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BarTender® version 7.75 Service Release 2 (released on January 18th, 2007) is the first version of BarTender to be modified, tested, and approved by Seagull specifically for operation on Windows Vista.

Free Update for most users that Bought Since July 5th, 2005.
Users of version 7.7x (versions 7.70 and higher) can update their software with a free download from:
http://www.seagullscientific.com/aspx/service_releases.aspx

For more information on BarTender and its Vista compatibility, please visit:
http://www.seagullscientific.com/newsletter/newsflash/070219_VistaCompatibility.htm

Features and Editions Summary

BarTender is available in five editions that address a wide range of features and user requirements: Enterprise Print Server, RFID Enterprise, Enterprise, Professional and Basic.

Enterprise Licensing: All three Enterprise editions allow unlimited network users. Licensing is based on the maximum number of printers used by BarTender on the network.
Enterprise Print Server
Our most powerful edition. Includes all of the label design, printing, and software integration features of the Enterprise and RFID Enterprise editions, plus advanced server functions for centralized printing and administration. Includes BarTender Web Print Server to print labels from any browser. Contains our most advanced integration features, including TCP/IP triggers, XML transforms, and XML scripting.
RFID Enterprise Edition
Includes – All of the label design, printing and integration features of the base Enterprise edition (see below), plus all available RFID design and encoding capabilities.
Omits – Does not offer the enhanced server functions, advanced integration, and web printing capabilities of Enterprise Print Server. (See above.).
Enterprise Edition
All of BarTender’s most powerful label design features plus automated control from within other software.
Includes – Numerous software integration tools, such as ActiveX Automation, enterprise messaging and Seagull’s own Commander utility for cross-platform integration. Powerful data sourcing, including ODBC, OLE-DB, and the industry’s only SAP-certified direct IDoc interface. Support for Oracle XML label requests.
Omits – No RFID. Excludes all server and integration features omitted from the RFID Enterprise edition.
PC Licensing: The Professional and Basic editions are licensed based on the number of PCs.
Professional Edition
Includes – All of BarTender’s most powerful label design features. Most of the advanced data access capabilities, including OLE DB and ODBC. Fully network compatible.
Omits – Not designed for control from within other software. Does not offer ActiveX Automation, Commander or command line integration. No SAP IDoc or XML support. No job logging or e-mailed error alerts. Cannot export printer code templates.
Basic Edition
For users who just need BarTender’s essential label design and printing features.
Includes – The most frequently used label design features. Includes all text, graphics, bar code, and most serializing capabilities. Useful for keyboard and scanner-supplied label data only.
Omits – No access to external data. No password protection, VB Script customization, or string concatenation, and only limited text filtering. No custom-base serialization. Excludes all features omitted from the Professional Edition.

Features and Editions Comparison Chart
Colour Code:
Enterprise Print Server
RFID Enterprise
Enterprise
Professional
Basic

