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The BOLT Mobile Browser from Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) has been named a finalist in the Mobile Applications – Entertainment / Social Networking category in the CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards. CTIA’s fifth annual E-Tech Awards program recognizes products in 15 categories in the areas of mobile consumer electronics, luxury mobile, applications, enterprise, green solutions and network technology. International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® will take place March 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

More than 80 prominent media and industry analysts judged the 300-plus entries submitted for the E-Tech Awards program this year. Products and services were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and the overall “wow” factor.

E-Tech Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA and Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies, on Wednesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. on the Exhibits Innovation Stage located in the Emerging Technology Zone on the International CTIA WIRELESS exhibit floor, North Hall.

CTIA is offering companies two additional opportunities to win an award. Web visitors may vote for the Best Online Pick at www.ctiashow.com/awards. International CTIA WIRELESS show attendees will also have the chance to vote via text message onsite for products in the E-Tech Awards display to win Best in Show.

Attendees to CTIA can visit Bitstream in booth 122

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About BOLT
The acclaimed BOLT mobile browser has the most faithful rendering of Web pages of any browser in its class. This fast mobile browser quickly and accurately displays Web pages on mobile phones just as they would appear on desktop computers. BOLT is the only browser for mobile phones of all types to support streaming video from popular media sharing sites such as YouTube and MySpace. Based on the same WebKit rendering engine used by the iPhone’s Safari and Android’s Chrome browsers, BOLT is compatible with the majority of the world’s 4 billion mobile phones. BOLT features a patented split-screen viewing mode, intuitive keystroke shortcuts and copy/paste functionality, and offers a user-friendly, feature-rich mobile browsing experience for even entry-level mobile phones. Download BOLT for free at http://boltbrowser.com – the mobile Internet has never looked this good on your phone.

About Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. develops software technologies and applications for the graphic art and mobile communications industries. Bitstream’s award-winning fonts and font technologies enable device manufacturers and application developers to render the highest quality text in any language, on any device, at any resolution. The company’s MyFonts brand is the world’s leading provider of fonts to consumers. Bitstream’s Pageflex brand enables marketers to easily produce customized communications in print, email, and online. The company’s latest offering is the BOLT mobile browser, which has been installed by millions of users worldwide since its release in February 2009. For more information visit www.bitstream.com.

About CTIA Shows
Celebrating 25 years as the premier global mobile marketplace, International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® brings together all industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense business, learning and networking in Las Vegas, March 23-25. International CTIA WIRELESS IT & ENTERTAINMENT 2010 takes place in San Francisco, October 6-8. Visit www.ctiashow.com.

CTIA-The Wireless Association® is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry’s voluntary best practices and initiatives, and produces the industry’s leading tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C. Visit www.ctia.org.

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a leading developer of software that meets the challenging and ever-changing needs of mobile operators, device manufacturers, mobile application developers and consumers worldwide. The company will be showcasing its mobile technologies at the upcoming CTIA WIRELESS in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 23 to 25 in booth 122. These mobile technologies include:

• BOLT™ – the only WebKit-based cloud-computing browser built for mobile phones of all types. Offering the highest quality page rendering and best over-the-air data compression ratio of any J2ME browser, BOLT provides the most fully featured browsing experience to all levels of mobile devices. With streaming video, widget support, social networking integration, copy and paste and a host of other advanced features, BOLT offers a feature-rich, desktop-style browsing experience even on entry-level mobile phones. It is compatible with virtually any handset that supports Java ME (commonly referred to as J2ME) including the BlackBerry platform; in other words BOLT works on lots of phones, from low-end handsets through high-end smartphones.
• Bitstream Font Fusion® – a font engine optimized for resource-constrained systems such as mobile handsets. It is the core font technology behind the BOLT mobile browser. A highly versatile font subsystem, Font Fusion renders high quality characters in any format, at any resolution, on any platform or device. The subsystem offers the fastest performance and best possible text output currently available.
• Bitstream Panorama™ –a fast, compact line layout engine that provides a single set of high-level APIs to layout, position, substitute, and render text in all of the world’s languages — including complex scripts such as Arabic and Indic. Bitstream Panorama is a comprehensive text composition solution for international developers.
• Global Fonts – Bitstream offers both high-quality off the shelf fonts and custom fonts in all of the world’s languages, as well as the embeddable text rendering technologies for modern OEM products.

Bitstream will have important news at CTIA and is providing the following resources for media:

• A stand at ShowStoppers – held Monday, March 22 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Renaissance Hotel, 3400 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. Press registration information for ShowStoppers is available at http://www.wirelessit.com/media/press_events.cfm.
• Online press kit available at http://bitstream.mobilitypr.com.
• Media availability of President and CEO Anna Magliocco-Chagnon and Vice President of Research and Development Sampo Kaasila.

The BOLT Mobile Browser has been named a finalist in Mobile Applications – Entertainment/Social Networking in the CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards. CTIA’s fifth annual E-Tech Awards program recognizes products in 15 categories in the areas of mobile consumer electronics, luxury mobile, applications, enterprise, green solutions and network technology.

