Overview:
BarTender is the leading true Windows barcode
label software program. This professional label design and bar code software
tool has powerful features for compliance labels and integration with enterprise
software. It even supports RFID tags. Yet BarTender is so easy, it gets
beginners designing in minutes.
Free Support for BarTender
Seagull makes BarTender as intuitive as
possible and include a thorough and easy-to-use help system. Then they stand
behind it with free technical support from a thoroughly trained worldwide
support team.
BarTender 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. Printer
Maestro manages entire printer network. Job logging, History Explorer, and
Reprint support local or central database. Track printer parts inventory and
in-printer media usage.
RFID Enterprise
Includes – All features of the base Enterprise
edition (see below), plus all available RFID design and encoding
capabilities.
Enterprise
Includes – All the label design features of
Professional, plus numerous software integration tools, such as ActiveX
Automation, enterprise messaging and Seagull’s Commander utility for
cross-platform integration. Powerful data sourcing, including ODBC, OLE-DB,
SAP, Oracle and more. Job Logging, History Explorer and Reprint Console are
included, but logging is only supported to a local database. Includes
Printer Maestro, but it only manages network printers visible to the local
PC.
Omits – No RFID. Does not offer the
enhanced server functions, advanced integration, and web printing
capabilities of Enterprise Print Server (see above). No inventory
control of printer supplies.
PC Licensing:
The Professional and Basic editions are licensed based on the number of PCs.
Professional
Includes – All of BarTender’s most powerful
label design features. Most of the advanced data access capabilities,
including OLE DB and ODBC. Includes Printer Maestro, but it only manages
network printers visible to the local PC. Fully network compatible.
Omits – No control from within other
software. (No ActiveX, Commander or command lines.) No SAP, Oracle, or
XML support. No job logging or e-mailed error alerts. Cannot export
printer code templates. No History Explorer, no Reprint, and no
inventory control of printer supplies.
Basic
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, no VB Script customization, no string
concatenation, and only limited text filtering. No custom-base
serialization. Excludes all features omitted from the Professional
Edition. No Printer Maestro.
