BarTender Editions
Summary
BarTender is available in
four editions that address a wide range of features and
user requirements.
Printer Licensing:
Both "Automation" editions allow unlimited network
users. Licensing is based on the maximum number of
printers used by BarTender on the network.
Enterprise Automation
Our most powerful
edition. Includes all of the label design, printing,
software integration, and data sourcing features of
the Automation edition, plus advanced server
functions for centralized printing, security and
administration. Includes BarTender Web Print Server
to print labels from any browser. Contains their
most advanced integration features, including TCP/IP
triggers, SAP AII, Oracle XML, XML transforms, and
XML scripting. Includes full functionality for all
of the Companion Applications, including Librarian
and logging to centralized databases. Tracks printer
parts inventory and in-printer media usage.
Automation
Includes - All
of BarTender's most powerful label design features.
Numerous software integration tools, such as ActiveX
Automation, enterprise messaging and Seagull's
Commander utility for cross-platform integration.
All the data sourcing of Professional, plus support
for SAP IDocs. Includes all of the Companion
Applications except for Librarian, but not all of
the features. Logging to local databases only.
Includes all available RFID design and encoding
capabilities.
Omits - Does
not offer the enhanced server functions, advanced
integration (such as XML and SAP AII), and web
printing capabilities of Enterprise Automation (see
above). No Librarian. Excludes some Companion
Application features. No logging to centralized
databases. No inventory control of printer supplies.
PC Licensing: The
Professional and Basic editions are licensed based on
the number of PCs used.
Professional
Includes - All
of BarTender's most powerful label design features.
Data access for network databases (using OLE DB and
ODBC), as well as spreadsheets and text files.
Includes two of the Companion Applications: Batch
Maker and Print Station.
Omits - No
control from within other software. (No ActiveX,
Commander or command lines.) No SAP or XML support.
No job logging or e-mailed error alerts. Cannot
export printer code templates. Excludes all features
omitted from the Automation edition. Does not
include many of the Companion Applications.
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. Print Station is
the only included Companion Application.
Omits – No
access to external data. No password protection of
label formats, no VB Script customization, no string
concatenation, and only limited text filtering. No
custom-base serialization. Excludes all features
omitted from Professional, plus no Batch Maker.
