Monotype Imaging Named to Globe 100
2009-05-20 19:25:00 -
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has been named to the “Globe 100” list of top performing public companies in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe.
Based on a composite score derived from financial data for the four quarters ending December 31, 2008, Monotype Imaging was ranked among the top performing Massachusetts-based publicly traded companies. This is the first time Monotype Imaging has qualified for the distinction.
“These companies represent the resiliency of Massachusetts business, navigating difficult waters and surviving the ebbs and flows of an unstable economy and stock market," said Shirley Leung, business editor of the Boston Globe. To qualify for the Globe 100, a company must have been public for the entire 2008 calendar year and have reported a positive net income for both 2007 and 2008.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition, as it reflects the hard work and dedication of our employees worldwide during our first full year as a publicly traded company,” said Doug Shaw, president and chief executive officer of Monotype Imaging. “We’re committed to evolving fonts and font technologies for use on a wide range of consumer electronics devices. For example, just yesterday, we announced a free trial of our FlipFont™ solution, which enables mobile consumers in Europe and the Americas to change fonts on select handsets through our mobile e-commerce site, www.flipfont.mobi : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
This is just one example of how we are continuously striving to advance all things typographic in order to enrich our daily lives when dealing with text.”
About the Globe 100 ranking methodology
The Globe 100 ranks Massachusetts-based public companies based on financial data from the four quarters ending closest to December 31, 2008, and for corresponding quarters a year earlier. To be eligible, the company must be traded publicly for the entire 2008 calendar year on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq or the American Stock Exchange and report revenue and profit for both 2007 and 2008. Companies are ranked on four criteria: return on average equity, one-year percentage change in revenue, one-year percentage change in profit margin and 2008 revenue.
About The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2008 revenues of $2.9 billion, which includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
About Monotype Imaging
Monotype Imaging is a global provider of text imaging solutions for manufacturers and developers of consumer electronics devices including laser printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes, navigation devices, digital cameras and software applications and operating systems. The company also provides printer drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).
Monotype Imaging technologies are combined with access to more than 10,000 typefaces from the Monotype®, Linotype® and ITC® typeface libraries – home to some of the world’s most widely used designs, including the Times New Roman®, Helvetica® and ITC Franklin Gothic™ typefaces. Fonts are licensed to creative and business professionals through custom font design services, direct sales or e-commerce portals. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions that support all of the world’s major languages. The company is based in Woburn, Mass., with regional offices in the UK, Germany (Linotype), Mt. Prospect, Ill., Redwood City, Calif., Boulder, Colo., Japan, China and Korea. Information about Monotype Imaging and its products can be found at www.monotypeimaging.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. FlipFont is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Times New Roman is a trademark of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Linotype is a registered trademark of Linotype GmbH in the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Helvetica is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. ITC is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2009 Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.
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