Both Sybase, Inc. and IBM chose Monotype's WorldType solution for inclusion in a variety of their products. A database developer with an international clientele, Sybase required a single Unicode font that supported every character in the Unicode 3.0 standard. In contrast, IBM required that the font support a large number of new and legacy character sets to be used in its broad range of hardware and software products, including OS/2 Wrap products. The effectiveness of the single-font solution lies in the fact that it provides broad Unicode coverage while avoiding the added complexity needed to handle multiple font modules.

Monotype Sans - a single font with multiple scripts.
A WorldType solution designed for IBM

Further Consideration

Because of the global language coverage of WorldType fonts, applications can display text in languages not ordinarily supported by the software platform. Multiple-font solutions can typically offer a higher degree of typograhic sophistication (e.g. alternative glyphs). With newer technologies, however, it is now becoming possible to offer these features within a single font solution. Used judiciously, either the single-font or multiple-font solution can effectively provide the Unicode support needed by the customer. Monotype can provide any font solution with full Unicode 3.0 compliance.

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