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.

The following chart compares the features available in each of the five editions of the BarTender Label Management Suite.

Edition heading abbreviations:

	= Enterprise Print Server
	= RFID Enterprise
	= Enterprise
	= Professional
	= Basic

Grid characters used:

	=	Feature is fully supported
	=	Partially supported
	=	Supports shareable centralized databases
	=	Supports local databases only
	=	Supports all printers and print jobs on the network
	=	Works for local and network printers (and print jobs) for which there are drivers installed on the local PC

EDITIONS:
GENERAL
Licensed based on the number of printers used
Licensed based on the number of PCs used
Free phone and e-mail technical support for properly-registered users
HTML-based context-sensitive help
User interface translated into 20+ languages
COMPANION APPLICATIONS
Commander. (Controls BarTender in response to triggers from other programs)
Security Center. (Provides security features for other applications in the suite, such as user permissions and format encryption)
Printer Maestro. (Administers to printers and print queues on the network)
Librarian. (Controls access, manages workflow, and tracks revisions to label formats and other documents within a secure database)
History Explorer. (Views the logs stored in the BarTender System Database)
Reprint Console. (Reprints previously printed labels)
Print Station. (Provides a simple "single-click" interface for selecting and printing label formats)
Batch Maker. (Defines and prints "batches" of multiple label formats)
LABEL DESIGN
True WYSIWYG label design
Design labels up to 128 inches (3.25 m) long and/or wide (subject to limits of printer and driver)
"New Label" wizard ensures proper label setup and optimizes performance
Drag and drop creation of all objects, including lines, boxes, ellipses, and graphic images
To simplify conversion from legacy systems, import and lighten photographs of old labels for use as design templates
Unlimited undo / redo command
Resize and reposition objects using a choice of methods: mouse, arrow keys, typed in values
Functions for automatic alignment of multiple objects
One-tenth degree rotation of lines, boxes, text, and graphics
"Move to Front" and "Send to Back"
Group and Ungroup multiple objects
Export bar codes and labels for use in other programs
Full color support for all label objects
Customizable print-time prompts for keyboard and scanner data
Customizable library of reusable components
Library of "ready-to-print" label formats
Thumbnail previews of saved label formats, viewable both in BarTender and Windows explorer
Metric and US measurements
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 name brand label sizes
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 and sizing
Rich text formatting
Stretch text horizontally or vertically
Automatic on-the-fly resizing of 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 1 and 2 dimensional 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
GS1 (formerly UCC/EAN) 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
Acquire design-time images directly from scanners and cameras
Basic image processing: adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, smoothing, cropping and more
Industry-specific graphic symbol font libraries
Linked graphics allow changes to external graphics without having to edit label formats
Specify background images and colors to appear "behind" label designs
PRINTING
Over 1,900 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
"Batch Maker" defines and prints "batches" of multiple label formats
"Print Station" supports "single-click" label selection and printing
Export printer code templates to 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
Label copy count controllable from keyboard and database
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, Informix, Interbase, MySQL, Oracle database, Pervasive.SQL, PostgreSQL, Progress, SQL Server, Sybase, and more
Read Excel files
Read ASCII & Unicode text files (quote & comma, fixed width, and user-defined delimitation)
SAP-certified interface to AII (Auto ID Infrastructure) XML documents
Read data from SAP IDocs
Oracle-certified interface to XML label requests
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
Full-system Unicode support (field names, files, servers, printers, etc.)
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 (sub-strings) concatenated per label object
Source data with keyboard, time and date (from PC or printer)
Easy entry of special and "unprintable" control characters
Shareable data fields
STANDARD INTEGRATION
Can be run as "background" application
Control from other programs using ActiveX
"Commander" Integration Utility: senses incoming data, then starts print jobs and logs results
Control from other programs using command lines
Specify label formats and data sources from within other programs
Automated printer selection
Logs errors and events to a file
Log BarTender print job details to a database
Log application errors and events to a database
Custom error, event and status e-mails
Generate and export printer code templates for SAPscript-ITF, Oracle XML and more
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITY
"Security Center" manages user permissions and encrypts label formats
"Security Center" supports electronic signatures and logs permission requests
Lock down individual label formats with passwords
Lock down BarTender into a password-protected "print-only" mode
Audit past label jobs and other events using History Explorer
Include label images when logging BarTender print jobs
"Librarian" manages label formats within a secure database
ADVANCED INTEGRATION
SAP Certified for AII integration
Read data from SAP IDocs
Oracle-certified interface to XML label requests
Oracle XML integration using a TCP/IP socket
Enhanced version of Commander supports TCP/IP triggers and data transmission
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
Commander can return XML status response as a file or through a TCP/IP port
Detailed print job status available to other programs using ActiveX
.NET SDK to control one BarTender at a time. (C# & VB.NET examples included)
.NET SDK to control multiple instances of BarTender at once
RFID SUPPORT
Encode EPC Gen2, EPC Class 1, ISO 18000-6b, ISO 15693, Tag-It, I-CODE, TagSys, My-d, and Picotag tag types
Supports DoD, Wal-Mart, and other EPC data formats, including SGTIN, SSCC, GIAI, GID, GRAI, SGLN
Support for many single and double-byte codepages, including Asian languages, UTF-8 and UTF-16
Able to duplicate RFID data in text and bar code form
Supports optional write protection
Segment and Start Block support, including writing to multiple blocks
Able to configure printer's RFID options (e.g., Transponder Offset and Maximum Retries)
Display antenna, chip, and substrate on label. Select predefined or specify custom antenna bitmaps
ENTERPRISE PRINT MANAGEMENT
Optimized for high-volume label requests from numerous network users to one or more servers
Browser-based network and internet printing
ASP.NET sample application for customizable web browser printing
Windows Cluster Server supported
Reprint function lets you search for and replace lost and damaged labels
Configure security, spooler and other selected driver settings for multiple printers at once.
In one window, see status of all Windows print jobs
Log printer events for Windows print jobs other than just those from BarTender
Specify custom alerts for printer events and low inventory levels
Track printer media usage and inventory of printer parts