E-Tech Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA and Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies, on Wednesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. on the Exhibits Innovation Stage located in the Emerging Technology Zone on the International CTIA WIRELESS exhibit floor, North Hall.

To receive news under embargo or arrange meetings with Bitstream executives at CTIA WIRELESS, contact Bitstream media contacts:

• John Sidline (On site at CTIA): +1 503 989 5474 (mobile, can receive text messages)
• Melissa Burns (On site at CTIA): +1 208 946 4849 (mobile, can receive text messages)
• All Bitstream media contacts can be reached by email at bitstream@mobilitypr.com.

About Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. develops software technologies and applications for the graphic art and mobile communications industries. Bitstream’s award-winning fonts and font technologies enable device manufacturers and application developers to render the highest quality text in any language, on any device, at any resolution. The company’s MyFonts brand is the world’s leading provider of fonts to consumers. Bitstream’s Pageflex brand enables marketers to easily produce customized communications in print, email, and online. The company’s latest offering is the BOLT mobile browser, which has been installed by millions of users worldwide since its release in February 2009. For more information visit www.bitstream.com.

A Vesta Corporation (http://www.trustvesta.com), uma pioneira e líder global em soluções de pagamento eletrônico, anunciou hoje o lançamento do Prepaid.com (http://www.prepaid.com), um portal de recarga que permite aos clientes móveis enviarem airtime (tempo de conexão) para amigos e parentes no mundo todo. O portal oferece recarga imediata e sem taxa para contas telefônicas móveis pré-pagas e permite que expatriados e imigrantes possam manter fortes laços familiares, independente da distância e de fronteiras.

O Prepaid.com fornece aos operadores móveis uma solução plug and play que suporta recarga tanto no próprio país como em países diferentes para os serviços móveis, tais como airtime pré-pago, assinaturas e banda larga móvel. O novo portal ajuda os operadores móveis a capitalizarem nos bilhões de pagamentos feitos para outros países anualmente e inclui uma grande variedade de recursos fáceis de serem usados que mostraram aumentar o valor por toda a vida dos clientes.

“Ao usarem o Prepaid.com, os consumidores agora têm uma maneira conveniente de enviarem airtime para parentes e amigos em outros países”, disse Chris Parsons, diretor de Marketing da Vesta. “Trabalhar com a Vesta aumenta as opções de pagamento para os operadores e garante aos clientes do mundo todo a segurança e privacidade que requerem”.

Tendo processado centenas de milhões de transações, a Vesta Corporation ganhou a reputação de fornecer soluções de pagamento inovadoras e seguras para empresas de telecomunicações do mundo todo e seus clientes. O processo de recarga com a marca do operador do Prepaid.com mantém os mais altos padrões de segurança de pagamento e dados da indústria e pode ser integrado facilmente com a infra-estrutura do operador para maior rapidez de comercialização.

Para adquirir airtime no www.prepaid.com, um visitante simplesmente seleciona o país e operador, coloca o número do telefone que gostaria de fazer a recarga e em seguida os seus detalhes sobre pagamento. O Prepaid.com aceita uma grande variedade de dispositivos de pagamento, incluindo os principais cartões de crédito e débito do mercado, cartões de crédito emitidos internacionalmente e cartões de débito pré-pagos da marca Visa ou MasterCard.

Sem inscrição complicada, senhas ou cartões de refil necessários, o processo de recarga é rápido, confiável e seguro. O Prepaid.com não cobre taxas de serviços ou acréscimos e imediatamente aplica o airtime à conta presenteada. O portal oferece suporte online e ao vivo com agentes atendendo 24×7 e os clientes podem criar uma conta para, com segurança, armazenar detalhes sobre pagamentos e números de telefones receptores, revisar história dos pagamentos e imprimir recibos das transações.

Os consumidores podem realizar recarga apenas uma vez ou agendar pagamentos presentes periódicos para garantir que os seus amigos e parentes possam sempre se comunicar com eles. Segundo disse um consumidor, “Fico mais tranquilo sabendo que a minha mãe pode me chamar a qualquer hora, pois agendo recargas para o telefone dela mensalmente”. Futuros aperfeiçoamentos permitirão aos assinantes enviar pedidos de presentes e recargas através de sites de mídia social e SMS.

O Prepaid.com está lançando com a Telefonica Movistar, Iusacell e Unefon no México, e está também ativamente investigando parcerias com operadores móveis em outras geografias onde o envio de presentes para outros países é comum, incluindo a América Latina, o Caribe, a Europa, Sudeste da Ásia, China e Índia.

