custom text and select the most appropriate font to be used in a document.
“Creative, print and publishing professionals who work in font-intensive environments have been benefiting greatly from this technology that has fundamentally changed font management,” said Thomas Phinney, Senior Product Manager for Font Solutions at Extensis.“Comparing fonts side-by-side in a preview window within your professionalfont managementapplication makes the selection process easier and faster.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the patent, number 7,539,939 and entitled “Preview Window to Preview Text in Several Different Fonts Simultaneously” to Extensis for its unique technology advancements infont management.Extensis cultivates an environment that is committed to breakthrough technology and currently owns several patents and has additional patent applications pending in the United States.
This font previewing capability can be found in Extensis’ leadingfont managementproducts includingUniversal Type Server,Suitcase FusionandSuitcase for Windows.
About Extensis
Extensis is a software developer that allows creative workgroups and professionals to streamline their workflow and securely manage their digital assets and fonts. Extensis’ award-winning client/server and desktop products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include Universal Type Server forserver-based font management, Suitcase forsingle-user font managementand the Portfolio suite fordigital asset management. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a division of Celartem Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For additional information, visitwww.extensis.comor call 1-800-796-9798.
About Celartem
Celartem Technology Inc. develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, Hercules:4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. with headquarters in Seattle.
Extensis, Suitcase, Suitcase Fusion and Universal Type Server are trademarks of Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc.
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Claire Taylor
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Extensis Europe
phone: +44 (0)1604 654 273
mobile: +44 (0) 7798 611 879
email:ctaylor@extensis.co.uk
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