
Bitstream announced today the release of version 1.0 of Bitstream Panorama, a small, fast, portable line layout engine that enables developers to compose complex lines of text. The product features high-level APIs to lay out, position, substitute, and render characters in worldwide languages. Together with Font Fusion, it offers a complete line layout and font rendering solution for developers building cell phones, smart phones, PDAs, set-top boxes, graphics applications, and embedded systems.