There's a new barcode site focused on PacRim countries.It's available in Japanese, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Tagalog. Oh, and in English too!
Zebra Plastic Card Printers.
Zebra Plastic Card Printers come in a variety of styles and price ranges, including single-sided printers, dual sided printers, and security printers
Healthy Solutions for Healthcare.
The healthcare industry benefits from barcoding. Barcoding enhances patient safety and operational efficiency.
Seagull Scientific Products
Seagull Scientific BarTender is an industry-leading label design and barcode software. Seagull Scientific also develops true Windows printer drivers for bar code and thermal printers.
MC 9190G
The Ability To Satisfy Your Company Software Requirements.
Wireless Broadband
The unrivalled Motorola portfolio of Point-to-Point (PTP), Point-to-Multipoint (PMP), and Mesh Wide Area Network (MWAN), WLAN and VoWLAN solutions make governments, enterprises, and service providers more agile by helping them deploy voice, video, and data applications right where they need them.
Thursday 31 January 2008
Friday 25 January 2008
GS1 DataBar (RSS) Symbol Barcode
GS1 DataBar™ (formerly RSS) symbols can identify small items and carry more information than the current EAN/UPC bar code. GS1 DataBar will enable GTIN identification for hard-to-mark products like jewelry and cosmetics and can carry GS1 Application Identifiers such as serial numbers, lot numbers, and expiration dates, creating solutions to support product authentication and traceability for fresh variable measure products and couponing.
View the GS1 DataBar Family of bar codes
This all explained here for you:
GS1 DataBar [formerly Reduced Space Symbology (RSS)] is a family of linear components of composite symbols that includes:
* Symbols intended for retail Point-of-Sale scanning
o GS1 DataBar (DataBar-14)
o GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional (DataBar-14 Stacked Omnidirectional)
o GS1 DataBar Expanded
o GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
* Symbols that are not intended for retail Point-of-Sale scanning
o GS1 DataBar Truncated (DataBar-14 Truncated)
o GS1 DataBar Limited
o GS1 DataBar Stacked
GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Truncated, GS1 DataBar Stacked, GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional encode full 14-digit Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs). They are smaller than EAN-13 or UPC-A Bar Code Symbols. Each provides a linkage flag to indicate the existence of a 2D Composite Component. GS1 DataBar and GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional have omnidirectional scanning capability.
GS1 DataBar Limited is designed for very small item identification. It encodes 14 digit GTIN using indicator digits 0 or 1 and provides a linkage flag for the 2D Composite Component.
GS1 DataBar Expanded and DataBar Expanded Stacked will encode any of the GS1 System identification numbers as well as all other Application Identifiers. Each symbol has a variable length with a capacity of up to 74 characters. Each provides a linkage flag to indicate the existence of 2D Composite Component. Unlike the EAN-128 Bar Code Symbol, the DataBar Expanded Symbologies are designed to read in omnidirectional scanning environment.
GS1 DataBar is widely used in the healthcare industry for both pharmaceuticals and medical/surgical products.
GS1 DataBar has been identified to solve problems in the grocery industry where there had previously been no machine readable marking or there was inadequate information encoded.
One advantage of using a GS1 DataBar barcode rather than a UPC barcode is that, while either one can encode the GTIN for the product, the GS1 DataBar barcode can also include the expiration date. The GS1 intention is to make GS1 DataBar available in all trade item scanning systems beginning Jan 1, 2010.
The name was changed from RSS by GS1 due to the potential for confusion with Really Simple Syndication
View the GS1 DataBar Family of bar codes
This all explained here for you:
GS1 DataBar [formerly Reduced Space Symbology (RSS)] is a family of linear components of composite symbols that includes:
* Symbols intended for retail Point-of-Sale scanning
o GS1 DataBar (DataBar-14)
o GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional (DataBar-14 Stacked Omnidirectional)
o GS1 DataBar Expanded
o GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
* Symbols that are not intended for retail Point-of-Sale scanning
o GS1 DataBar Truncated (DataBar-14 Truncated)
o GS1 DataBar Limited
o GS1 DataBar Stacked
GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Truncated, GS1 DataBar Stacked, GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional encode full 14-digit Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs). They are smaller than EAN-13 or UPC-A Bar Code Symbols. Each provides a linkage flag to indicate the existence of a 2D Composite Component. GS1 DataBar and GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional have omnidirectional scanning capability.
