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At Last! GridIron Flow Ships

News: Written by Terri Stone on June 29, 2009

This visual workflow application has been making waves since an alpha version appeared at Macworld Expo in January 2008. After going through a lengthy beta period, it has at last reached version 1.0.

Font Tools Now Bundled with TypeBook Creator

News: Written on June 23, 2009

Buy the Studio or Corporate versions of TypeBook Creator and receive a free font manager, Font Tools. Veenix TypeBook Creator was developed for Mac graphic professionals and allows them to easily create and print type specimen books and font sample sheets of their fonts.

TypeCon 2009 Registration Now Open

News: Written on June 22, 2009

The conference and workshop details are now online for TypeCon2009, an amazing annual conference on type and typography. Early-bird pricing until June 29!

Extensis Universal Type Server 2.0 Now Available

News: Written on June 18, 2009

It's the first font server to deliver full Active Directory and Open Directory integration, simplified administration, deeper font license compliance control and many other new features.

FontAgent Pro Plus Includes 750 OpenType Fonts

News: Written on June 3, 2009

The collection includes more than 150 book and text fonts; 400 creative and display fonts; 80 script and handwritten fonts; 25 typewriter and mono-width fonts; and a wide selection of symbol and dingbat fonts.

Extensis Upgrades Universal Type Server to 2.0

News: Written on May 14, 2009

The font server update delivers secure directory services integration, easier administration, improved scalability, and control of font licensing compliance.

Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2 Adds Tiger Backwards-Compatibility

News: Written on April 1, 2009

Now you don't have to install Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to run the industry-leading font manager.

Free Digital Asset Management Webcast

News: Written on March 18, 2009

Extensis is offering a webcast on best practices for digital asset management (DAM).

Veenix Releases TypeBook Creator 1.7

News: Written on March 3, 2009

New features in the professional type specimen sheet/font sample printing software include improved error alerts during printing, batch categorization option, and new category assignments for active and inactive fonts.

Update to FontCat Now Available

News: Written on February 18, 2009

FontCat 5.1 is a font viewing and catalog printing application to view and print out specimen sheets of your fonts -- even when they're not installed!

InDesign Font Catalog Version 2 Now Available

News: Written on February 16, 2009

InDesign Font Catalog makes visual catalogs of font families and their styles.

Digital Asset Management Forum for Higher Education

News: Written on January 23, 2009

Extensis presents a Harvard University event that will focus on DAM best practices, a Yale University case study, and round-table discussions.

Is the Gridiron Flow Public Beta For You?

News: Written on January 22, 2009

If your workflow is chaos and you don't like the existing fixes, Gridiron Flow may be worth a try. Available February 18, 2009.

TypeDNA Goes Far Beyond Font Management

News: Written on January 9, 2009

An upcoming application (still in beta) helps you choose the right font for the job, finds similar faces, and can even recognize which font has been used in a flattened JPG file.

FontExplorer X Client and Server Now Available

News: Written on January 6, 2009

You can buy a single-user license for this cross-platform font manager from now through the end of February 2009 for a discounted introductory price of $39 U.S. (€39 including VAT). The Server edition (price varies) also includes access to more than 4,000 OpenType fonts from the Linotype, Monotype and ITC libraries.

Insider Software Unveils TypeTrax

News: Written on January 6, 2009

New digital-asset software tracks projects and font usage, and automatically preflights jobs.

New Font Management Products Coming

News: Written on December 19, 2008

In January 2009, Linotype will unveil new products that offer advanced font management and font access capabilities for a wide range of font users.

New Help for Font Installation, Organization, and Troubleshooting

News: Written on December 17, 2008

Two new ebooks help Mac users install, organize, and use fonts in Leopard, plus provide problem-solving assistance.

Extensis Universal Type Server Adds Auto-Activation for Adobe CS4 and Vista Support

News: Written on December 8, 2008

Free update positions Universal Type Server as the only corporate font management solution to support both Macintosh and Windows servers; cross-platform client feature parity and localized versions for English, French and German languages.

FontAgent Pro Adds Auto-Activation for Adobe CS4 and QuarkXPress 8

News: Written on December 3, 2008

The plug-ins are available immediately in FontAgent Pro version 4.0.3, which also add support for French and Italian systems. FontAgent Pro offers more auto-activation plug-ins than any other font manager, and is the only one that auto-activates fonts in Adobe Photoshop.