Bondi Release of FontAgent Server

The Bondi Release of FontAgent® Server adds more organization, configurability, control and consistency to the world’s only object-based font server and the most advanced solution for organizing, optimizing, distributing and tracking your fonts.

If you’re a CloudServer customer, you’re already using the Bondi Server. If you have an on-premises installation of FontAgent Server, contact us for upgrade information.

To make the most of the new features in the Bondi Release, make sure you are using the latest versions of the FontAgent Connected Client for Mac or Windows.

Server-Based, Sharable Tags

The Bondi Release includes an all-new tag manager that enables server and font admins to:

• Create and manage a centralized database of server-based tags
• Assign tags to fonts to associate them by topic, use, client, project, vendor, department, publication, etc.
• Distribute those tags with their associated fonts as you assign them to users and groups
• Enable font admins to easily add and maintain tags
• Allow users to create client-side tags for their personal use

Nested Sets

The new sets manager in the Bondi Release allows you to define nested sets of fonts on FontAgent connected clients and upload them to the server for sharing with other users.

These subsets enable you to organize your fonts into subcategories — such as project subsets within a client set, or font styles within a font foundry. By using nested sets and tagging, you can deliver more clarity, consistency and productivity to all your users.

Client Configuration and Control

One of the most frequent requests we hear from FontAgent Server admins is to make it easier to control functionality on connected Mac and Windows clients. The Bondi Release allows admins to tighten controls on Mac and Windows connected clients by enabling the admins to:

• Restrict users from importing fonts locally
• Stop users from exporting fonts to their local disks
• Prohibit changes to system font folders
• Show or hide system fonts on user machines
• Enable Kerberos for user authentication
• Specify how often clients sync with the server

The Bondi release also expands group administration capabilities so admins can add users, sets and fonts to all the members of groups in which the admins are members.

Administration, Stability and Performance

The Bondi release also includes administrative improvements:

• Expanded directory integration via Microsoft Azure
• New server manager that installs, launches and updates the FontAgent Server application
• Performance and stability improvements

Why is the New Release Called Bondi?

You might be asking why the new release is called Bondi. First, we like beaches and Bondi Beach is one of Australia’s most famous stretches of sand. So why did we go with a release name over a release number? Good question.

Over the years, we’ve gone to great lengths to separate our client software releases from our server releases. As a result, you can schedule server and client upgrades as your schedule permits, and support users running different release numbers.