From: kens@civil.civeng.unsw.OZ.AU (Ken Simpson)
Subject: SuperATM press release from Compuserve
Organization: University of New South Wales
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 03:57:50 GMT

Adobe Announces SuperATM  Revolutionary Font Substitution Software

Preserves text format in documents by creating metrically exact
substitutes for Adobes Type 1 or TrueType fonts

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (November 9, 1992)  Adobe Systems Incorporated
today announced SuperATM, a new addition to the Adobe Type Manager
(ATM) product line that eliminates text format changes when
displaying and printing documents that contain fonts not available on
the users computer.

Within any Macintosh or Windows environment application that
supports SuperATM software, a metrically exact substitute font is
automatically created for any Adobe Type Library font (and a
selection of TrueType fonts) found in a document. This substitution
process accurately preserves the documents original line and page
breaks, regardless of where the document was created or what fonts
were used.

We want to help make computers communicate more effectively, the way
people want to use them, and SuperATM represents important progress
toward that goal, said John Warnock, chairman and CEO of Adobe
Systems. Now it is possible to use electronicdocuments anywhere,
without worrying about the fonts. For people who work on different
computers at the office or at home, or for those who need to read or
edit documents created elsewhere, SuperATM eliminates the frustration
of seeing the documents text format altered because of a missing
font.

The document may also be edited using the substituted fonts, and the
edited version will display and print the original fonts when opened
on a system that contains them. The substituted versions are
metrically identical to the original outlines, but will lack some of
the fine detail of the original design.Graphics professionals and
other quality-conscious customers can allow documents to be edited
using substituted fonts, knowing that the original fonts will print
when present on the output system, Warnock added.  Most business
users will find the substitute fonts perfectly acceptable, but will
want the original typefaces for the actual publications.


Product Description
SuperATM software is based on two key Adobe technologies: an enhanced
version of Adobe Type Manager font-rasterizing software, and Adobes
multiple master type technology announced in 1991. All substituted
fonts, serif or sans serif, are derived from two new multiple master
designs developed especially for this product.

SuperATM software also includes typeface software for five unique
symbol and display typefaces that do not convert well in font
substitution:  Symbol, ITC Zapf Dingbats, Bellevue, Cottonwood and
Madrone.

Currently, SuperATM software performs automatic font substitution with
any of these leading Macintosh applications:  Microsoft Word 4.0 and
5.0, Microsoft Excel 3.0 and 4.0, Aldus PageMaker 4.2, QuarkXpress
3.1, Aldus Freehand 3.1, MacDraw Pro 1.5, Adobe TypeAlign 1.0.5,
FileMaker Pro 1.0, ReadySetGo! 4.5a and 5.0, ClarisWorks 1.0, Claris
Resolve 1.0, MacProject II 2.5v1, MacProject Pro, Nisus 3.06,
Publish-It 2.1, Publish-It Easy! 1.0, MathType 2.11 and QUED/M 2.09.
Other leading Macintosh and Windows applications are expected to
support SuperATM in the near future.

SuperATM adds significant value to every application that supports
it, making those applications more flexible and reducing font
compatibility headaches for users anywhere they choose to work, said
Warnock.

If the users Macintosh application does not support automatic font
substitution, the benefits of SuperATM are still available. The user
simply installs the bitmaps of the needed typefaces and font
substitution occurs. To ensure that all the bitmaps are available for
this process, Adobe is including its Type On Call CD-ROM with the
SuperATM program. The CD-ROM contains an unlocked bitmap for more than
1,300 Adobe Type Library fonts.

In addition, the SuperATM package includes Adobe Type Reunion
software for menu management of both original and substitute fonts. A
click-to-install program is also included to simplify installation of
the various elements of the package.

Price and Availability
The Macintosh version of the SuperATM package is expected to be
available from Adobe Authorized Resellers by the end of 1992, at the
suggested retail price of $149. A special $49 upgrade will be
available directly from Adobe to currently registered owners of ATM
software. For information, customers should call 1-800-83-FONTS.

A Microsoft Windows environment version of the SuperATM program is
expected to be available mid-1993.

System Requirements
Using the Macintosh version of the SuperATM program requires a
Macintosh computer with 2 megabytes (if running Apple System 6
software) or 4 megabytes (if running Apple System 7 software) RAM;
hard disk drive and one diskette drive; and any PostScript or
non-PostScript printer compatible with ATM software. Requirements for
IBM PC and compatible systems will be announced at a later date.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in
Mountain View, California. Adobe develops, markets and supports
computer software products and technologies that enable users to
create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The
company licenses its technology to major computer and publishing
suppliers, and markets a line of type and application software
products.  Revenue for fiscal 1991 exceeded $229 million.

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PostScript, Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe TypeAlign, SuperATM, Adobe
Type Manager, ATM, Adobe Type Reunion, Type On Call, Cottonwood and
Madrone are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be
registered in certain jurisdictions.  TrueType is a trademark and
Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.  Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  Bellevue is a trademark of H.
Berthold AG.  ITC Symbol and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered
trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.  All other brand and
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.

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Regards :-)

Ken  (kens@civeng.unsw.OZ.AU)         (Ken Simpson)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts