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News Release from: Extensis Products Group | Subject: Suitcase for Windows Professional font management
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 January 2007
Font Management Software For Windows
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Extensis has launched Suitcase for Windows Professional font management system for workgroups and single-users running Windows 2000, Windows XP and the new Windows Vista operating system.
Extensis has launched Suitcase for Windows Professional font management system for workgroups and single-users running Windows 2000, Windows XP and the new Windows Vista operating system Said to answer the growing need for professional Windows-based font management, Extensis has updated its Suitcase product to add new functions and Microsoft Vista compatibility
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 11 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Suitcase for Windows is claimed to be the only font manager for Windows with Font Sense-powered auto-activation plug-ins for professional layout and illustration applications, including Adobe InDesign CS2 and QuarkXPress 7.
Font Sense is a proprietary Extensis technology that allows Suitcase to match and automatically activate the exact versions of fonts used in a document, including EPS or PDF file fonts, said the company.
Windows users expect font managers to require manual font activation or to keep all fonts in the Windows and fonts folder, whether or not they are using a font management utility, said Extensis.
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Suitcase for Windows with Font Sense is claimed to allow users to automatically activate the right font in design applications without making compromises.
Extensis explained that accidentally using a different version of the same font, or activating a font with the same name but different glyphs, could be costly for a creative professional.
Suitcase for Windows is the only font manager, which prevents that situation and ensures trouble-free font management.
Font Sense is available in all Suitcase for Windows plug-ins and allows true font identification within QuarkXPress 7, InDesign CS2 and Illustrator CS2, added the company.
The Suitcase for Windows Client for Suitcase Server X1 connects with Suitcase Server X1 to ensure consistent font use amongst workgroup members.
Suitcase Server supports both the Windows and Macintosh Suitcase clients, making it suitable for Windows-only and cross-platform workgroups.
In addition, Suitcase for Windows users will receive a free copy of Morrison Softdesign's Font Doctor for built-in corrupt font detection and repair.
Halstead York, Extensis's product marketing manager, said: "As creative professionals and designers increasingly utilise the Windows platform, professional-level font management has become a necessity for them.
Extensis recognises that, whether working alone or in a workgroup, creative professionals need powerful and intuitive font management for their creative workflows." York added: "We have significantly upgraded the functions of Suitcase for Windows to offer automatic font activation and de-activation in InDesignCS2, Illustrator CS2 and QuarkXPress 7, a first for the Windows platform.
Design and layout professionals juggle hundreds, even thousands of fonts at a time and Suitcase for Windows is the best way to compare them side-by-side, group them logically, activate and deactivate them, and resolve font conflicts." He continued: "Suitcase for Windows provides font management for desktop and workgroup users running Windows.
It features intelligent and structured font repository - Font Vault - that eliminates unnecessary duplicates and provides easy access to a user's font library.".
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