GS1 DataBar Limited is designed for very small item identification. It encodes 14 digit GTIN using indicator digits 0 or 1 and provides a linkage flag for the 2D Composite Component.
GS1 DataBar Expanded and DataBar Expanded Stacked will encode any of the GS1 System identification numbers as well as all other Application Identifiers. Each symbol has a variable length with a capacity of up to 74 characters. Each provides a linkage flag to indicate the existence of 2D Composite Component. Unlike the EAN-128 Bar Code Symbol, the DataBar Expanded Symbologies are designed to read in omnidirectional scanning environment.
GS1 DataBar is widely used in the healthcare industry for both pharmaceuticals and medical/surgical products.
GS1 DataBar has been identified to solve problems in the grocery industry where there had previously been no machine readable marking or there was inadequate information encoded.
One advantage of using a GS1 DataBar barcode rather than a UPC barcode is that, while either one can encode the GTIN for the product, the GS1 DataBar barcode can also include the expiration date. The GS1 intention is to make GS1 DataBar available in all trade item scanning systems beginning Jan 1, 2010.
The name was changed from RSS by GS1 due to the potential for confusion with Really Simple Syndication
Thursday 24 January 2008
Double barcodes
Look what Santa brought me! Double barcodes: UPC and EAN-13!!They even came with free incense too. Wow, isn't Santa swell? I'm gonna be good all year and get more neat barcodes next Christmas too.
The End Is Nigh
If you're of an eagerly apocalyptic bent, this storyshould give you a little shiver of glee. The UK Ministry of Justice is investigating the use of satellite and radio-wave technology to monitor criminals. Only this time they're not talking about ankle or wrist bracelets, no that technology is yesterday's news. What they'd like to do, if no one minds too terribly much what-what pip-pip, is
Monday 21 January 2008
The New, Better Retail Pro Version 9
The newest version of Retail Pro can't be beat. No one else offers what this retail management software provides for small and midsize specialty retailers.
Retail Pro Version 9 offers localization for support, currencies, and languages and is now written in 18 different languages and supports 17 different currencies.
This POS inventory management software handles retailers from a single store to 500 stores. It has been and remains the industry's leading POS software for independent retailers.
Try a LIVE online demo of the newest Retail Pro version and see for yourself.
Sign up for a live demo of Retail Pro V9 now.
Retail Pro Version 9 offers localization for support, currencies, and languages and is now written in 18 different languages and supports 17 different currencies.
This POS inventory management software handles retailers from a single store to 500 stores. It has been and remains the industry's leading POS software for independent retailers.
Try a LIVE online demo of the newest Retail Pro version and see for yourself.
Sign up for a live demo of Retail Pro V9 now.
IDAutomation Newsletter: January 2008
by Nate Schubert
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The Aztec bar code fonts make use of Vertical Interleaved Technology which allows printing of high-density Aztec symbols with TrueType, PCL and PostScript fonts. Includes the Windows COM DLL, Crystal Reports UFL Font Encoders and ActiveX Control Graphic Encoder. Aztec is an area efficient two-dimensional (2D) barcode symbology capable of encoding large amounts of data. The data encoded may include letters, numbers, text and actual bytes of data, including extended characters, Unicode characters and small photos. 
The latest release of the 2D Barcode ActiveX control now includes the Aztec symbology. Aztec is an area efficient two-dimensional barcode type that is capable of encoding large amounts of data that may include letters, numbers, text and actual bytes of data, including extended characters, Unicode characters and small photos. 
The new release of the PDF417 Font & Encoder Advantage Package now includes the 
Sunday 20 January 2008
RFID. Here we go again...
