- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/10/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bitstream Inc. [BITS]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 500 UNICORN PARK DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) WOBURN, MA 01801        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks: Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Monotype Imaging"), is filing this Form 3 solely because it may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of 4,731,792 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Bitstream Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), that are, in the aggregate (the "Shares"), subject to voting agreements entered into by Monotype Imaging with certain stockholders of the Company in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 10, 2011, among the Company, Monotype Imaging and Birch Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monotype Imaging. Monotype Imaging does not have any "pecuniary interest" in the Shares. Monotype Imaging disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Monotype Imaging is the beneficial owner of any Shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. 500 UNICORN PARK DRIVE WOBURN, MA 01801		X

Signatures
MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC., By: /s/ Janet M. Dunlap, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		11/17/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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