Adobe Systems Announces Adobe Type Manager For Windows NT

Award-Winning Type Utility Now Brings Type 1 Support to Windows NT
Platform; New Version Offers Font Management Features, Drag & Drop
Installation of Fonts and Font Smoothing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (May 28, 1996)(Nasdaq: ADBE)--Adobe Systems Incorporated
today announced the first version of its award-winning type utility, Adobe
Type Manager (ATM) software, for the Microsoft Windows NT operating
system. ATM Deluxe version 4.0 will bring Type 1 support to the Windows NT
platform, giving users access to both Type 1 and TrueType fonts.

Previously, users had to convert their Type 1 fonts to the TrueType format.
ATM Deluxe 4.0 for Windows NT will also offer easy-to-use font management
allowing users to group fonts into convenient sets, activate and
deactivate sets and fonts as needed and view and print samples of fonts on
their system. ATM Deluxe 4.0 for Windows NT will support Microsoft's
version 4.0 of the Windows NT operating system, expected to ship this
summer. ATM Deluxe 4.0 for Windows NT is expected to be available of the
end of this year on CD-ROM with a special introductory price of $49.95 for
the first 90 days after shipping. After that date, the suggested retail
price will be $99.95. The new version will also be available for the
Macintosh, Power Macintosh and Windows 95 platforms in the third quarter
of 1996 (see related press release).

"Adobe is quite pleased to announce this long-awaited version of Adobe Type
Manager. Many high-end publishing professionals are interested in the
Windows NT platform. Now they will have access to Adobe's high-quality
PostScript Type 1 fonts to help them make that move," said Brian
Heuckroth, senior product marketing manager, Adobe Systems. "Microsoft has
been extremely supportive in our efforts to bring this technology to its
operating system. Windows NT and Adobe Type Manager will be a very strong
combination for desktop publishing."

ATM Deluxe 4.0 for Windows NT will offer font smoothing for improving the
appearance of type on-screen, allows users to create multiple master
instances from within the utility and exports font sets to other users,
even across platforms. As with previous versions of ATM, the new Deluxe
version for the Windows NT platform will ensure that fonts look good
on-screen and in print, even on non-PostScript printers. The new font
management capabilities will enable users to quickly and easily organize
both Type 1 and TrueType fonts by grouping fonts into convenient
user-defined sets that can be activated and deactivated at any time.

Simple Drag & Drop Font Management

ATM Deluxe will include powerful, yet easy-to-use font management
capabilities for both Type 1 and TrueType fonts. Users will be able to
create custom font sets by simply dragging and dropping typefaces to a
new, or existing set.

In addition, the ATM Deluxe font activation capabilities will allows users
turn installed fonts on and off manually, without requiring them to
uninstall the font from their system. From within the ATM Deluxe menu,
users will be able to activate or deactivate individual fonts, or entire
font, simplifying font menus and conserving system resources.

View and Print Font Samples

Users will be able to view a sample of a single font simply by
double-clicking the font name. They can also view multiple font samples or
print an index for an entire font set quickly and easily.

Font Smoothing

ATM Deluxe for Windows NT will support font smoothing, also called
"anti-aliasing," for improving the way type looks on-screen by
interpolating colors for pixels that fall along border areas of the
character. Font smoothing works with most applications that display Type 1
fonts, particularly improving the on-screen appearance of script and serif
faces. It is well-suited for type in online documents, including
presentations.

Free Fonts and Software Included on CD-ROM

ATM Deluxe comes with 30 Adobe Original bonus fonts, including the popular
Minion Condensed, Myriad, Utopia, and Tekton multiple master families, as
well as specialized display fonts such as Lithos and Nueva. In addition to
these bonus fonts, ATM Deluxe includes the Adobe Type On Call CD-ROM,
which contains the entire Adobe Type Library of more than 2,100 typefaces,
ready to buy when they're needed. The ATM Deluxe CD-ROM includes the
latest version of the Adobe , Adobe Acrobat Reader software, and special
tryout versions of other Adobe products.

System Requirements

For the Windows NT version of ATM Deluxe, minimum system requirements
include an 80486 or later microprocessor; Microsoft Windows NT(next
shipping version); 16 MB of RAM; at least 4 MB of available hard-disk
space; and a CD-ROM drive.

Price and Availability

Adobe Type Manager Deluxe 4.0 for Windows NT is expected to be available
from Adobe Authorized Resellers and directly from Adobe at the end of this
year. It will be offered for a special introductory price of $49.95 for
the first 90 days after shipping. After that, the suggested retail price
will be $99.95.

Based in Mountain View, Calif., Adobe Systems Incorporated develops and
supports products to help people express and use information in more
imaginative and meaningful ways, across all print and electronic media.
Founded in 1982, Adobe helped launch the desktop publishing revolution.
Today, the company offers a market-leading line of application software
and type products for creating and distributing visually rich
communication materials; licenses its industry-standard technologies to
major hardware manufacturers, software developers and service providers;
and offers integrated software solutions to businesses of all sizes. For
more information, see Adobe's home page at www.adobe.com on the World Wide
Web.
 
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