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Bitstream Releases ThunderHawk Version 1.06
Pioneering Wireless Web Browser Adds Support for iPAQ 5400 and Dell Axim Devices
CAMBRIDGE, MA — January 21, 2003 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today the release of /wireless/upgrade_features.html" version 1.06 of ThunderHawk , its wireless Web browsing technology, which adds support for Dell Axim and Compaq and HP iPAQ 5400-series personal digital assistants (PDAs).

ThunderHawk brings the desktop browsing experience to wireless devices. “ThunderHawk lets users work with all Web-based E-mail and applications. And our large virtual 800x600 screen size emulates the view that people are used to on desktop machines,” explains Anna Chagnon, Bitstream President. “Since our first release of ThunderHawk just last year, we have continued to add aggressively to the portfolio of handheld devices we support,” she added. “Our wireless Web browser now allows even more people to stay connected.”

ThunderHawk users have sent us several unsolicited rave reviews. Mike LaCasella told us, “ThunderHawk installed flawlessly, and I am able to browse all sites selected, including high-graphic sites. Thanks for a great product and great support.” Derek Alba goes even further to say, “This should be the only way to browse the Web!” And user Dave Schur sums up all the positive feedback with this comment: “ThunderHawk is the one must-have program for the Pocket PC. It loads real Web sites much, much faster than anything else out there. All I can say is WOW! ... It’s beautiful.”

Current system requirements for ThunderHawk are as follows:

  • A Pocket PC running Windows CE 3.0, Windows Mobile 2003, Pocket PC 2000, or Pocket PC 2002 OS, such as:
    • Audiovox Maestro, Audiovox Thera
    • Casio Cassiopeia E-115, E-125, or E-200
    • Compaq iPAQ
    • Dell Axim >
    • Fujitsu/Siemens Loox
    • HP iPAQ
    • HP Jornada Pocket PC, 540 or later
    • Toshiba e310, e350, e570, e740, e750, or e755
    • Toshiba 2032 using Sprint Nationwide PCS Network
    • 02 XDA devices, including the Pocket PC Phone Edition from VoiceStream/T-Mobile
  • USB (cradle), serial (COM port), or IR (infrared) connection
  • CompactFlash Type 1 or Type 1 extended modem or network interface card (NIC)
  • An Internet service provider (ISP) account or network connection with Internet access

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 SVGA (800x600) or VGA (640x480) screen of a Web page. You can view ThunderHawk screen shots at http://www.bitstream.com/wireless. Bitstream has filed 14 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, made up of high-quality fonts that render well at small point sizes on any display. The fonts are designed specifically for wireless devices and produce high-quality output for color LCD, anti-aliased, and black-and-white displays. The fonts are specifically designed to fit as much text as possible onto a small screen, as well as provide maximum legibility at small sizes.

ThunderHawk is also available as a client-server solution for wireless Web browsing across enterprise networks. ThunderHawk Enterprise Edition gives a company's mobile workforce complete access to Internet and corporate Intranet Web pages.

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 breakthrough technology for the wireless Web.

Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first 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. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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

Contact

Anna Chagnon
President
Bitstream inc.
617.520.8619
achagnon@bitstream.com


 


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