Lycoris releases FontPaks powered by Bitstream Technology

Lycoris and Bitstream Continue Alliance to Bring High-Quality Fonts to 
Linux

/Leader in Linux desktop consumer market to offer high-quality Bitstream 
fonts in theme-based Paks/

*MAPLE VALLEY, WA and CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 26, 2004 - *Lycoris and 
Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today that Lycoris will offer 
high-quality Bitstream FontPaks on the Lycoris website. They will also 
be available in retail outlets and through authorized resellers. These 
include twenty-five different FontPaks organized by theme. Lycoris 
selected the fonts from both the Bitstream Typeface Library (BTL) and 
the Breaking the Norm (BTN) library, two extensive libraries of over 
1,400 fonts. Bitstream's typographers have more than two decades of 
experience making high-quality typographic designs for developers of 
applications and operating systems.

"As we've been working to make Lycoris products, such as Desktop/LX and 
ProductivityPak more appealing, we've found some products that would 
benefit not just our users, but all Linux users worldwide," Joseph 
Cheek, CEO of Lycoris commented. "The FontPak series, with licensed 
fonts from Bitstream, is the first of these new products. FontPaks not 
only install quickly and easily on Desktop/LX, but the fonts can be used 
on other Linux and BSD-based systems, including Mac OS X."

"For the first time, the highest-quality fonts are now widely available 
for the Linux platform," said Anna Chagnon, President and Chief 
Executive Officer of Bitstream. "The mix of BTL and BTN fonts provides 
Linux users with both classic Bitstream designs and fun, edgy, and funky 
fonts from which to choose. Of course the Bitstream Typeface Library 
includes our standard classic faces, but the Breaking the Norm library 
offers new display, headline, and handwriting fonts, with a few text 
families and pi fonts thrown in. We are happy to be working with Lycoris 
to bring quality fonts to even more users worldwide."

Priced from $20 to $40, these FontPaks are available through The Lycoris 
Store <http://www.lycoris.com/store/>.  Additional product information 
is available on The Lycoris Products Page 
<http://www.lycoris.com/products/fontpak/>.

*About Bitstream*
Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that 
focuses on the presentation of data. Bitstream enables customers 
worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless 
devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and 
customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies include 
font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and 
publishing technology. Visit Bitstream on the Web at 
http://www.bitstream.com.

*About Lycoris*
Lycoris was founded in 2000 with a vision of making Linux simple enough 
for everyone. Lycoris packages Open Source applications for the consumer 
market and integrates them into Desktop/LX, its simple, robust operating 
system. Lycoris is positioning itself as the leading provider of the 
best Linux based operating system specifically targeted for the desktop 
market, whether purchased separately or pre-installed on Desktop/LX PCs. 
The company is also the leader in the Linux Tablet arena, pioneering the 
first and so far only Linux-based Tablet PC operating system, Desktop/LX 
Tablet Edition. Lycoris sets the standard that all others follow. Visit 
Lycoris on the web at www.lycoris.com <http://www.lycoris.com>.

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*Lycoris*
26828 Maple Valley Highway, #259
Maple Valley, WA 98038

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