Sobre a Vesta Corporation
O Prepaid.com pertence e é operado pela Vesta Corporation, provedora de uma plataforma de pagamento totalmente gerenciada que oferece aos operadores móveis a maneira mais eficiente e econômica de fornecerem uma vasta gama de serviços diretos com a marca do operador (através do telefone, Internet, SMS, USSD, aplicativo de handset e cobrança recorrente). Com a sua matriz localizada em Portland, Oregon, e operações na Europa e China, a Vesta Corporation é uma pioneira e líder mundial em soluções de pagamento eletrônico desde 1995. A Vesta estabeleceu relacionamentos de longo prazo e de sucesso com os maiores operadores internacionais, incluindo a AT&T, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, China Unicom, Cricket Communications, Eircom, Sprint, Telia, Tele2, Telefonica, T-Mobile, Verizon e Vodafone, entre outros.

Para informações adicionais sobre a Vesta Corporation, favor acessar http://www.trustvesta.com. Para informações adicionais sobre o portal de pagamento do consumidor da Vesta, favor acessar http://www.prepaid.com.

Vesta Corporation (http://www.trustvesta.com), un pionero y líder mundial en soluciones de pagos electrónicos, anunció hoy el lanzamiento de Prepaid.com (http://www.prepaid.com), un portal de recarga que facilita a los usuarios móviles enviar tiempo aire a sus amigos y familiares en todo el mundo. El portal ofrece recarga inmediata sin cobro para cuentas prepagadas de teléfonos móviles y permite a expatriados e inmigrantes mantener fuertes lazos familiares, independientemente de la distancia y las fronteras.

Prepaid.com ofrece a los operadores móviles una solución plug and play (conectar y lista para operar) que soporta recargas dentro del país y entre fronteras para servicios móviles tales como tiempo aire prepagado, suscripciones y banda ancha móvil. El nuevo portal ayuda a los operadores móviles a capitalizar sobre los miles de millones de pagos transfronterizos enviados anualmente, e incluye una variedad de funciones fáciles de usar que han demostrado incrementar el valor perdurable de los consumidores.

“Gracias a Prepaid.com, los consumidores ahora tienen una medio conveniente para enviar tiempo aire a familiares y amigos en otros países”, dijo Chris Parsons, director de mercadeo de Vesta. “Trabajar con Vesta expande las opciones de pago para los operadores y garantiza a los compradores la seguridad y privacidad que exigen”.

Después de procesar cientos de millones de transacciones, Vesta Corporation ha adquirido una reputación de ofrecer soluciones de pagos innovadoras y seguras para las empresas de telecomunicaciones en todo el mundo y sus clientes. El proceso de recarga de Prepaid.com con la marca del operador mantiene los más altos estándares de seguridad de datos y pagos en la industria y se integra fácilmente con la infraestructura de un operador para lograr un rápido posicionamiento en el mercado.

Para comprar tiempo aire en www.prepaid.com, un visitante simplemente selecciona el país y el operador e ingresa el número de teléfono que desea recargar seguido de los detalles de pago. Prepaid.com acepta una vasta variedad de métodos de pago incluyendo las principales tarjetas de crédito y débito, tarjetas de crédito emitidas internacionalmente y tarjetas de débito prepagadas exclusivas de Visa o MasterCard.

Sin requisitos de registro complicados, PINs o tarjetas de recarga, el proceso es fácil, confiable y seguro. Prepaid.com no cobra cargos por servicios o sobrecargos y aplica el tiempo aire inmediatamente a la cuenta beneficiada. El portal ofrece asistencia para las transacciones online y con agentes en vivo, 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana, y los compradores pueden crear una cuenta para guardar con seguridad los detalles del pago y los números de teléfono de los beneficiarios, revisar la historia de pagos e imprimir recibos de la transacción.

Los consumidores pueden realizar una recarga una sola vez o programar pagos de regalo recurrentes para asegurar que sus amigos y familiares siempre puedan mantenerse en contacto, como uno de los consumidores dijo, “Tengo la tranquilidad de saber que mi madre me puede llamar en cualquier momento gracias a que pude programar recargas fijas para su teléfono todos los meses”. Futuras mejoras permitirán a los abonados enviar solicitudes de regalo y recarga a través de los sitios de medios sociales y SMS.

Prepaid.com se lanza con Telefónica Movistar, Iusacell y Unefon en México, e investiga activamente asociaciones con operadores móviles en otras regiones donde los regalos entre fronteras son comunes, incluyendo, América Latina, el Caribe, Europa, Asia Sudeste, Asia, China e India.

Acerca de Vesta Corporation
Prepaid.com es un portal de propiedad y operado por Vesta Corporation, proveedor de una plataforma de pagos de gestión completa diseñada para ofrecer a los operadores móviles el medio más eficaz y rentable para ofrecer servicios de recarga directa con la marca del operador (vía teléfono, Web, SMS, USSD, aplicación de auricular y cargo recurrente). Vesta Corporation, con sede en Portland, Oregon, con operaciones en Europa y China, es un pionero y líder mundial en soluciones de pagos desde 1995. Vesta ha establecido asociaciones duraderas y de gran éxito con operadores líderes internacionales incluyendo AT&T, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, China Unicom, Cricket Communications, Eircom, Sprint, Telia, Tele2, Telefónica, T-Mobile, Verizon y Vodafone, entre otros.

