Adobe Pumps Up Font Folio

New Collection Offers Nearly 500 Additional Typefaces, Including OpenType Fonts
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5 -- Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the availability of the Font Folio 9.0 collection, with nearly 500 additional fonts. Adobe Font Folio is the most complete type solution available for design professionals working on print, Web and digital video projects. The new collection includes 2,750 Type 1 fonts from the Adobe Type Library, including more than 300 new fonts.

Additionally, for the first time, OpenType fonts will be included in Font Folio. These 190 cross-platform OpenType fonts, a font format jointly developed by Adobe and Microsoft, work on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems and contain an expanded character set for improved linguistic support and enhanced typographic functionality. Also, all typefaces in Font Folio 9.0 can be installed quickly and easily using the font control panel in Windows 2000 Professional and Server, which now includes native PostScript font support. Additionally, new versions of Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Deluxe, a font management tool, are provided with Font Folio 9.0.

The new high quality typefaces cover a wide range of styles, from traditional text typefaces to ornamental, handwriting and script typefaces. Several of the fonts also contain the Euro monetary symbol and the collection includes a set of special Adobe Euro fonts. All packages provide multiple language versions including French and German. Lastly, Font Folio 9.0 includes a new Adobe Type Reference Book and a Typography Primer. "For BMG Direct, the Adobe fonts represent an unfailing standard we can rely on for producing exceptional print, Web and dynamic media designs," said Debbie Allen, senior director, Studio and Digital Services. "The addition of almost 500 new fonts, along with the introduction of OpenType fonts to this collection provides us with an impressive variety to support our current design projects as well as expand our creative possibilities as our needs increase and change for future projects."

"With the growth of web design and digital video, type is no longer a tool just for print. Font Folio is the perfect solution for a company that needs to make their mark in any media," said Harold Grey, group product manager for Adobe Systems Incorporated. "The new OpenType fonts provide the flexibility these customers need for their work now and in the future."

Pricing and Availability
Adobe Font Folio 9.0 for Mac OS 7.6 through 9.x, Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows NT(R) 4.0 is available now in the United States and Canada through traditional Adobe channels, including www.adobe.com, mail order and reseller channels. Font Folio 9.0, which supports Macintosh and Windows operating systems in one package, is expected to sell at an estimated street price of US $8,999 with reduced upgrade pricing available. Adobe Font Folio supports a number of languages, including French, German and International English.

As an added benefit, Font Folio 9.0 is now available as part of the Adobe Transactional Licensing Program, offering customers a discount incentive on the purchase of Adobe software license extensions. Along with all of the fonts and the ATM Deluxe product, Font Folio 9.0 includes a 20-computer license. For more information on TLP, contact a local Adobe reseller.

About Adobe FontFolio
Known for its precision, craftsmanship and reliability, Adobe Font Folio is an exclusive offering of the entire Adobe Type Library, a world-class collection of the finest typefaces available. The collection includes typefaces from foundries such as Agfa Monotype, ITC, Linotype, MvB Design and LetterPerfect, as well as Adobe Originals and new OpenType fonts. To view the full Font Folio typeface collection, including new designs, or for more information about the product, visit the Adobe website at http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio.

About Adobe
Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for Network Publishing, including Web, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion.

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