So Wal-Mart is tired of waiting for us all to catch up with them. "We want RFID and we want it now!" is what I'm hearing.In fact two things about this article stand out: $2 fines for non-compliance and a 2010 sunrise date for item level tags.It'll be fun to see how supplies react to this new pay-to-play attitude. Somebody may want to alert Wal-Mart to suppliers' pesky need for profits, even on
Monday 14 January 2008
New Release: Aztec Font & Encoder
by Nate Schubert
January 11, 2008
A fully functional evaluation version may be downloaded from http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/aztec/. A single user license for the Aztec Font and Encoder starts at $199 and a royalty-free Developer License starts at $1190. IDAutomation.com, Inc. also provides bar code fonts, ActiveX Controls, NET assemblies, JavaBeans, Java applets, label printing software, RFID products, MICR fonts, OCR fonts and barcode hardware. IDAutomation.com, Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, has been marketing ID automation products for businesses since 1996 and is privately held. For more information, visit their website at http://www.idautomation.com/.
January 11, 2008 IDAutomation.com announces the release of the Aztec Font and Encoder.
(Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces the release of their new Aztec Font and Encoder. The Aztec bar code font uses Vertical Interleaved Technology™ which allows printing of high-density Aztec symbols with TrueType, PCL and PostScript fonts. Two package versions are available, the Windows Package which includes the COM DLL, Crystal Reports UFL and ActiveX Control Graphic Encoders with signed ActiveX CAB file and the Advantage Package includes the Graphic Encoders as well as the .NET DLL, .NET Forms Control and the ASP.NET Web Server Control. Aztec is an area efficient two-dimensional (2D) barcode symbology capable of encoding large amounts of data. The data encoded may include letters, numbers, text and actual bytes of data, including extended characters, Unicode characters and small photos.A fully functional evaluation version may be downloaded from http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/aztec/. A single user license for the Aztec Font and Encoder starts at $199 and a royalty-free Developer License starts at $1190. IDAutomation.com, Inc. also provides bar code fonts, ActiveX Controls, NET assemblies, JavaBeans, Java applets, label printing software, RFID products, MICR fonts, OCR fonts and barcode hardware. IDAutomation.com, Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, has been marketing ID automation products for businesses since 1996 and is privately held. For more information, visit their website at http://www.idautomation.com/.
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Sunday 13 January 2008
Barcodes as art.
I thought I was one of the few (twisted souls) who thought that barcodes had a place in art. Looks like I'mn ot alone. Even our pals at GS1 are behind this modest effort.Obviously not our pals in Fremont trying to lay claim to a patentable idea themselves. This is further proof the idea is universal. Barcodes are now contemporary visual memes.More prior art, more prior art,...
Saturday 12 January 2008
Real ID doesn't make me feel secure. How 'bout you?
So the Feds in their myopic post-9/11 daze want to impose a pass law on us, oops, I mean "real ID". As if the stuff in my wallet is fake. No, the guv'ment just wants us to have yellow stars with us at all times, with us in a huge database they control (and hence us).You'd think a Bar Code Nerd who sells barcode software would be in favor of real ID. Heck, we might sell stuff to Uncle and make
Friday 11 January 2008
Better Living Through Barcodes, part 741
Assisting "roo shooters", reducing retail grocery waste, the South Dakota DMV, making tours of the Library of Congress more accessible, and bringing the soothing trill of birdsong to your ears.Is there anywhere that barcodes don't reach?
Lego barcode scanner
What house doesn't have Legos lurking in the corners? Nerds of all ages play with Lego Mindstorms. Andreas Peter made a Lego barcode scanner! How cool is that!
Tuesday 8 January 2008
XO? X No! G1G2 didn't work for me.