Para más información acerca de Vesta Corporation, visite http://www.trustvesta.com. Para más información acerca del portal de pagos del consumidor de Vesta, visite, http://www.prepaid.com.

Vesta CorporationVesta Corporation (http://www.trustvesta.com), a global pioneer and leader in electronic payment solutions, today announced the launch of Prepaid.com (http://www.prepaid.com), a recharge portal that allows mobile customers to send airtime to friends and family worldwide. The portal features immediate, no-fee recharging for prepaid mobile phone accounts and allows expatriates and immigrants to maintain strong family ties, regardless of distance and borders.

Prepaid.com provides mobile operators with a plug and play solution that supports in-country and cross-border recharge for mobile services such as prepaid airtime, subscriptions, and mobile broadband. The new portal helps mobile operators capitalize on the billions of cross-border payments sent annually, and includes a variety of consumer-friendly features that have been shown to increase the lifetime value of customers.

“By using Prepaid.com, consumers now have a convenient way to send airtime to family and friends in other countries,” said Chris Parsons, chief marketing officer of Vesta. “Working with Vesta expands payment options for operators and assures purchasers worldwide the security and privacy they demand.”

Having processed hundreds of millions of transactions, Vesta Corporation has earned a reputation for delivering innovative and secure payment solutions to telecom companies worldwide and their customers. Prepaid.com’s operator-branded recharge process maintains the highest payment and data security standards in the industry, and integrates easily with an operator’s infrastructure for fast time to market.

To purchase airtime at www.prepaid.com, a visitor simply selects the country and operator, and enters the phone number they would like to recharge followed by their payment details. Prepaid.com accepts a wide variety of payment devices including major credit and debit cards, internationally issued credit cards, and Visa or MasterCard signature prepaid debit cards.

With no cumbersome registration, PINs or refill cards required, the recharge process is fast, reliable and secure. Prepaid.com does not charge service fees or surcharges, and immediately applies airtime to the gifted account. The portal features 24×7 online and live-agent transaction support, and purchasers can create an account to securely store payment details and recipient phone numbers, review payment history, and print transaction receipts.

Consumers can perform a one-time recharge or schedule recurring gift payments to ensure that their friends and family can always be in touch. As one consumer stated, “I have peace of mind knowing that my mother can call me anytime because I set up recharges for her phone every month.” Future enhancements will allow subscribers to send gift requests and recharges via social media sites and SMS.

Prepaid.com is launching with Telefonica Movistar, Iusacell and Unefon in Mexico, and is actively investigating partnerships with mobile operators in other geographies where cross-border gifting is common, including Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and India.

About Vesta Corporation
Prepaid.com is owned and operated by Vesta Corporation, provider of a fully managed payment platform that offers mobile operators the most efficient and cost-effective way to provide operator-branded direct top-up services (via phone, Web, SMS, USSD, handset application, and recurring charge). Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with operations in Europe and China, Vesta Corporation, has been a pioneer and worldwide leader in electronic payment solutions since 1995. Vesta has established long-term, successful relationships with leading international operators including AT&T, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, China Unicom, Cricket Communications, Eircom, Sprint, Telia, Tele2, Telefonica, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Vodafone, among others.

For more information about Vesta Corporation, visit http://www.trustvesta.com. For more information about Vesta’s consumer payment portal, visit http://www.prepaid.com.

Компания Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) сегодня анонсировала новую версию мобильного браузера BOLT(TM), который теперь доступен и с интерфейсом пользователя на русском языке. BOLT 1.7 поддерживает русский язык, самый географически распространенный язык в Евразии, наиболее распространенный из славянских языков и родной язык для наибольшего числа жителей Европы. Кроме того, улучшены характеристики потокового видео и поддерживаются виджеты для бесплатного мобильного браузера. С июня прошлого года мобильный браузер BOLT воспроизводит кириллические шрифты на веб-сайтах, а теперь пользователи могут также сделать русский язык языком по умолчанию интерфейса пользователя. Благодаря новым функциям и улучшениям использование быстрого как молния, бескомпромиссного браузера для телефонов всех типов BOLT стало еще совершеннее и проще для пользователей BOLT по всему миру.

К первой годовщине BOLT число пользователей этого мобильного браузера превысило 4 миллиона, просмотрено более 135 миллионов минут потокового видео (эквивалентно 256 годам), открыто более 512 миллионов страниц (порядка 3 миллионов страниц в день) и загружено более 132 терабайт данных.

BOLT является единственным мобильным браузером для всех типов мобильных телефонов, поддерживающим просмотр потокового видео с многочисленных сайтов, таких как RuTube, YouTube, Yahoo, Google, MySpace и многих других. Теперь пользователи могут просматривать видео, размещенные на CNN и ESPN, а также вложенные YouTube видео на любом сайте.

