BarTender Now GS1 Certified

Seagull's official GS1 US Seal, including Seagull's unique Global Service Relation Number (GSRN).

On October 1, 2010, GS1 US, the administrator of the global GS1 System of supply-chain standards in the U.S., declared BarTender a "GS1 US Certified Bar Code Software Product." This makes Seagull Scientific a formally-certified member of the "GS1 US BarCodes and eCom™ Solution Partner Program."

The Importance of Testing and Compliance
BarTender version 9.3 (Service Release 1) was rigorously tested for proper compliance by the GS1 US organization in all 10 of the available GS1 bar code symbology application categories. This included long-standing symbologies, such as UPC and GS1-128, as well as newer, more advanced symbologies, such as the GS1 DataBar composite bar code. BarTender passed all 10 certification tests on its first try!

Globally Recognized Standards
GS1 certifications are granted locally, in our case by the US office of the GS1 global standards organization. GS1’s primary mission is to provide common international standards, and their symbology and application specifications are the same everywhere in the world. BarTender's certification by GS1 US is therefore globally recognized and applicable.

The certifications assure both resellers and end users worldwide that they can depend on BarTender as their label design and printing tool when it is essential to satisfy the latest GS1 symbology standards. (For example, BarTender is currently the only bar code software package to be certified against the relatively-new GS1 DataMatrix specification.)

Enhancements to BarTender's Automation Licensing

With the release of BarTender version 9.3 in May 2010, Seagull updated the licensing rules for the Automation and Enterprise Automation editions of BarTender in order to better support both emergency printer malfunctions and planned printer maintenance (and replacement).

BarTender version 9.3 adds a second type of "grace period" and introduces a new way to count printers. Together, these features make BarTender more forgiving when users exceed the number of printers that their BarTender license allows, as long as the license violation does not continue for more than 30 consecutive days. Please visit page 2 of this newsletter for more details....

Updated v9.3 Upgrade Guide

Old Upgrade Prices Fully Obsolete
(Printer Add-Ons for Older Versions of BarTender Now Use the New Prices)
Version 9.3 of BarTender was released in May, 2010. In this major release, the names of the previous "Enterprise" editions were changed and the prices increased slightly. The formerly-named Enterprise edition became the "Automation" edition and the Enterprise Print Server edition became "Enterprise Automation." (Click here for details on the changes introduced with v9.3.)

Until September 1, 2010, we allowed purchase of the formerly-named Enterprise and Enterprise Print Server edition "printer add-on" upgrades at their original, pre-version 9.3 prices. Starting September 1, 2010, the version 9.3 printer add-on prices for the corresponding Automation and Enterprise Automation editions apply even when users are adding printers to an older version of the software.

New Upgrade Guide Available
The updated version of the v9.3 Upgrade Guide has the following two changes:

1.  Pricing and parts for updates from versions 7.70-7.75 have been removed (because the v7.7x update promotion expired on September 1).
2.  The new guide includes the updated add-on upgrade policy described above as a note on page 1.

Note: The prices in the new 9.3 Upgrade Guide are otherwise the same as in the version originally published in May 2010.

To prevent unauthorized downloads of the Upgrade Guide, the download information is not included in this "web version" of the newsletter. To receive your guide, or if you have any questions, please contact your Seagull Scientific sales representative.

New Features in "Drivers by Seagull" Version 7.2

Drivers by Seagull version 7.2 was released on August 30, 2010, adding support for numerous models from several manufacturers, including Argox, BIXOLON, cab, Citizen Systems, Godex, Postek, TSC, Zebra and more. The version 7.2 drivers support the new EPC RFID data formats added to BarTender in version 9.3 SR1. (See the BarTender 9.3 SR1 article here.)

For extensive details, please see:

Recent Printer Driver Enhancements

You can also:

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