Bitstream Announces Preview of
ThunderHawk 2.0 Award-winning mobile
browsing technology enables users to easily find and read information
on small screen devices
LONDON, ENGLAND — June 15, 2004 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ:
BITS) announced today the release of ThunderHawk
2.0, the company's breakthrough mobile browsing technology. Bitstream
is previewing ThunderHawk 2.0 Pocket PC Edition at Mobile Enterprise
2004 today through Thursday. ThunderHawk 2.0 further narrows the
gap between mobile and desktop environments by including functionality
that enhances the browsing experience on small screen devices:
- Effortless Scrolling. Fast, fluid Web page
navigation, as if you were browsing on your desktop
- Increased Speed. Download ThunderHawk directly
to your Pocket PC for the fastest mobile Web page speeds available
- Immediate Browsing at Download. Just-rendered
Web links work immediately, so you don't have to wait for the
initial page to finish downloading
- Seamless Connectivity. With ThunderHawk 2.0,
a dropped connection is re-established immediately, along with
any data you previously entered
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.
"ThunderHawk 2.0 meets our users' expectations of not only finding
information fast, but also being able to read it quickly on their
Pocket PCs. ThunderHawk enterprise clients will appreciate this
ease-of-use, especially when deploying business applications for
access in the field, as well as ThunderHawk's 128-bit encryption
technology not available on any other mobile browser. Bitstream
looks forward to releasing ThunderHawk 2.0 for cell and Smartphone
users in upcoming months."
For more information, E-mail the ThunderHawk team at thsales@bitstream.com.
About
ThunderHawk
ThunderHawk, a breakthrough wireless
Web browser from Bitstream, brings the familiar desktop browsing
experience to mobile devices.
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 Web sites just as they would appear on your
desktop, for effortless mobile browsing anytime, anywhere.
Award-Winning Technology
Pocket PC magazine awarded ThunderHawk its prestigious Best Software
of 2003 Award in the Browsers and Web Utilities category. Pocket
PC magazine's Best Software Awards celebrate the efforts of developers
whose products increase the enjoyment and productivity of Pocket
PC and smart phone users. "Our international board of experts chose
ThunderHawk as the best application in the Browser and Web Utilities
category because of its capability to bring real desktop browsing
to Pocket PC devices," said Rich Hall, Managing Editor of Pocket
PC Magazine.
ThunderHawk Enterprise Server Edition
ThunderHawk Enterprise Server Edition is a client-server technology
for corporations and for carriers and device manufacturers. ThunderHawk
enables your mobile employees or subscribers to browse the wireless
Web across networks while providing complete, secure access to Internet
and corporate intranet Web pages.
ThunderHawk Smartphone Edition
ThunderHawk Smartphone Edition displays Web sites just as they appear
on the desktop, for the best browsing experience on small screen
devices. Users can read Web-based E-mail, check flight and travel
information, go shopping online, and browse the wireless Web on
a Smartphone or cell phone.
ThunderHawk Pocket PC Edition
ThunderHawk Pocket PC Edition allows users to browse the Web on
a Pocket PC effortlessly. ThunderHawk provides an 800x600 virtual
screen resolution on 320x240 screens, so users can read Web-based
E-mail, access bank statements online, and do much more, much faster,
than they can with other mobile browsers.
For More Information:
If your company is interested in ThunderHawk, E-mail us at thunderhawk@bitstream.com,
contact Bitstream at 800.522.3668 or 617.497.6222, or visit us on
the Web at http://www.bitstream.com.
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.
Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream
logo and ThunderHawk 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
ThunderHawk
Product Marketing Manager
Bitstream Inc.
617.520.8669
kmatrone@bitstream.com
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