Agfa Monotype Releases E+F and Nick's Fonts Collections on Fonts.Com; Over 1,800 New Fonts and Font Packages Now Available for Download

Business Wire, March 11, 2003

Business Editors

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003

Agfa Monotype Corporation has released the E+F and Nick's Fonts collections on Fonts.com(R). The collections represent over 1,800 fonts and font packages that can be previewed, purchased and downloaded from the library page of www.fonts.com.

The E+F collection from Elsner+Flake is now the largest set available for download on Fonts.com. Contemporary styles include an elegant, highly legible design called TV Nord(TM), also available in a space-saving condensed family. The E+F collection contains versions of classic typefaces including Garamond(R), Futura(R), and Franklin Gothic(R). Many of the typefaces are available with Turkish and Central European character sets. PostScript(R) versions of E+F fonts are available for both Macintosh and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) platforms, and most typefaces are available in Windows TrueType(R). Prices for individual E+F fonts begin at $35 with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $70.

Nick's Fonts consists of works by designer Nick Curtis. The collection's 72 fonts and font packages contain a variety of typographic revivals and retro-inspired designs. Styles such as Heberling Casual(TM) are reminiscent of early twentieth-century lettering. Nick's Fonts are available for Macintosh and Windows platforms in both PostScript and TrueType font formats. Prices for individual fonts in the collection begin at $25, with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $50.

"The addition of Nick's Fonts and E+F to Fonts.com is impressive in both size and quality," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Agfa Monotype. "The collections include an impressive, diverse blend of original designs and remakes of some of the most popular typefaces ever drawn."

About Fonts.com

As the Internet's most comprehensive and convenient place to preview, purchase and download fonts, Fonts.com offers single fonts, packages, family volumes and type libraries, including both the Monotype and ITC libraries, sources for such prolific designs as Arial(R) and ITC Officina(R). Visitors are greeted with clear navigation and multiple search options in addition to articles, tips, techniques and tutorials. Live customer care representatives are available to assist in identifying and selecting typefaces and to resolve technical font issues. Fonts.com also provides information about Agfa Monotype's custom font services, including customized fonts for brand identity projects.

About Agfa Monotype Corporation

Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., Agfa Monotype Corporation specializes in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, developers and OEMs. The company is also an innovator in color and screening technologies for OEM partners. Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary of Agfa Corporation based in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems primarily for the graphic imaging, healthcare, non-destructive testing, micrographic, and consumer desktop and photography markets. Headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium, Agfa has 40 national sales organizations globally, with worldwide sales of 4.9 billion euros in 2001. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com and www.fonts.com.