Font news - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/9721.xml News and information from Ascender Corporation related to type design, font software, and font-related products and services. - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 http://www.prweb.com/userfiles/200606/AscenderCorpLogo200x58.jpg Happy Image http://www.prweb.com/ Ascender Corp Announces New Fonts Licensed From Chank & Typodermic http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116094.htm Ascender Corp announced new distribution agreements with Chank and Typodermic, two ground-breaking type foundries. Ascender will offer these new fonts to software & hardware developers, creative professionals and consumers through its various distribution channels including www.AscenderFonts.com and www.FontMarketplace.com (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116094.htm Ascender Corp. Fonts Featured in Microsoft Products http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb858464.htm XNA Game Studio and Syndicated Client Experiences (SCE) Starter Kit both leverage sample fonts licensed from Ascender Corp. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb858464.htm Eco-Friendly Font Pack Introduced by Ascender Corp http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb868934.htm Ascender Eco-Friendly Font Pack, a set of specially-priced natural & organic-looking fonts with matching templates for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is now available from http://www.FontMarketplace.com for only $14.99 for Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista. (PRWeb Apr 18, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb868934.htm Ascender Corp. Offers Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Fonts http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb856544.htm Problem solved for Mac OS X users who need fonts compatible with Office 2008 for Mac. (PRWeb Apr 17, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb856544.htm St. Patrick's Day Fonts Introduced by FontMarketplace.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb704473.htm A set of specially-priced Celtic fonts with matching Microsoft Word templates for St. Patrick's Day cards, invitations and other projects is now available from http://www.FontMarketplace.com. The Ascender St. Patrick's Day Font Pack retails for only $9.99 and supports both Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb704473.htm FontMarketplace.com Introduces Valentine's Day Fonts http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb664043.htm FontMarketplace.com has introduced a set of specially-priced set of fonts with matching Microsoft Word templates for St. Valentine's Day cards, invitations and other projects. (PRWeb Jan 31, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb664043.htm Ascender Corp. Extends its European Presence http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb638691.htm Johannes Birkenbach to lead sales & marketing for Ascender custom font development and font software licensing in Germany and Europe. (PRWeb Jan 22, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb638691.htm FontMarketplace.com Debuts New Holiday Card Font Packs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573043.htm FontMarketplace.com is introducing specially-priced sets of fonts with matching Microsoft Word templates for Hanukkah Cards, Christmas Cards and other holiday projects. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573043.htm Ascender Creates the New Droid Font Collection for Open Handset Alliance's Android Platform http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566204.htm Ascender Corporation, a leading provider of advanced font products and innovative applications for mobile devices, today announced the Droid font collection, a set of custom fonts designed and engineered for use in the system User Interface (UI) fonts in the Android platform. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566204.htm Ascender Corp Provides Fonts to Open Handset Alliance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566301.htm Ascender Corp, a leader in fonts for mobile phones, announced that it has joined the Open Handset Alliance and developing a collection of fonts that will be delivered as part of the Android platform. The fonts will be used as part of the User Interface and will provide support for multiple languages. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566301.htm FontMarketplace.com Website Launched by Ascender Corp. for Home & Office Users http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557653.htm FontMarketplace.com is a new font website for home and office consumers featuring affordable, high quality TrueType fonts presented in usage categories to make browsing, selecting, downloading and installation an enjoyable experience. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557653.htm Microsoft Fonts Featured in Apple iPhone Now Available from Ascender Corp. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb545891.htm Ascender Corp. has an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to offer its popular font collection for license to end users, enterprises, and software & hardware developers. Microsoft recently announced a font agreement with Apple, and Ascender is proud to offer these fonts to other companies interested in enhancing their web browsing and document compatibility solutions. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb545891.htm Ascender Corp Announces Font License Program for Server and Web Applications http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb536057.htm Ascender Corporation announced a new licensing program for font software implementations with server-based applications. This new program addresses the limitations with standard end user font licenses. The Ascender Server Font License program grants organizations the right to install fonts on a server for use with an application that can be accessed by an unlimited number of users. The server license is available for either internal use (i.e. an Intranet within an entity), or external use (for Internet-based applications). (PRWeb Jun 28, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb536057.htm Microsoft ClearType Font Collection Now Available for License from Ascender Corporation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531438.htm Ascender Corporation announced an agreement with Microsoft that allows it to distribute the new ClearType fonts featured in Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. The ClearType fonts appeal to end users, graphic designers and enterprises for use in earlier versions of Windows, non-Windows operating systems or in applications other than Microsoft® Office. The Microsoft ClearType Font Collection can be downloaded from the http://www.ascendercorp.com website. (PRWeb Jun 7, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531438.htm Ascender Personality Kit Enhanced for Windows Mobile 5.0 Devices http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb513313.htm A new version of the Ascender® Personality Kit™ for Windows™ Mobile 5.0 devices is now available for handset manufacturers and wireless carriers to license as a value-add or promotional item. The new version of the software can be embedded or installed into a mobile device so users can change how their smartphone looks and sounds by using matched sets of ringtones, themes, background images and fonts. (PRWeb Mar 23, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb513313.htm Ascender Font System to Include Font Rasterizer Licensed from Microsoft http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb501786.htm Ascender Corporation, a leading provider of fonts for hardware & software developers, today announced that they have entered into an agreement with Microsoft which enables Ascender to distribute Microsoft's industry leading font rasterizer. The Microsoft font rasterizer uses patented TrueType rendering algorithms that allows hinted TrueType fonts to be rendered with greater accuracy on-screen. The opportunity to render hinted fonts has consistently been sought after by consumer electronics, mobile devices, industrial displays and many other products with which feature a screen to display text. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb501786.htm Ascender Personality Kit Introduced for Windows Mobile 5.0 Devices http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb477570.htm The Ascender® Personality Kit™ is an inexpensive consumer product for Windows™ Mobile 5.0 devices that changes how a Smartphone looks and sounds. The software runs on a Windows PC and lets the user select from over 50 "personalities". Each personality contains a matching ringtone, theme, background image and font. The software makes it easy for users to select and install a personality onto Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphones and Pocket PC phones and customize their device with unique, attention-getting looks and sounds. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2006)

