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Monotype Imaging Contributes Simplified Chinese Font "MYuppy" to Symbian

^{Published on 2010-06-08 01:01:03 - Market Wire}
 

BEIJING and LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 8, 2010) - The Symbian Foundation, the organization which manages the world's leading smartphone platform, and Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: [ TYPE ]), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions and member of the foundation, today announced the first production-quality, open source font available for the Symbian platform. The Monotype® Yuppy™, or MYuppy™ Chinese font, is expected to benefit the worldwide Symbian community, particularly device manufacturers and application developers targeting China, the largest mobile market in the world. MYuppy can now be downloaded from [ http://developer.symbian.org ]. Anyone can use and customize the font for free.

A newly designed typeface, MYuppy is engineered for high-quality display on mobile devices and is targeted to OEMs and application developers seeking to enter or expand quickly into Chinese markets. The font supports the Simplified Chinese writing system and includes a set of matching Latin characters. The design also offers a unique, modern feel and is characterized by clean lines intended to promote high legibility and easy reading on mobile devices.

"Open-sourcing a production-quality Chinese font is a significant step for Symbian and the success of its community in China. Symbian currently holds a dominant position in China's smartphone market, with our market share standing at 70 percent in Q1 2010, as reported by In-Stat China, but we are always looking to improve the offering for the 780 million users in China's mobile market," said Lee M. Williams, executive director of Symbian. "By contributing an eye-catching font that can be used by all for free and customized easily, Monotype Imaging is going the extra mile to support Symbian and our community in achieving our goals in China."

Steve Martin, vice president of engineering at Monotype Imaging, said, "China represents a large opportunity for the Symbian platform. As a member of the Symbian Foundation, Monotype Imaging agreed that providing an open source font would help pave the way for more Symbian devices to be created for Chinese markets. We believe MYuppy helps to position Symbian to succeed now that the platform addresses one of the most critical requirements -- high-quality Chinese text that's both easy to read and visually appealing."

MYuppy may also be customized by OEMs to bring distinctive base fonts to a device portfolio, and application developers can use the font in their applications. As an open source font, MYuppy can also be modified and extended into different fonts and then contributed back to the Symbian platform, under the terms of the Eclipse Public License, an open source software license. This enables a wide variety of Chinese fonts to be created for future use by device manufacturers, application developers and the wider community beyond the mobile industry. In addition, MYuppy can be used for free in a variety of works including poster graphics, artwork and software programs.

About Symbian

Symbian is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to driving innovation in the mobile space. The company manages the open source Symbian platform, which has shipped in over 360 million smartphones around the world to-date. Symbian's mission is to foster collaboration, contribution and ongoing participation among the industry to develop the best mobile experience possible for consumers.

The company has offices worldwide to build and maintain close relationships with players throughout the global market. Symbian's board of directors includes AT&T Mobility LLC, Fujitsu Limited, Nokia Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Qualcomm Innovation Center, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, ST Microelectronics NV, Texas Instruments Inc., and Vodafone Group Services Ltd. For more information please visit [ www.symbian.org ] and [ http://blog.symbian.org ].

About Monotype Imaging

Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ: [ TYPE ]) combines technology with design to help the world communicate. Based in Woburn, Mass. with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, Monotype Imaging brings text imaging and graphical user interface capabilities to consumer electronics devices such as laser printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes, navigation devices, digital cameras, e-book readers and consumer appliances. The company also provides printer drivers and color imaging solutions to printer manufacturers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging technologies are combined with access to more than 13,000 typefaces from the Monotype, Linotype® and ITC® typeface libraries -- home to some of the world's most widely used designs, including the Times New Roman®, Helvetica® and ITC Franklin Gothic™ typefaces. Fonts are licensed to creative, business and Web professionals through e-commerce portals, direct and indirect sales and custom design services. Monotype Imaging offers industry-standard font solutions that support all of the world's major languages. Information about Monotype Imaging can be found at [ www.monotypeimaging.com ].

Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Monotype Yuppy and MYuppy are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Hong Kong Ltd. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Times New Roman is a trademark of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Linotype is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Helvetica is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. ITC is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 The Symbian Foundation and Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.