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Agfa Monotype Adds Over 3,300 Products to Fonts.com from the URW++ Foundry

Business Wire, Jan 20, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WILMINGTON, Mass.& SALFORDS, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2004

Agfa Monotype Corp. has introduced the URW font collection, adding more than 3,300 fonts and font packages to Fonts.com. The complete URW selection can be viewed at www.fonts.com/foundries.> "URW 's massive assortment and worldwide popularity among graphic designers make the collection a key addition to Fonts.com," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Agfa Monotype. "The selection of products on Fonts.com is unrivaled and still growing at a record pace."

The URW collection includes versions of some of the world's most widely used typefaces. URW Futura(TM) is one of numerous typefaces available in Latin, Central European or Greek character sets. In addition, URW Futura offers various fonts optimized for use at text, display or poster sizes. Also available are numerous original URW designs including Polonaise(TM), a formal script with long, flowing capitals, and Casablanca(TM), a versatile titling font with a geometric structure. URW fonts and font packages are offered in PostScript(R) and TrueType(R) formats for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Macintosh platforms. Individual fonts start at $24 with volumes beginning at $42.

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(R) and ITC(R) libraries, sources for such widely used 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 Corp.

Based in Wilmington, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Japan and China, Agfa Monotype specializes in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, software developers and manufacturers of printers and display devices. The company also provides printer drivers and imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary of Agfa Corp. based in Ridgefield Park, N.J. and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa 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 4.683 billion euros in 2002. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com, www.fonts.com, and www.agfamonotype.co.uk.

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