Extensis has released an "significant update" of it's Universal Type Server 2, which adds deeper font compliance management, Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility.
Universal Type Server helps creative businesses and workgroups handle font-related workflow issues and problems. It lets companies centralise font libraries, users and permissions, helps to eliminate font conflicts, supports font previews and auto-activation, checks fonts for integrity and corruption before distribution, and works with Adobe and Quark applications.
The Extensis Universal Type Server 2 includes:
Deeper font compliance management: administrator can see who added which font to which workgroup and reverse those actions.Active Directory flexibility: administrator can now exclude individual users from distribution group mappings.Enhanced user management allows easier batch application of settings and refined filtering of users.Simplified network password perfect for smaller teams (using optional LDAP bind authentication).Snow Leopard compatibility for client and server.Windows 7 compatibility for Universal Type Client.TrueType Collection font support.Substantial font integrity screening enhancements.New command line scripting tool for automation and integration.New optional MySQL external database module (chargeable add-on component for Universal Type Server Professional only).Enhanced Directory Integration now standard with Universal Type Server Professional.Improved overall performance including synchronisation and working with font sets.
Extensis server-based font management users with a current annual service agreement will receive this maintenance update at no cost. Other Extensis font management customers may be eligible for upgrade pricing.
The Extensis font solution comes in two versions - Type Server 2 Lite- for teams of 10 or less and Type Server 2 Professional- for any size company.
Full pricing details can be found on the Extensis website.
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