About Microsoft Certification

About Seagull's "Designed for Windows" Microsoft Certification

We have dedicated years to making BarTender and our true Windows printer "Drivers by Seagull" the most Windows-compliant label software package available. We test our software exhaustively and partake in all of Microsoft's available Windows-compatibility certification programs.

Current Certifications: BarTender is formally Microsoft-certified as:

• Designed for Windows 2000
• Designed for Windows XP

Status on Microsoft Vista Certification: Our formal Microsoft certification for Windows Vista is not yet complete. However, we have done extensive in-house testing ourselves and we have therefore guaranteed BarTender's compatibility with Windows Vista since January 2007.

Read more about Vista compatibility...

Discontinued Support: Although BarTender received Microsoft certification for operation on the following operating systems, Seagull no longer tests new versions of BarTender and Seagull's drivers on these operating systems:

• Windows 95 and NT support was discontinued with the release of BarTender version 7.7.
• Windows 98 and Me support was discontinued with the release of BarTender version 8.0.

Why the "Designed for Windows" Certification Matters

Microsoft's "Designed for Windows" designation means much more than simply "works with" or "runs" on Windows. To achieve the "Designed for" status, programs have to show that they take advantage of a wide variety of important Windows features and perform certain essential operations in the true, official "Windows way." Proper support for these Windows functions ensures not just superior compatibility with Windows itself, but better compatibility with other Windows programs as well. And, since BarTender so carefully follows the official standards for the proper "look and feel" of Windows software, BarTender is much more likely to seem familiar to new users and therefore be easier to learn.

For example, the main toolbar, menu options, Print and File menus are all modeled on proven, familiar designs. Advanced, intricate text formatting is done in the most familiar and standard way. Also, BarTender prints using true Windows printer drivers, so you adjust printer settings and manage print jobs in BarTender just as you would inside any standard Windows program. And the Enterprise editions, through their support of ActiveX, allow for integration with other software using the most powerful and best proven Microsoft integration technologies.

Seagull is proud of its official certifications and pleased to know that our software users can be confident of receiving the highest level of Windows compatibility and compliance.