ThunderHawk for the Pocket PC is available for purchase and for a free 30-day trial. Customers who have a Pocket PC can download, test drive, and purchase ThunderHawk from the Bitstream Web site at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless .

The new features in ThunderHawk include:

• Favorites folder for storing URLs of frequently visited Web pages
  
  
• Deeper history list that stores up to 64 URLs
  
  
• Toolbar button that lets you jump back to Windows CE or Pocket PC OS
  
  
• More readable keypad
  
  
• Support for more devices, such as Audiovox & Toshiba
  
  
• Performance improvements

"Since our first favorably received release of ThunderHawk in May, we have had good feedback from our customers, including suggestions on how to make ThunderHawk easier to use. We listened to these early technology adopters. We feel that this upgrade of the product includes features, like the Favorites folder, that make ThunderHawk more intuitive," said Anna Chagnon, President of Bitstream. "We also added support for more devices. Our wireless Web browser allows people to stay connected. ThunderHawk is our first step in making access to the wireless Web a reality."

System requirements for ThunderHawk:

• A Pocket PC running Windows CE 3.0 or Pocket PC 2000 or higher, such as the HP Jornada, 540 series or later, * Compaq iPAQ, Casio Cassiopeia, Audiovox Maestro, Toshiba e310 or e570
  
  (Pocket PC devices other than those listed above may require additional configuration.)
  
  
• USB (cradle), serial (COM port), or IR (infrared) connection
  
  
• CompactFlash Type 1 or Type 1 extended modem or network interface card (NIC)
  
  
• Internet Service Provider account or network connection with Internet access**
  
  

* Although ThunderHawk may install on some 520 series of Jornadas, the 520 series does not support ThunderHawk.

** Wireless Internet use requires a separately purchased modem and service contract. Check with service providers for coverage and availability in your area. Not all Web content is available.

About

ThunderHawk
ThunderHawk brings the desktop Web browsing experience to mobile device users. It allows a Pocket PC, which typically has a 320x240 color LCD screen, to display a legible VGA screen (640x480) of a Web page. Side-by-side comparisons of ThunderHawk and today's browsing experience on Pocket PC devices can be viewed at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless . Bitstream has filed 13 preliminary patents in the U.S. on ThunderHawk and its underlying technologies.

Bitstream has relied on its 20 years' of font experience in creating its first wireless Web browser. ThunderHawk renders text using the Wireless Font Set , which is made up of high-quality fonts that render well at small point sizes on any display. The fonts are designed specifically for handheld and wireless devices and produce high-quality output for color LCD, anti-aliased, and black-and-white displays. They are specifically designed to fit as much text as possible onto a small screen, as well as provide maximum legibility at small sizes. The fonts are all new designs and are delta-hinted, which involves fine-tuning fonts so that they are easy to read at small sizes.

If your company is interested in Bitstream ThunderHawk, contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, E-mail us at thunderhawk@bitstream.com, or visit us on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com . Bitstream is working with key strategic partners who wish to license ThunderHawk.

Bitstream Inc.
Bitstream Inc. ( Nasdaq:BITS ) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc and Font Fusion technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of information appliances, wireless and handheld devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems, and printers. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Building on this experience, Bitstream has released ThunderHawk , a full-featured browser for the wireless Web.

Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com, Inc. ( www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion, ThunderHawk, and Wireless Font Set are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Anna Chagnon
President
Bitstream Inc.
617.520.8619