Pageflex Storefront 7.0 Wins Two ON DEMAND Best of Show Awards

Latest technology from Pageflex Wins Awards in Document Creation and Web-to-Print Categories.

Philadelphia, PA – On Demand Conference and Exhibition – March 31, 2009 – Pageflex, a division of Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) and a leading developer of enterprise variable data publishing and web-to-print solutions,announced today that it has been recognized at this year’s ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition with a Best of Show award in the Web to Print category for Pageflex Storefront 7.0 with Adobe InDesign CS4 Server Integration.Pageflex Storefront 7.0 also was selected for a Best of Show Award in the Document Creation Software category.

Version 7.0 of Pageflex Storefront, the industry-leading web-to-print solution, includes integration with Adobe InDesign CS4 Server so that native InDesign documents can be selected, customized, proofed, and ordered through a web browser. Customers can use Pageflex Studio ID, a recently announced new desktop plug-in for Adobe InDesign CS4, to produce the variable data publishing (VDP) templates that Pageflex Storefront makes available online. Pageflex Storefront has always offered robust document customization capabilities using the Pageflex composition engine. The addition of direct support for graphically-rich Adobe InDesign templates gives users expanded options and the freedom to use the most appropriate composition server for their variable publishing needs. 

Pageflex Storefront will be released in June 2009.

Anna Chagnon, President and CEO of Bitstream, Inc., commented on the award, saying: “It is truly gratifying to see our efforts recognized with these awards.  Our team has worked hard to combine the graphic design richness offered by InDesign with the document customization power provided by Pageflex. The result is Pageflex Storefront 7.0, a Web-to-print solution that offers more extensive document customization capabilities than any other system on the market.”

InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, partnered with the ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition to produce the awards program.  The ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition is the leading digital printing conference and exposition, encompassing all of the technologies that are used to create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content.   

About Bitstream

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company focused on bringing unique software products to a wide variety of markets. The company’s core software products include award-winning fonts and font rendering software, mobile browsing and messaging software and variable data publishing and Web-to-print software for personalized marketing. For more information about Bitstream please visit www.bitstream.com.

ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition

The ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition (www.ondemandexpo.com) is the leading digital printing conference and exposition, encompassing all the technologies used to create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content.  It's about more than print on demand technology, management and strategy; it's insight into the future of the printing industry by experts who have been at the forefront of the printing business for many years.

About InfoTrends

InfoTrends, a Questex Company, is the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry. We provide research, analysis, forecasts, and advice to help clients understand market trends, identify opportunities, and develop strategies to grow their businesses.  For more information, visit www.infotrends.com.

About Questex Media Group, Inc.

Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton, MA. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, telecommunications, beauty, spa, travel, hospitality, leisure, abilities, home entertainment, landscape design, building services and natural resources through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media, research, information and integrated marketing services. The company's media properties include over 100 print and digital media publications, 45 conferences, tradeshows and events, as well as a range of research, data and information products. The company's businesses are managed through operating companies including Questex Media Group; InfoTrends, Inc., Imaging Networks and; McLean Events International, Ltd, a world-leading producer of appointment-based events. The company's combined operations include more than 400 employees in offices throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit www.questex.com.