BOLT отлично воспроизводит веб-страницы так же, как они выглядят в браузере настольного компьютера, превосходя конкурирующие мобильные браузеры и набрав великолепные 100 процентов по тесту Web Standards Project Acid3. Тест Acid3, который был создан, чтобы помочь производителям браузеров обеспечить надлежащую поддержку веб-стандартов в своих продуктах, тестирует динамические веб-приложения Web 2.0 и визуальное воспроизведение, включая веб-шрифты. Созданный на основе J2ME и способный функционировать на телефонах всех типов, BOLT может работать примерно на 3 миллиардах телефонов, уже находящихся в использовании. Созданная специально для смартфонов BlackBerry версия BOLT поддерживает все функции BOLT, а также горячие клавиши по умолчанию и оптимизации BlackBerry.

Уникальные возможности BOLT включают:

• Полное отображение веб-сайтов так, как они выглядят на настольных компьютерах
• Большая скорость загрузки страниц
• Потоковое видео с популярных видеосервисов, таких как RuTube и YouTube
• Сжатие данных до степени 24:1
• Копирование и вставка текста
• Выгрузка видео- и фотофайлов на веб-сайты прямо из браузера
• Единственный распространенный браузер на основе WebKit с облачной обработкой данных
• Шесть уровней увеличения

Новые функции BOLT 1.7 также включают:

Виджеты
Хотя BOLT уже демонстрирует основанные на интернет-технологии приложения, написанные на Ajax, Javascript и других языках интернет-программирования, такие как популярная Facebook-игра Mafia Wars и Google Docs, в BOLT 1.7 добавлена функциональность виджетов. Сейчас, в бета-версии, виджеты BOLT позволяют пользователю устанавливать небольшие независимые веб-приложения, работающие непосредственно из BOLT. Благодаря тому, что эти виджеты устанавливаются прямо в BOLT, они загружаются и выполняются быстрее приложений на базе веб-сайтов, обеспечивая пользователям более широкий выбор утилит для их мобильных телефонов. Пользователи BOLT могут находить, выбирать и устанавливать определенные веб-приложения через галерею виджетов BOLT.

Виджеты BOLT пишутся как стандартные виджеты W3C (www.w3.org/TR/widgets/). Этот стандарт широко поддерживается в отрасли.

Интеграция Twitter
Теперь BOLT включает более легкий способ размещения твитов в Twitter. В BOLT 1.7 возможности Twitter встроены в сам браузер. Теперь пользователи могут размещать твиты прямо из BOLT во время веб-серфинга.

Учитывая тот факт, что некоторые находящиеся сейчас в использовании мобильные телефоны не могут поддерживать полноразмерные приложения, а некоторые провайдеры ограничивают размер загружаемых приложений, Bitstream также предлагает облегченную версию мобильного браузера BOLT, BOLT Lite(TM). BOLT Lite включает в себя все основные функции мобильного браузера BOLT, сохраняя богатую возможностями функциональность BOLT, лучшие в своем классе скорости загрузки и разметку страницы в стиле ПК в пакете меньшего размера, оптимизированном для устройств низкого уровня.

BOLT и BOLT Lite доступны для бесплатной загрузки на http://boltbrowser.com.

Информация о Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. занимается разработкой программных технологий и приложений для отраслей графического искусства и мобильной связи. Удостоенные наград шрифты и технологии шрифтов Bitstream позволяют производителям устройств и разработчикам технологий воспроизводить текст высочайшего качества на любом языке, любом устройстве и с любым разрешением. Торговая марка компании MyFonts является лидирующим мировым поставщиком шрифтов потребителям. Торговая марка Bitstream Pageflex позволяет маркетологам легко производить на заказ средства передачи информации в печатной форме, с помощью электронной почты и в режиме онлайн. Последним предложением компании является мобильный браузер BOLT, уже установленный миллионами пользователей по всему миру с момента его выхода в феврале 2009 г.

Чтобы получить дополнительную информацию, посетите www.bitstream.com.

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) anunció hoy día que se encuentra disponible una nueva versión del navegador móvil BOLT(TM) con una interfaz de usuario en español. El navegador móvil gratuito BOLT 1.7 brinda soporte en español, el segundo idioma más hablado del mundo por el número de personas que lo tienen como lengua materna, mejores prestaciones de streaming de video y soporte para widgets. Las nuevas prestaciones y mejoras del producto hacen que los usuarios de BOLT de todo el mundo puedan navegar a alta velocidad en cualquier tipo de teléfono.

Al cumplirse el primer aniversario de BOLT, el aclamado navegador móvil ha superado los cuatro millones de usuarios, ha transmitido continuamente más de 135 millones de minutos de video (equivalente a 256 años si se reproducen en cadena), ha servido más de 512 millones de páginas –un promedio de tres millones de páginas por día, y se descargaron más de 132 terabytes de datos.

BOLT es el único navegador para cualquier clase de teléfonos móviles que soporta el streaming de video de varios sitios para compartir videos como YouTube, Yahoo, Google, MySpace y muchos otros. Ahora los usuarios pueden ver videos posteados en CNN y ESPN, así como mirar videos de YouTube embebidos en cualquier sitio.

