In the latest type technology, an echo of Gutenberg: Adobe's new software allows unlimited varieties of weights, widths and styles

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Adobe Systems Inc demonstrated its new Multiple Master type technology at the Seybold electronic publishing conference in Boston, MA, in Mar 1991. Adobe's new product allows a user to create an almost unlimited selection of type font weights, widths and styles. Adobe is alone in offering a product that can manipulate all the attributes of a type font, though several companies offer products that can manipulate type size. Industry analysts expect this technology to have significant impact on book publishing, graphic arts and other arenas in which both the aesthetics and practical consequences of different types are important. Companies that produce Truetype fonts, the format created by Apple Computer Inc and Microsoft Corp, believe it is possible to develop Multiple Master-like features for Truetype, but it is not certain when this might happen. Prices for Multiple Master fonts are not yet set.

Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Desktop publishing software, Adobe Systems Inc., ADBE, Desktop publishing, Type design, Product introduction, Computer fonts, New Technique, Font Package, DTP Software, Type and type-founding

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New ways to 'paste' a photo into your documents: digital cameras save time and processing costs, but can't deliver superb quality

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Logitech Inc's Fotoman still camera captures images and stores the photos on a memory chip specifically intended for use with personal computers. The digital camera retails for under $600 and is among the first wave of new products designed to integrate the capture, manipulation and storage of images using digital technology. Ideally, these cameras allow novices to utilize new technology and integrate images into newsletters, business reports, brochures, and presentations, without the clumsy additional steps involved with photo production. Fotoman helps companies avoid photo processing time, photo labs and scanners. While the image quality is far from perfect, the versatility has attracted many potential customers. New products from Canon USA and Eastman Kodak promise better image quality and larger data storage capacity.

Photographic equipment and supplies, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Photographic equipment and supplies-wholesale, Computer programming services, Product information, Column, Design and construction, Computer peripherals industry, Camera industry, Eastman Kodak Co., Photography, EK, Cameras (Photography), Digital video, Market Analysis, Product Development, Cameras, Logitech Inc., LGTKE, Logitech FotoMan (Digital camera)

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Listen closely: your files may be talking to you; putting programming inside documents allows them to evaluate information

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Interleaf Inc demonstrates an 'active' document prototype that incorporates intelligent programming capabilities into its software package. The 'prefabricated' programming capabilities automate document distribution and allow users to tailor the program to specific needs. Instead of complex programming to accomplish the tasks, the Interleaf systems provides an object-oriented framework within the document allowing users to simply fill out a form of options to perform intelligent tasks. For example, documents can create themselves under guidelines set by the user, they can take information from a variety of sources, make decisions based on the information, route documents to users based on the information and make other intelligent decisions based on parameters set by the user.

Miscellaneous publishing, Innovations, Computer industry, Electronic publishing, Information services, Text processing software, Expert systems, Disk and file management software, Word processing software, Selective dissemination of information, Object-oriented programming, Object oriented programming, Electronic Publishing Industry, Disk/File Management Software, Interleaf Inc., LEAF

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