EDITIONS:
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R
E
P
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GENERAL
Printer-based licensing
User-based licensing
Free phone and e-mail technical support
HTML-based context-sensitive help
User interface translated into 20+ languages
Full-system unicode support (field names, files, servers, printers, etc.)
Password protection
LABEL DESIGN
True WYSIWYG label design
"New Label" wizard ensures proper label setup and optimizes performance
Drag and drop creation of all objects, including lines, boxes and graphic images
Unlimited undo / redo command
Functions for automatic alignment of multiple objects
One-tenth degree rotation of lines, boxes, text, and graphics
Export bar codes and labels for use in other programs
Full color support (including text backgrounds and shape fills)
Customizable print-time prompts for keyboard / scanner data
Customizable library of reusable components
Library of "ready-to-print" formats
Thumbnail previews of saved label formats, viewable both in BarTender and
Windows Explorer
Metric and US measurement systems
LABEL STOCK
Any label size
Any number of label rows and columns per sheet
Automatic computation of label size from number of rows and columns
Database of thousands of common industry label stock dimensions
Rectangular label outline
Circular and elliptical label outline
TEXT
Versatile font support: TrueType, Adobe, PostScript, downloadable, and built-in printer fonts
On-screen text editing
Rich text formatting
Scale text horizontally or vertically
Auto-size text to fit within predefined height and width
Basic paragraph support: aligning and spacing
Advanced paragraph support: justifying and indenting
Arc and circular text
User-definable tab stops
White-on-black text printing (specified with a single mouse click)
BAR CODES
Numerous 1D symbologies
Numerous 2D symbologies
Extensive library of industry-standard bar code formats
Option to display start / stop characters
Variable and unlimited width and height
Minimum width limited only by printer resolution
UCC / EAN 128 application identifier setup wizard
Automatic check digit capability
Sequentially numbered bar codes
Place "human readable" text anywhere in relation to bar codes
Customizable "human readable" character template
Independently suppress or display characters from different sub-fields
GRAPHICS, IMAGES AND SYMBOLS
Draw lines, circles, ellipses, rectangles, rounded rectangles and filled rectangles
Import more than 70 graphic formats, including BMP, DCX, DIB, DXF, EPS, GIF, IMG, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF, WPG, and more
Industry-specific graphic symbol font libraries
Specify background images and colors to appear "behind" label designs
PRINTING
Over fifteen hundred industrial label printers supported
True Windows drivers, can be used by other programs
Seagull drivers with status monitor display printer status in the standard Windows spooler
Support for XML enabled printers
Advanced on-screen print preview
Advanced cutter control
Set starting position on pages of partially used labels
Supports printer-based bar codes, serial numbers, time, date, and copies
Speed optimization reuses repeating data instead of resending it
Local and network printer support
Identical and/or serialized copies controllable from database
Job logging
SERIALIZATION
Basic serialization (increment, numeric base 10)
Numeric, alphabetic, and alphanumeric increment / decrement by any interval
Base 36 and custom base serialization
Separate rollover/rollunder and value reset options
Preserve or expand field length when rolling over
DATABASE OPTIONS
Microsoft OLE DB and ODBC support, including drivers for: Access, AS/400, Btrieve, dBase, Excel, FoxPro, Informix, Interbase, Linux, MySQL, Oracle, Paradox, Pervasive.SQL, PostgreSQL, Progress, SQL Server, Sybase, and more
Read Excel files
Read ASCII & Unicode text files (quote & comma, fixed width, & user-defined delimitation)
SAP certified interface to IDocs
Oracle XML label requests automatically parsed
Drag and drop data linking
Versatile multiple-table data access
Import variable graphics from databases
Data query wizard and custom SQL assistant
Individual record-picking at print time
DATA PROCESSING
Visual Basic scripting for custom data processing
User-definable min and max field lengths
Use and/or exclude select portions of database fields
Customizable data-entry filters and error checking
Custom configure the handling of individual messages and alerts
Multiple sub-fields concatenated per label object
Source data with keyboard, time & date (from PC or printer)
Easy entry of special and "unprintable" control characters
Shareable data fields
INTEGRATION
Can be run as "background" application
ActiveX automation
Command line control from other programs
Specify label formats and data sources from within other programs
Automated printer selection
Logs errors and events to a file
Logs errors and events via e-mail
Can e-mail user-defined status messages
"Commander" integration software utility
• Runs as application or 2000/2003/XP service
• Looks for incoming data files and /or e-mails and initiates print jobs
• Logs errors and events to a file and /or via e-mail
Generate and export printer code templates, including Oracle XML & SAPscript-ITF
SHARED, CENTRALIZED PRINT SERVICES
Optimized to handle high-volume printing requests using a single copy of BarTender running on a server
Available web application allows selection and launch of label jobs from any operating system that can run a web browser
ADVANCED INTEGRATION
Enhanced version of Commander supports triggers and data transmission using TCP/IP
Commander optimized to receive, launch, and monitor new print jobs without waiting for existing jobs to finish
Automated conversion of different XML formats using XSL style sheets
BarTender XML Command Scripts speed up automation and simplify remote control
Detailed print job status available using ActiveX
RFID SUPPORT
Encode EPC Gen2, EPC Class 1, ISO 18000-6b, ISO 15693, Tag-It, I-CODE, TagSys, My-d, and Picotag tag types