Bitstream Releases Scalable Fonts for the Game and Edutainment Software Industry

Bitstream Releases Scalable Fonts for the Game and Edutainment Software Industry
Leading font technology company provides theme-based, high-quality typefaces for developers of gaming software

CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 17, 2003 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today the release of seven theme-based gaming font sets for developers to use in electronic and online gaming software. The font sets include:

Cartoons & Animation: a collection of quirky and lively fonts for anime, manga, cartoon, and animation games
Dungeons & Chains: a collection of highly legible fonts for individual and interactive role-playing and fantasy games
Sci-Fi: an out-of-this-world collection of high-quality fonts for hurtling through space or battling with alien foes
Shoot 'Em Up: a gritty collection of fonts for interactive strategy, battlefield, warfare, and shoot 'em up games
Show Biz: an electrifying collection of marquee fonts for show business, quiz, and interactive games
Sports: an in-your-face collection of clear and realistic designs for popular fast-paced sports and action games
The Dark Side: a unique collection of designs, ranging from gothic to sinister, for role-playing, fantasy, and medieval games

"Today's gamers demand increasing sophistication in animation and graphics. Choosing the right font can make all the difference in the way a game looks and feels," said Anna Chagnon, President of Bitstream. "Bitstream has been at the forefront of font development for over two decades. Using in-house tools, our designers create high-quality, expertly-hinted, scalable typefaces. Our gaming fonts include the latest creations from award-winning typographers, organized around today's popular gaming themes."

For more information, contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, E-mail us at OEM Sales , or visit us on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com.>

About

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.span

Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first independent digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com, Inc. (http://www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Also in 1999, Bitstream established Pageflex (http://www.pageflexinc.com), the pioneer of a new direction in composition software: Web-top publishing. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and the Bitstream logo, Font Fusion, MyFonts.com, and ThunderHawk are trademarks, of Bitstream Inc. Pageflex is a registered trademark of Pageflex Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Contact

Bob Thomas
Director of Product Management
Bitstream Inc.
617.520.8376