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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>Smasher 1.5 Performs Automatic Repair of Font Problems</h1></div>
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<p>Insider Software Releases Industry's First Automatic Preventive Font<br />
Maintenance Tool</p>
<p>Smasher 1.5 Performs Automatic Repair of Font Problems Occurring in<br />
Leading Design Applications</p>
<p>San Francisco, CA -- January 8, 2007 -- Insider Software, the makers<br />
of FontAgent Pro, announced today the immediate availability of<br />
Smasher version 1.5, its multipurpose font utility that enables<br />
creative professionals to extract optimal performance from their<br />
design applications. An industry first, Smasher 1.5 introduces<br />
automatic preventive maintenance that takes corrective action to<br />
ensure that applications avoid common garbled-text problems, and<br />
image and print documents properly. After simple setup, Smasher<br />
automatically addresses problems commonly seen in leading creative<br />
applications including Adobe Creative Suite, , QuarkXPress, Microsoft<br />
Office, and the Mac OS X operating system.</p>
<p>Making Fonts and Suitcases More Efficient</p>
<p>Smasher enables users to view all fonts in a suitcase--including<br />
legacy Mac OS 9 suitcases that may contain numerous fonts from a<br />
multitude of families and foundries--and smash the suitcases into<br />
their smallest components. Also new in this release is the ability to<br />
split font suitcases directly down to the single style level--such as<br />
Myriad Pro Bold Italic--and create style-level suitcases ready for<br />
use in Mac OS X. To smash a suitcase, users drag it into Smasher,<br />
then click the Smash button, or simply drag their desired fonts to a<br />
Mac OS X folder, and . Smasher automatically creates new, more<br />
efficient and manageable suitcases.</p>
<p>Using Smasher, users can:</p>
<p>* Use smashed fonts with any font management utility or design application</p>
<p>* Stop wasting system resources by activating individual fonts rather<br />
than entire suitcases</p>
<p>* Improve system stability and reliability by verifying basic font integrity</p>
<p>* Simplify font menus by creating smaller, more precise suitcases for<br />
activation</p>
<p>* Examine and simplify Multiple Master fonts to extract them intact<br />
from suitcases</p>
<p>* See individual fonts in their native typefaces</p>
<p>* Compare contents of multiple suitcases</p>
<p>* View file permissions and foundry information with a click</p>
<p>* Keep bitmap and printer fonts together to ensure proper printing<br />
and PDF generation</p>
<p>* Create Mac TrueType versions of Mac OS X dfonts for running Mac OS<br />
9 and Classic applications</p>
<p>Like Antivirus Software for Fonts</p>
<p>"Smasher is the essential partner for every font manager, not just<br />
FontAgent Pro," said Bob Leeds, Insider's Vice President of Sales and<br />
Marketing. "Fonts that were working perfectly one minute can fail the<br />
next, and Smasher's new automated repair functionality means<br />
designers can focus on creativity and not troubleshooting. It's like<br />
having anti-virus protection for your fonts," he added.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability</p>
<p>Smasher retails for $49.95 and is available immediately from Insider<br />
Software and resellers worldwide. Smasher requires a Macintosh<br />
computer running Mac OS 10.3 or later, 7 megabytes of RAM and 5<br />
megabytes of storage space.</p>
<p>Smasher will be on display this week at Insider's booth S-2518 at<br />
Macworld Expo 2007 at San Francisco's Moscone Center..</p>
<p>About Insider Software<br />
Insider Software is known for its products that streamline the<br />
creative process, including FontAgent Pro, the award-winning font<br />
management application for Mac OS X systems.</p>
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