OK. I give up.I was really, really excited about G1G1. In fact, I ordered two as in G2G2. Early the first morning; I have 5 zeros (000007519). Not bad for someone on the West Coast. Even had a web page setup in advance: www.jetcityorange.com/One-Laptop-Per-Child [no rewritten]But it was not to be. Let me state upfront that some of the blame is mine. My PayPal address isn't current. But it hasn't
Monday 7 January 2008
Free Retail Webinar
Webinar: How Retailers Can Maximize Profits in the New Year
Date: January 24, 2008
Time: 2:00 PST (1 hr)
Sit in with retail experts and hear about the impact retail technology will have for retailers in 2008. This webinar features retail experts and senior executives from One Step Retail Solutions, discussing the principles that will reshape the way you manage your retail operations.
Speakers:
Scott Kreisberg, CEO
Peter Pishko, VP Operations
Kevin McAdam, VP Sales
Charles Wood, Director of Tech Services
Don't miss this rare opportunity! Register now!
Date: January 24, 2008
Time: 2:00 PST (1 hr)
Sit in with retail experts and hear about the impact retail technology will have for retailers in 2008. This webinar features retail experts and senior executives from One Step Retail Solutions, discussing the principles that will reshape the way you manage your retail operations.
Speakers:
Scott Kreisberg, CEO
Peter Pishko, VP Operations
Kevin McAdam, VP Sales
Charles Wood, Director of Tech Services
Don't miss this rare opportunity! Register now!
New Release: Linear + 2D Barcode ActiveX Control
by Nate Schubert
January 7, 2008
IDAutomation.com announces the release of their 2D ActiveX Control
(Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces the update of their ActiveX barcode product with Aztec and Intelligent Mail support. Aztec is an area efficient two-dimensional barcode symbology capable of encoding large amounts of data. The data encoded may include letters, numbers, text and actual bytes of data, including extended characters, Unicode characters and small photos.
The IDAutomation ActiveX Control is commonly used to create barcodes in Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, FrontPage, Internet Explorer and C++. The control is a single advanced DLL created in C++ ATL that performs quickly and efficiently with no runtime dependencies. The download includes a signed DLL and CAB file as well as examples for Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, VB 6 and an Image Generator example. Visual Basic source code for the image generator is also provided. Several linear and two-dimensional barcode types are supported, including Code 39, GS1-128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, EAN-128, UPC-EAN, USPS Intelligent Mail, Postnet, Planet, OneCode, PDF417, Aztec, Data Matrix ECC 200 and MaxiCode.
A fully functional evaluation version of the product is available for download at the IDAutomation.com website:
http://www.idautomation.com/activex/. A single user license costs $299 USD and royalty free developer licenses start at $1190 USD. IDAutomation provides barcode fonts, components and software applications that support several barcode types. IDAutomation.com, Inc. has been marketing products for businesses since 1996 and is privately held. For more information, visit their website at http://www.idautomation.com/.
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January 7, 2008
IDAutomation.com announces the release of their 2D ActiveX Control
(Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces the update of their ActiveX barcode product with Aztec and Intelligent Mail support. Aztec is an area efficient two-dimensional barcode symbology capable of encoding large amounts of data. The data encoded may include letters, numbers, text and actual bytes of data, including extended characters, Unicode characters and small photos.
The IDAutomation ActiveX Control is commonly used to create barcodes in Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, FrontPage, Internet Explorer and C++. The control is a single advanced DLL created in C++ ATL that performs quickly and efficiently with no runtime dependencies. The download includes a signed DLL and CAB file as well as examples for Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, VB 6 and an Image Generator example. Visual Basic source code for the image generator is also provided. Several linear and two-dimensional barcode types are supported, including Code 39, GS1-128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, EAN-128, UPC-EAN, USPS Intelligent Mail, Postnet, Planet, OneCode, PDF417, Aztec, Data Matrix ECC 200 and MaxiCode.
A fully functional evaluation version of the product is available for download at the IDAutomation.com website:
http://www.idautomation.com/activex/. A single user license costs $299 USD and royalty free developer licenses start at $1190 USD. IDAutomation provides barcode fonts, components and software applications that support several barcode types. IDAutomation.com, Inc. has been marketing products for businesses since 1996 and is privately held. For more information, visit their website at http://www.idautomation.com/.
