| Bitstream Releases ThunderHawk
2.0 Award-winning technology makes information easy to find and read, providing the most realistic desktop browsing experience on mobile devices Las Vegas, NV — September 21, 2004 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today the release of ThunderHawk 2.0 Pocket PC Edition, the company's award-winning technology that provides end users and enterprise clients with a familiar, secure desktop browsing experience on mobile devices. Bitstream is demonstrating ThunderHawk 2.0 today through Thursday, at the Mobilize 2004 conference in Las Vegas. New users, as well as current ThunderHawk 2.0 Pocket PC Preview Edition users, can download the 30-day free trial of the product release at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless/products/pocketpc/free_trial.html, or subscribe to ThunderHawk for $49.95 per year or $5.95 per month. With ThunderHawk, browsing the Web on a Pocket PC is just like browsing on the desktop, because ThunderHawk includes functionality that enhances the user experience in ways that other browsers do not. ThunderHawk 2.0 Pocket PC Edition provides: • Effortless scrolling. Fast, fluid Web page navigation,
as if you were browsing on your desktop. While some browsers reformat the Web page for quick reading, users still have to scroll through several pages before finding the information they need. ThunderHawk 2.0 promotes effortless navigation on mobile devices because HTML Web pages look just as they would appear on desktop browsers users are already familiar with. As a result, images are full and crisp, text is sharp, and users can easily find and read information. "Our ThunderHawk development goals always focus on delivering the best user experience for browsing Web pages on mobile devices," said Anna Chagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bitstream. "This latest release meets our users' expectations of being able to find information fast, and read Web pages quickly on their Pocket PCs. ThunderHawk enterprise clients will also appreciate this ease-of-use, especially when deploying business applications for access by mobile employees in the field." In addition to the security and flexibility benefits for corporations, ThunderHawk 2.0 Enterprise Server Edition has a new fully-configured appliance offering, where Bitstream provides both the software and the hardware for purchase. The advantage of this turnkey appliance is that the server software comes preconfigured so there is less of a burden on the enterprise IT department during the installation process. For more information about ThunderHawk 2.0, email the ThunderHawk team at thsales@bitstream.com. About ThunderHawk ThunderHawk eliminates excessive scrolling and slow data transmission speeds that plague other mobile browsers. Some mobile browsers reformat a Web page so you can read information quickly, but you still have to scroll through several pages of text to find what you need. Other browsers show only a small portion of a Web page, forcing you to scroll around a stamp-sized window. With ThunderHawk, you can view sharp text and crisp graphics on full Web pages, so information is always easy to find and easy to read on small screen devices. Data is transmitted in a compact format, making ThunderHawk the fastest wireless Web browser in head-to-head comparisons. Designed to be device and operating system-independent, ThunderHawk offers a consistent browsing experience across wireless devices and platforms. ThunderHawk supports rich, full-featured Web pages with a high degree of compliance with open HTML standards, including CSS and DHTML. As the only browser with 128-bit encryption both ways, ThunderHawk provides highest level of security available. You can even submit complex forms on your mobile device that you can't use with other wireless browsers because ThunderHawk is JavaScript compliant. By delivering full-featured Web browsing to mobile devices, ThunderHawk enables you to view websites just as they would appear on your desktop, for effortless mobile browsing anytime, anywhere. Award-Winning Technology ThunderHawk Enterprise Server Edition ThunderHawk Smartphone Edition ThunderHawk PocketPC Edition For More Information Bitstream Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc. The Bitstream logo, ThunderHawk, and the ThunderHawk logo are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Contact Kate Matrone |