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Extensis Universal Type Server 2 Improves Font Compliance Management, Updates OS Compatibility

Editor in Chief — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:30:26 -0600

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today released a significant update to its server-based font management solution, Universal Type Server (version 2.1). This product update includes:

* Deeper font compliance management: administrator can see who added which font to which workgroup and reverse those actions.
* Active Directory flexibility: administrator can now exclude individual users from distribution group mappings  
* Enhanced user management allows easier batch application of settings and refined filtering of users  

Les Kerning Disses Mrs Eaves

Editor in Chief — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:49:12 -0600

For a while now, Extensis has been having fun with the fictional brothers Max and Les Kerning. (Get it?!) Max is fussy about type and everything else; Les is decidedly not so. I've enjoyed their antics -- until the video that came out yesterday.

Linotype FontExplorer X Pro Now Compatible with Snow Leopard

Editor in Chief — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:32:30 -0600

Linotype GmbH and its parent company, Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has released version 2.0.3 of its FontExplorer X Pro font management solution, adding support for the Mac OS X 10.6x (Snow Leopard) operating system. The new version includes various enhancements, including the ability to see which languages a font's character set supports.

Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2 Now Snow-Leopard Compatible

Editor in Chief — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:53:30 -0600

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today released Suitcase Fusion 2 version 13.2, adding support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard to its single-user professional font management product.

This product update will also include:

* Adobe InDesign and Illustrator CS2 plug-ins powered by Font Sense™ technology
* Support for TrueType Collection fonts, including the updated Snow Leopard system fonts

Suitcase Fusion 2 Shakes Up Font Management for Windows

Editor in Chief — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:28:06 -0600

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., announced the immediate availability of the Windows version of Suitcase Fusion 2, a completely new professional font manager supporting feature parity with its Macintosh counterpart. Windows users are now able to manage fonts with a modern, fast and completely new Suitcase Fusion 2.

New Font Identification Utility

Editor in Chief — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:25:25 -0600

FontGear Inc. (formerly Morrison SoftDesign Inc.) released FontGenius v1.0, a font identification utility for the Macintosh.

FontGenius examines pictures and identifies typefaces of any text within a picture. Using advanced recognition technology, FontGenius will produce a list of likely fonts that match selected characters within an image, and will generate character previews of the matched fonts.

FontExplorer X Server Now Available Online

Editor in Chief — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:46:25 -0600

Linotype GmbH and its parent company, Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., have announced that the Linotype FontExplorer X Server font management solution can now be licensed from www.fontexplorerx.com. Packages are available for 10, 15, 20 or 25 users, beginning at $1,599 for the 10 user license.

Update to Smasher Improves Support for Newest Apps

Editor in Chief — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:30:23 -0600

Insider Software, the makers of FontAgent Pro, announced the immediate availability of Smasher version 1.7, the automatic, preventive maintenance utility for Macintosh applications. Version 1.7 improves support for Adobe Creative Suite 4, QuarkXPress 8 and Microsoft Office 2008, and adds performance enhancements to the utility. Smasher works unattended to eliminate corruption to font caches and temporary files, the #1 cause of font-related problems and workflow interruptions.

TypeTalk: Collect OpenType Fonts in Smart Sets

IleneStrizver99 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:21:55 -0600

TypeTalk is a regular blog on typography. Post your questions and comments by clicking on the Comments icon above. If Ilene answers your question in the blog, you'll receive one Official Creativepro.com T-Shirt!

Q. Is there an easy way to identify all OpenType fonts on my computer?

At Last! GridIron Flow Ships

Editor in Chief — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:15:33 -0600

When I recapped the January 2008 Macworld Expo, I wrote, "The most intriguing demo I saw was at the Gridiron Software booth. While content management app Flow isn't even in beta, its interface already beats the pants off of most other content managers I've used."

Is the Gridiron Flow Public Beta For You?

Editor in Chief — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:27:16 -0700

GridIron Software has dedicated the past three years to working with the creative community to develop and hone GridIron Flow, its as-yet-unlaunched visual workflow management software. For an entertaining look into its unusual interface, see the CreativePro.com article "Going with the Flow.")

At last, GridIron has announced that GridIron Flow will be available for public beta on February 18, 2009.

Going with the Flow

Editor in Chief — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:35:53 -0600

Creative professionals use some of the most-sophisticated software there is -- cutting-edge programs that do truly amazing things. But none of the software we work with is as cool (or as cool looking) as the software that the characters in our favorite action movies and forensic-investigation TV dramas use -- whether they're hacking encrypted CIA files or just sending an instant message.

Font Tools Now Bundled with TypeBook Creator

Editor in Chief — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:41:52 -0600

Veenix Technologies has announced a special summer software bundle for its highly acclaimed TypeBook Creator software for Mac OS X. Purchasers of the Studio Version or Corporate Version of TypeBook Creator will receive a free copy of Veenix Font Tools, font management tools featuring a unique fast-font-previewing system.

TypeCon 2009 Registration Now Open

Editor in Chief — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:21:44 -0600

TypeCon2009: Rhythm is coming to an amazing city: Atlanta, Georgia. TypeCon makes its first foray into the Deep South, and it's going to be the hottest design event of the season! We're working on a weeklong community-wide celebration of type and design. Atlanta is known for its thriving design, publishing, broadcast, and high-tech sectors, its rich historic traditions, its world-class cultural organizations, myriad design and technology education programs, and some of the finest restaurants and entertainment venues in North America.

Extensis Universal Type Server 2.0 Now Available

Editor in Chief — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:56:49 -0600

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., announced the immediate availability of Universal Type Server 2.0, the world’s leading server-based font management solution for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. This font server upgrade is available in two different versions: Professional for workgroups of any size and Lite for teams of up to ten concurrent users.

Some of the new features in Universal Type Server 2.0 include: