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FA Pro 4.2 Ready for Lion, Adobe CS 5.5 and Quark 9

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Insider is proud to announce the release of FontAgent Pro 4.2 for Macintosh. With this free update, we’ve added auto-activation plug-ins for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 applications including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, as well as QuarkXPress 9. And for those of you upgrading to the latest release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, you need not wait for a font management solution; FontAgent Pro is Lion-ready now.

This latest FontAgent Pro release is available for immediate download here.

Unrivaled Auto-Activation Precision in Adobe CS 5.5 and Quark 9

Built on Insider’s unique FontSavant™ technology, the 4.2 release includes Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and QuarkXPress 9 plug-ins that ensure FontAgent Pro always selects the right font for your documents—not just a close match or one that has the same name.

The updated plug-ins support both CS 5.5 and the recent Creative Suite 5.5.1 update, and are available for installation using the Install Plug-ins/Xtensions manager in the FontAgent Pro pull-down menu.

FontAgent Pro gives you full control over the auto-activation process. It detects subtle differences among fonts to deliver the most accurate font activation possible. When no installed fonts match one required by a document, it provides a list of alternate fonts in your collection—with a relevancy ranking that shows how closely they match the font your document requested—so you can choose the best font. You can also activate a preferred font format (e.g., Type 1, OpenType, TrueType) automatically.

Availability and Pricing

Release 4.2 of FontAgent Pro is free to users who have already licensed FontAgent Pro 4. The product retails for USD $49.95 for registered users of FontAgent Pro 3 and earlier, and is USD $99.95 for new purchasers. Cross-grades from qualifying competitive products are also available.

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Smasher 2: New and Newsworthy

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

The next generation of Smasher has arrived. And it includes a number of new features that make it even easier to solve your toughest font challenges including a simpler user interface, a new font verification engine, improved support for Adobe CS5 and expanded font preview capabilities.

New Font Verification and Validation Engine
Smasher 2 includes an all-new font validation and verification engine identifies problem fonts and eliminates them before they can cause you and your favorite applications major aggravation.

Support for Adobe Creative Suite 5 Cache Clearing
This new version of Smasher includes new support for InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop CS5 application caches. Smasher 2 also continues to clear caches for earlier versions of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office applications, CUPS spool files and Mac OS X system caches—and it allows you to do so manually or on a regular, scheduled basis.

Expanded Font Preview Capabilities
Smasher 2 includes expanded font preview capabilities including the ability to define and display custom text strings at varying sizes, so you can see exactly how text will appear in your projects.

Simpler, Cleaner User Interface
Smasher’s updated interface makes it easier to access its many features. The main window, caches window and smash scheduler window have all been redesigned based on user testing to be simpler and more straightforward. Smasher 2 also includes a new look-and-feel with updated icons that are easier to view and recognize.

WYSIWYG Font Lists
Smasher now lists typefaces in their native outlines, so what you see is what you get—every time.

Archive Original Fonts
Smasher now gives you the ability to archive a copy of the original fonts into a zip file or to a disk image, making it fast and easy to back up your font collection.

Automatic Application Updater
Smasher 2 updates itself automatically when Insider releases a new version, freeing you from having to manually download new software and run its associated installer.

For More Information
To learn more about Smasher 2 or to get a free trial, visit www.insidersoftware.com.

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64-Bit Auto-Activation in FontAgent Pro Yields Top CS5 Performance

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

FontAgent Pro 4.140 for Mac includes new plug-ins that maximize auto-activation speed and accuracy in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Creative Suite 5. The release includes an all-new, 64-bit plug-in framework that takes full advantage of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard advanced architectures.

Unique Technology that Ensures Correct Activation

Built on Insider’s unique FontSavant™ technology, the new release ensures that FontAgent Pro’s auto-activation manager always selects the right font in your documents—not just a close match or one that has the same name.

FontAgent Pro gives you full control over the font auto-activation process. It begins by detecting the most subtle differences among fonts to deliver the most accurate font activation possible. When no installed fonts match one required by a document, it provides a list of alternate fonts in your collection—with a relevancy ranking that shows how closely they match the font your document requested—so you can choose the best font. You can also activate a preferred font format (e.g., Type 1, OpenType, TrueType) automatically.

Availability and Pricing

Release 4.140 of FontAgent Pro is free to users who have already licensed FontAgent Pro 4. The product retails for $99.95 for new purchasers and is $49.95 for registered users of FontAgent Pro 3 and earlier. Cross-grades from qualifying competitive products are also available. Existing users and those wanting a 30-day trial version of FontAgent Pro can download the latest release from:

http://www.insidersoftware.com/downloads/FontAgentPro4.dmg

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Font Server Adds Live Reporting, Backup and Auto-Failover

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

We’re very proud to announce FontAgent® Pro™ Server 4, which includes live font-usage tracking, live backup, automatic failover, and enhanced directory and security services. The new capabilities increase its sizable lead as the best font server for agencies, departments and enterprises.

Real-Time Font-Usage Manager
FontAgent Pro Server 4 now tracks font distribution and usage in real-time–an industry first. It shows which users have access to libraries and fonts, and when they activate and deactivate them. You can even use your favorite scripting language to export usage data into various file formats, and then use Excel, report scripts or asset managers to analyze and report on font usage and ensure compliance with font-license agreements–and be prepared for licensing audits at any time!

Live Font Server Backup
We’ve also added live backup services to FontAgent Pro Server 4. It backs up its fonts, users and groups without locking out users… something Extensis UTS doesn’t do. Better yet, you can restore a server to a previous state with just a few clicks. The backup manager lets you set the backup times, and you can also add font-server archiving into your existing backup scripts. Another important point: you can backup your font database to any networked drive–again unlike Extensis, which seems to force backup to only local drives, a practice which at best seems dangerous.

Failover Services Add to Lead in Multi-Server Environments
FontAgent Pro clients now include failover services that allow them to automatically connect to alternative servers when their primary font server is unavailable. Used in conjunction with FontAgent Pro’s server replication, these failover services make FontAgent Pro the clear choice in multi-server environments.

Enhanced Directory Services, Security and Permissions
We’ve also added faster Active Directory, Open Directory and LDAP synchronization to FontAgent Pro Server 4, along with improved support for nested groups, standalone users, keychain-based password protection and non-standard directory schemas. You can now identify group and font administrators who can upload fonts, create users and groups, edit licenses, upload and edit sets, upload and edit font libraries, assign fonts and users to groups and view font usage information–and allow IT administrators to maintain control of the font server itself.

Kerberos Single-Sign-on Support
Using Kerberos in your organization? FontAgent Pro clients now check if users have previously logged in via Kerberos. If so, they are automatically authenticated to FontAgent Pro Server. If not, FontAgent Pro asks them to enter their username and password. It’s that easy.

For More Information
We’re excited about FontAgent Pro Server 4, and we hope you are as well. If you have questions or would like more information, just let us know. We’ll get you the Inside Scoop.

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