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]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb477570.htm Ascender Corp. Announces New Asian Font Format for Mobile Devices http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445712.htm The Ascender Compact Asian Format (ACAF) is a new technology targeted at consumer electronics and mobile device manufacturers to display high quality Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) scripts with significantly reduced memory requirements over TrueType or OpenType fonts. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

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]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445712.htm Ascender Corporation Announces Unicode® 5.0 Compliant Font Solution http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb413726.htm Ascender Corporation, a leading provider of advanced font products, today announced that it is releasing a Unicode-compliant font solution to meet the Unicode 5.0 specification. Ascender has a range of Unicode-compliant fonts for software & hardware developers, enterprises, and creative professionals, and is announcing a program to develop updates with enhanced language support for the latest Unicode specification. Ascender offers flexible implementations including a single “big font” or a series of language modules for specific geographic regions. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2006)

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]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb413726.htm Fonts for High Definition DVD (HD DVD) Announced http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb409695.htm Ascender Corp today announced a set of OpenType fonts for HD DVD authors as part of the Microsoft HD DVD Interactivity Jumpstart Package. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2006)

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]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb409695.htm Ascender Corporation Announces Font Sublicensing Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb404141.htm Ascender Corp. is the first font software company to offer a sublicensing program for developers of Mobile Devices and Digital TVs, which allows developers to offer a more complete solution by incorporating fonts into their products (and eliminating the hassle of forcing their customers to solve their own font problems). (PRWeb Jun 27, 2006)

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]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb404141.htm Ascender Corp Expands Font Research & Development Team http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb401011.htm Ascender Corporation, specialists in fonts optimized for on-screen legibility and multilingual support, announced the appointment of Jeff Finger, PhD, as their Chief Research Scientist to assist in the development of fonts and font rendering software targeted at hardware & software developers. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2006)

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]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb401011.htm Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Fonts Announced http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb382166.htm Ascender Corporation announced a license with Microsoft for a set of eight original OpenType fonts to showcase the advanced typographic features Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Software Development Kit (SDK). (PRWeb May 12, 2006)

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]]> Fri, 12 May 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb382166.htm Study of Web Fonts Released http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb382049.htm Ascender Corporation announces of a study of over 4500 free and shareware fonts commonly found on the Internet. This is the first study of its kind and it identified significant quality of these fonts and their diminished viability for use in ideas being considered by the W3C for new Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) recommendations. (PRWeb May 8, 2006)

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]]> Mon, 08 May 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb382049.htm New OpenType Handwriting Font Released by Ascender Corp. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb339868.htm Lindsey™ Pro is a new handwriting style font with advanced OpenType features including alternative characters and ligatures. Lindsey Pro is Ascender Corporation's second OpenType Pro font, and is perfect for a wide range of documents, from Valentine's Day cards to memos and letters. (PRWeb Feb 1, 2006)

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]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb339868.htm Ascender Corp Releases its First OpenType Pro Font http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb323689.htm Pericles Pro is a new set of OpenType fonts from Ascender Corp. with rich typographic features that appeal to creative professionals for use with Adobe Creative Suite or QuarkXPress 7 applications, and to software developers using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). (PRWeb Dec 19, 2005)

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