BOLT presenta las páginas Web exactamente como se verían en los navegadores de escritorio, superando a los navegadores móviles rivales al obtener una puntuación perfecta (100%) en la prueba Acid3 del Proyecto de Estándares Web. Acid3, creada con la finalidad de ayudar a los vendedores de navegadores a garantizar el soporte adecuado de los estándares Web en sus productos, prueba las aplicaciones dinámicas de Web 2.0 y la representación visual, incluso las fuentes Web. Construido en J2ME y capaz de funcionar en cualquier tipo de teléfono, BOLT se puede utilizar en unos 3.000 millones de teléfonos que ya se encuentran en el mercado. Una versión de BOLT creada especialmente para los BlackBerry incluye todas las funciones de BOLT, al igual que comandos directos y optimizaciones preestablecidos de BlackBerry.

Estas son las capacidades únicas de BOLT:

• Mostrar los sitios completos tal como aparecerían en las
  computadoras de escritorio
• Velocidades rápidas de carga de página
• Streaming de video desde servicios populares como YouTube
• Compresión de datos de hasta 24:1
• Copiar y pegar texto
• Subir archivos de video y fotos directamente a los sitios desde el
  navegador
• Único navegador con tecnología “computación en nube” basado en
  WebKit
• Seis niveles de aumento

Las nuevas características de BOLT 1.7 también comprenden:

Widgets

Aunque BOLT ya ejecuta aplicaciones Web escritas en Ajax, Javascript y en otros lenguajes de programación Web, tal como el popular juego Mafia Wars de Facebook y Google Docs, BOLT 1.7 agrega la funcionalidad de los widgets. Actualmente en la fase beta, los widgets de BOLT permiten que los usuarios instalen pequeñas aplicaciones Web autocontenidas que corren directamente desde dentro de BOLT. Debido a que estos widgets están instalados directamente dentro de BOLT, se cargan y ejecutan con más rapidez que las aplicaciones basadas en sitios Web, dándole a los usuarios una mayor variedad de utilidad para sus teléfonos móviles. Los usuarios de BOLT pueden descubrir, seleccionar e instalar aplicaciones Web específicas de la Galería de widgets de BOLT. Estos widgets están escritos como widgets de W3C estandarizados (www.w3.org/TR/widgets/), un estándar que cuenta con el amplio respaldo de la industria.

Integración en Twitter

BOLT incluye ahora una forma más sencilla de postear “tweets” en Twitter. BOLT 1.7 ha integrado las capacidades de Twitter en el propio navegador. Ahora los usuarios pueden postear “tweets” directamente desde BOLT al tiempo que navegan por Internet.

Dado que algunos teléfonos móviles actualmente en uso no soportan la aplicación completa y algunos proveedores de red limitan el tamaño de las descargas de aplicaciones, Bitstream ofrece también una versión ligera del navegador móvil BOLT, BOLT Lite(TM). BOLT Lite tiene todas las características esenciales del navegador BOLT, conservando la funcionalidad rica en prestaciones de BOLT, las velocidades de descarga más rápidas en su género y la distribución de página estilo.

BOLT y BOLT Lite están disponibles para su descarga gratuita en http://boltbrowser.com.

Acerca de Bitstream

Bitstream Inc. se dedica al desarrollo de tecnologías y aplicaciones de software para las industrias de arte gráfico y comunicaciones móviles. Las fuentes y las tecnologías de fuentes galardonadas de Bitstream posibilitan que los fabricantes de dispositivos y los desarrolladores de aplicaciones presenten el texto de la más alta calidad en cualquier idioma, en cualquier dispositivo y en cualquier resolución. La marca MyFonts de la empresa es el principal proveedor del mundo en lo que se refiere a fuentes para consumidores. La marca Pageflex de Bitstream permite que los comerciantes produzcan con facilidad comunicaciones personalizadas en forma impresa, por correo electrónico y en línea. La última oferta de la empresa es el navegador móvil BOLT, que ha sido instalado por millones de usuarios en todo el mundo desde su lanzamiento en febrero de 2009. Para obtener más información, visite www.bitstream.com.

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Exactly one year after its public debut, Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) today announced a new version of the BOLT™ Mobile Browser, which makes the lightning fast uncompromised browsing experience for phones of all types even better with new features and enhancements. The 1.7 release of BOLT offers increased functionality and usability, with new features including direct Twitter integration, Spanish and Russian language support, an enhanced download manager, increased streaming video features and the ability to run widgets. Bitstream is showcasing BOLT 1.7 to OEMs and carriers at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 15 to February 18 in booth number 1A70.

As BOLT marks its first anniversary, the acclaimed mobile browser has surpassed 4 million users, streamed over 135 million minutes of video (equivalent to 256 years if played back to back), served more than 512 million pages – as many as 3 million pages per day, and downloaded more than 132 terabytes of data – an amount that’s double the size of the entire digital collection of the U.S. Library of Congress.