International Language Support

BarTender is available in international Editions that support on-demand switching of the displayed user-interface language between the following:

Bar Code Support

Supported RFID Tag Types and Data Formats

The RFID Enterprise and Enterprise Print Server editions support the EPC Gen2, EPC Class 1, ISO 18000-6b, ISO 15693, Tag-It, I-CODE, TagSys, My-d, and Picotag tag types. All EPC data formats are supported, including DoD, Wal-Mart, SGTIN, SSCC, GIAI, GID, GRAI, and SGLN, among others.

Supported Printers

BarTender supports any printer with a Windows driver. In addition to virtually all laser, ink-jet and dot-matrix printers, this includes the following, for which Seagull has developed its own enhanced Windows printer drivers:

System Requirements and Compatibility

All editions of Windows 2000*, 2000 Server*, Server 2003, Server 2008, XP (SP2 and higher), Vista and Windows 7. Includes 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) editions.

*The Print Station companion application is not supported by Windows 2000 or 2000 Server.

• Minimum 60 MB free space required for English-only version of BarTender.
• Up to 960 MB free space required for full, multilingual BarTender Label Management Suite.
• Additional disk space required to enable optional logging of print jobs and event messages to a database.

CPU: 1 GHz or higher

Memory: 512 MB or higher

Display Resolution: 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)

The .NET Framework 2.0 (SP1) is copied automatically from the BarTender CD or from the internet. (If you are installing a downloaded BarTender, and do not already have .NET Framework 2.0 installed, then you will need an active internet connection during the install.)

Logging of print jobs and event messages requires either Microsoft SQL 2005 Express (included with BarTender) or Microsoft SQL 2005 (or higher) Server (purchased from a database vendor).

Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 or higher required for History Explorer and BarTender help system.

(Note: TCP/IP network protocol is required for all Enterprise editions and by the Professional edition when Printer Maestro is used.)