"We are happy to be working with the leader in font technology," explained Joseph Cheek, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lycoris. "Placing Bitstream fonts into ProductivityPak will enable our users to have some of the best fonts available. We look forward to working with Bitstream now and in the future to provide unparalleled quality and value to our end users."

"The low quality of fonts on Linux operating systems has been a thorn in the side of Linux users for years. I am pleased to announce that Lycoris, a leader in the Linux desktop consumer market, is now offering Bitstream fonts to Linux customers," said Anna Chagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bitstream. "Bitstream fonts have a great reputation throughout the world for their design excellence. Because of our experience working with application developers who need high-quality text on screen, we could offer Lycoris a variety of unique display and text fonts to choose from. Lycoris has received rave reviews for its Desktop/LX, and we are happy to provide its customers with this new font set for its ground-breaking, comprehensive software package, ProductivityPak."

Lycoris ProductivityPak office suite includes Lycoris Office, Lycoris PDASync Palm Pilot synchronization tool, and hundreds of labels and templates for 15 percent of the cost of Office XP. The ProductivityPak runs on Desktop/LX and provides read and write compatibility with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, plus over twenty other formats.

Features of the ProductivityPak include:

ProductivityPak Installer for easy installation
Lycoris Writer
Lycoris Spreadsheet
Lycoris Presents
Lycoris Artist
Lycoris Web Writer
Lycoris PDASync Palm Pilot synchronization tool
Read and write Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
Hundreds of labels and templates
Mail merge
Auto spell check and thesaurus in all Lycoris Office applications
Integrated look and feel with simplified toolbars and hotkeys

About

Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that focuses on the presentation of data. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology. Visit Bitstream on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com.

Lycoris
Lycoris was founded in 2000 with a vision of making Linux simple enough for everyone. Lycoris packages Open Source applications for the consumer market and integrates them into Desktop/LX, its simple, robust operating system. Lycoris has enjoyed amazingly positive press coverage in Time Magazine and other publications. Lycoris is positioning itself as the leading provider of the best Linux based operating system specifically targeted for the desktop market, whether purchased separately or pre-installed on Desktop/LX PCs. Lycoris is also the leader in the Linux Tablet arena, pioneering the first and so far only Linux-based Tablet PC operating system, Desktop/LX Tablet Edition. Lycoris sets the standard that all others follow. Lycoris is currently a privately held company. Visit Lycoris on the Web at http://www.lycoris.com.

Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream logo is a trademark of Bitstream Inc. Lycoris, Desktop/LX, and ProductivityPak are trademarks of Lycoris in the U.S. and in other countries. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Anna Chagnon
CEO
Bitstream Inc.
617.520.8619

Rus Bayne
Vice President of Sales
Lycoris
425.738.6604