“The past year was both exciting and intense as BOLT’s developers learned what features were most important to its users, and how desired features would mesh with manufacturing trends in mobile handsets and the evolution of the Internet,” said Anna Magliocco-Chagnon, president and CEO of Bitstream. “Before we launched BOLT we knew that Bitstream engineers and developers built a remarkable foundation on which we could continue to evolve the BOLT mobile browser, and the positive support and constant feedback we received from a great many of our 4 million helped us prioritize the features and enhancements in each successive release. But as excited as we were for the first year of BOLT, the next year promises to be more dynamic as we plan to introduce features that took longer to engineer and we add more handset manufacturers to the roster of those preloading BOLT on mobile phones.”

International Localization
With BOLT being used by people in more than 100 countries, Bitstream has added language support so more users can use BOLT with a user interface in their own language. The 1.7 version of BOLT now includes options for English, Spanish and Russian languages.

Widgets
Although BOLT already runs web-based applications written in Ajax, Javascript and other Web programming languages, such as the popular Facebook game Mafia Wars and Google Docs, BOLT 1.7 is adding widget functionality. Now in beta, BOLT widgets allow users to install small self-contained Web applications that run directly from within BOLT. Because these widgets are installed directly within BOLT they load and execute faster than website-based applications, giving users a wider variety of utility for their mobile phones. BOLT users can discover, select and install specific Web apps through a BOLT Widget Gallery. BOLT’s widgets are written as standard W3C widgets (www.w3.org/TR/widgets/), a standard with broad industry support.

Twitter Integration
One of the new enhancements to BOLT is an easier way to post tweets to Twitter. BOLT 1.7 has integrated Twitter capabilities into the browser itself. Now users can post tweets directly from BOLT while they browse the Web.

Usability Enhancements
BOLT 1.7 now features keypad shortcuts that make zooming in and out of Web content as simple as a click of a button. Users can now scale text and images without having to change the zoom presets in their preferences.

BOLT is the only mobile browser for all types of mobile phones to support streaming video from multiple video sharing websites such as YouTube, Yahoo, Google, RuTube, MySpace and more. Now users can watch videos posted in CNN and ESPN, as well as watch embedded YouTube videos on any website.

For users on networks that support socket connections, BOLT v1.7 now offers automatic socket support resulting in a 15 percent speed increase for most users. Previous versions of BOLT offered socket support that had to be manually configured by the user.

BOLT 1.7 features an upgraded download manager that supports multiple simultaneous downloads as well as the ability to pause and restart an active download.

Milestones

BOLT was launched as a public beta on February 16, 2009, and has been widely acclaimed since then. Frequently named a “must have” download and consistently receiving rave product reviews, BOLT has achieved a number of important milestones, including:

• Outscoring competing mobile browsers by earning a perfect 100 percent on the Web Standards Project’s Acid3 test, meaning BOLT offers the most accurate website rendering
• Installed more than 4 million times in more than 100 countries
• Supporting thousands of different handset makes and models
• Streaming over 130 million minutes of video
• Serving 132 terabytes of data
• Selected by handset manufacturers in Europe and Asia to be the default browser preloaded on new lines of mobile phones

BOLT’s Unique Capabilities include:

• Best of breed page load speeds
• Most accurate page rendering
• Best of breed data compression
• Displays full websites just as they would appear on desktop computers
• Streams videos from popular video services such as YouTube
• Copy and paste text
• Uploads video and photo files directly to websites from browser
• Only major WebKit based cloud computing browser
• FOTA updates
• Six levels of magnification

Recognizing that some mobile phones currently in use cannot support the full size application and some network providers limit the size of application downloads, Bitstream also offers a light version of the BOLT mobile browser, BOLT LiteTM. BOLT Lite contains all the essential features of the BOLT mobile browser, retaining BOLT’s feature-rich functionality, best-of-breed download speeds and desktop PC-style page layout in a smaller package optimized for entry-level devices.

BOLT and BOLT Lite are both available for free download at http://boltbrowser.com.

About BOLT
The acclaimed BOLT mobile browser has the most faithful rendering of Web pages of any browser in its class. This fast mobile browser quickly and accurately displays Web pages on mobile phones just as they would appear on desktop computers. BOLT is the only browser for mobile phones of all types to support streaming video from popular media sharing sites such as YouTube and MySpace. Based on the same WebKit rendering engine used by the iPhone’s Safari and Android’s Chrome browsers, BOLT is compatible with the majority of the world’s 4 billion mobile phones. BOLT features a patented split-screen viewing mode, intuitive keystroke shortcuts and copy/paste functionality, and offers a user-friendly, feature-rich mobile browsing experience for even entry-level mobile phones. Download BOLT for free at http://boltbrowser.com – the mobile Internet has never looked this good on your phone.

About Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. develops software technologies and applications for the graphic art and mobile communications industries. Bitstream’s award-winning fonts and font technologies enable device manufacturers and application developers to render the highest quality text in any language, on any device, at any resolution. The company’s MyFonts brand is the world’s leading provider of fonts to consumers. Bitstream’s Pageflex brand enables marketers to easily produce customized communications in print, email, and online. The company’s latest offering is the BOLT mobile browser, which has been installed by millions of users worldwide since its release in February 2009. For more information visit www.bitstream.com.

Flycell, Inc. (www.flycell.com), un proveedor líder de contenido de entretenimiento móvil y online, anunció hoy el lanzamiento de una nueva edición de su portal especialmente diseñado para el mercado argentino. Argentina es el noveno país en tener su propia versión del galardonado servicio de contenido móvil. El portal, hoy en vivo en, www.flycell.com.ar, presenta uno de los mejores y más emocionantes contenidos móviles de entretenimiento.

Argentina, considerada como uno de los mercados móviles más dinámicos en América del Sur, cuenta con cerca de 50 millones de suscriptores y un índice de adopción móvil sobre el 110 por ciento. Los operadores móviles del país tuvieron éxito implementando conectividad 3G de alta velocidad en las 23 provincias, convirtiéndolo en uno de los mercados móviles más sofisticados en la región.

Flycell hoy ofrece a los usuarios móviles en Argentina los tonos de sonido más novedosos del momento, así como emocionantes nuevos fondos de pantalla, juegos, aplicaciones y otros medios móviles de los editores móviles más populares del mundo actual. El nuevo portal Flycell es una fuente única de servicio integral para los usuarios móviles en Argentina, ofreciéndoles todo lo que necesitan para personalizar sus teléfonos celulares con lo último en medios y entretenimiento móvil, todo en un solo portal online fácil de usar. El servicio de Flycell funciona en prácticamente todo teléfono móvil y con toda portadora a través de Argentina.

“2009 fue el año de mayor éxito en la historia de Flycell y 2010 arrancó con un gran comienzo con el lanzamiento al mercado móvil tan dinámico de Argentina”, dijo Alberto Montesi, CEO de Flycell. “Por ser uno de los mercados móviles de más rápido crecimiento, América del Sur es una región muy importante para Flycell, donde buscamos expandir nuestros servicios más adelante en 2010 y en el futuro. Flycell, además de ofrecer sus servicios en nuevos países, añadirá servicios únicos e especiales para cada país en los que opera”.

Flycell ofrece entretenimiento móvil y personalización sobre la marcha para sus clientes en todo el mundo. Ya sea tonos de sonido, fondos de pantalla, aplicaciones o juegos, todo lo que los usuarios en Argentina necesitan para su estilo de vida móvil personalizado está disponible en le portal de Flycell, www.flycell.com.ar.

Acerca de Flycell
Flycell, Inc. es un destino líder de medios y entretenimiento móvil y online. Flycell permite que las personas de toda condición social personalicen sus teléfonos con el contenido móvil que refleja sus preferencias únicas en entretenimiento, deportes, juegos y más. La empresa se asocia con compañías de medios y operadores de redes móviles mundiales que utilizan las aplicaciones y servicios multimedia de vanguardia de Flycell. Flycell, con sede en Nueva York, N.Y., y lanzada en 2004, es una filial de propiedad integral de la empresa de servicios de telefonía móvil, Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

Flycell, Inc. (www.flycell.com), a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced availability of a new edition of its portal created especially for the Argentinean market. Argentina is the ninth country to gain its own version of the award-winning mobile content service. The website, now live at www.flycell.com.ar, features some of the best and most exciting mobile entertainment content.

Considered one of the most dynamic mobile markets in South America, Argentina has nearly 50 million subscribers and a mobile adoption rate above 110 percent. The country’s mobile operators have succeeded in bringing high speed 3G connectivity to all 23 provinces, making it one of the most sophisticated mobile markets in the region.

Flycell now brings mobile Argentinean consumers today’s hottest ringtones as well as exciting new wallpapers, games, applications and other mobile media from today’s most popular mobile publishers. The new Flycell website serves as a one-stop-shop for Argentina’s mobile subscribers, offering them everything they need to personalize their cell phones with the latest in mobile media and entertainment, all in one easy-to-use online portal. Flycell’s service works on virtually every mobile phone and with every carrier throughout Argentina.

“2009 was the most successful year in Flycell’s history, and 2010 is off to a great start with our launch into the vibrant Argentinean mobile market,” said Flycell CEO, Alberto Montesi. “Because it is one of the fastest growing mobile markets, South America is a very important region to Flycell, where we will be looking to expand our service further in 2010 and beyond. Not only will Flycell be offering our service in new countries, we will be adding new services that are unique and special to each country in which we operate.”

Flycell delivers mobile entertainment and personalization on the fly to customers all across the globe. Whether it is ringtones, wallpapers, applications or games, everything people in Argentina need for their personalized mobile lifestyle is available on the Flycell website, www.flycell.com.ar.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2005, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

For more information concerning Flycell visit: http://www.flycell.com.