NEW VERSION 9.4 AVAILABLE - Comparison chart to old versions.

Bartender
Easy to Learn, Easy to Use
If you’ve used just one other Windows program, you’re ready to start designing professional quality labels with BarTender. Careful attention to Microsoft standards for the “look and feel” of software makes it easy. Format bar codes, text and graphics exactly the way you want using simple, intuitive mouse motions. And a variety of power features give you the design freedom you need as you become an expert.
“Instant” Bar Codes!
Create bar codes and other objects with a quick “drag and drop” motion.
High Precision On-Screen Display
The extremely accurate design-time view and
print-time preview let you design quickly without wasting labels.
Exceptional Font Control
Access a remarkably wide selection of Windows and printer fonts. Mix different text styles in a paragraph and connect them to different database fields.
Advanced, Customizable Serialization
Generate anything from the simplest serial numbers to the most advanced, totally custom
sequences.

BarTender is now available in four different editions that address a wide range of features and user requirements: Basic, Professional, Automation & Enterprise Automation

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 our 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. No Printer Maestro. 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.