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IDAutomation Newsletter: December 2007
by Nate Schubert
| ASP Barcode Server for IIS: |
Updates to this product include security updates, additional parameters, easier implementation and the addition of the USPS Intelligent Mail and Aztec barcode types. The latest product provides 100% managed code with strong name signatures and signed DLLs.
More information about the IDAutomation ASP Barcode Server Component for IIS, including a download of the evaluation version, is provided at: http://idautomation.com/aspbarcode/
| ASP.NET Barcode Web Server Control: |
The ASP.NET Barcode Web Server Control is a drag-and-drop component that easily adds dynamic barcoding capability to Microsoft® .NET Web Applications. It is a server-side component that creates JPEG images, therefore all processing takes place on the server and it is compatible with all web browsers.
More information about the IDAutomation ASP.NET Barcode Web Server Control, including a download of the evaluation version, is provided at: http://www.idautomation.com/servercontrols/
If the product was purchased and you would like to obtain the update, please refer to the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Renewal section of this newsletter.
| Product updates and Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Renewal |
IDAutomation's Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription allows you to receive the latest version of the product, unlimited phone support, priority Help Desk support during work hours and additional help desk support on evenings, weekends and holidays.
If the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has not been purchased or is expired, it may be activated from the appropriate link:
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IDAutomation ASP Linear Barcode Server Component for IIS (IDA27)
http://store.idautomation.com/asp_barcode_sub.asp - IDAutomation ASP Linear + 2D Barcode Server Component for IIS (IDA43)
http://store.idautomation.com/asp_barcode_2d_sub.asp - IDAutomation ASP.NET Linear Barcode Web Server Control (IDA61)
http://store.idautomation.com/asp_dotnet_linear_sub.asp - IDAutomation ASP.NET Linear + 2D Barcode Web Server Control (IDA63)
http://store.idautomation.com/asp_dotnet_2d_sub.asp - Links for all products
If the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has been purchased:
If the purchase was made before December 2005 through RegNow/Digital River, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link.
If you have an active support agreement through our store, you will need to go back to our store online and go to “my account”: http://store.idautomation.com/login-st-order.asp. To login, you will need to enter your user name (your email address) and the password created at the time of order. When you log in, you should see your order and in the upper right hand corner, you will see a "My Downloads” icon link. This will be the location to download the update.
For customers who do not purchase the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, support is limited to our online knowledge base and the product support site. Product updates are only provided to customers with an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription.
| Recent Press Releases: |
- Product Update: ASP Barcode Server for IIS
- Product Update: ASP.NET Barcode Web Server Control
- Product Update: USPS Postnet and Intelligent Mail Barcode Font Package
- New Product: Native Barcode Generator for Oracle Reports
- New Product: Microsoft Reporting Services Barcode Custom Report Item
- Product Update: .NET Barcode Forms Control
Friday 4 January 2008
New Retail Whitepaper
One Step Retail Solutions Releases New Whitepaper "Keeping Up with Retail Technology to Increase Profits and Customer Satisfaction."
Retailers face tough challenges to stay competitive and it becomes critical to find new ways to increase the productivity and efficiency of their businesses. Therefore, to succeed in today's complex retail setting, the right blend of ingredients is critical.
In this whitepaper, it identifies how to meet today's retail challenges and achieve increased productivity through retail point of sale solutions.
Download a complimentary copy of this retail whitepaper.
Retailers face tough challenges to stay competitive and it becomes critical to find new ways to increase the productivity and efficiency of their businesses. Therefore, to succeed in today's complex retail setting, the right blend of ingredients is critical.
In this whitepaper, it identifies how to meet today's retail challenges and achieve increased productivity through retail point of sale solutions.
Download a complimentary copy of this retail whitepaper.
Thursday 3 January 2008
Speaking of Barcode Hacks
Pay attention, folks. Nothing is 100% foolproof- there'll always be thieves, filchers, pinchers, poachers, sticky-fingers and jerks- but you can do your part to make their lives just a little more difficult. Build some security into your data, protect your database/s and take a good hard look at your barcode processes, from design to printed output.
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