Archive for May, 2010

The Apex portable printer family is a full-featured portable direct thermal receipt printer designed for various applications including field service, field sales, public services, hospitality and mobile POS.

  • light weight, compact, easy to use
  • available in 2, 3 and 4-inch receipt capabilities
  • Serial and Bluetooth standard with Apex 2 and Apex 3
  • USB and Bluetooth standard with Apex 4
  • 802.11 b/g  and card reader optional

The S2000i is a compact 2-inch dot matrix printer with serial/IrDA communication interfaces.  It is a great solution when the lowest cost, ultra permanent receipts are required, or when “multiple original” receipts are needed. Options to add Bluetooth for wireless communication or a magnetic card reader option are available for POS applications.  For more information please go to: http://www.abarcodebusiness.com/index.cfm?id=129&meu=6

Datalogic Scanning is announcing the obsolescence of the Gryphon D200 ESD and the Gryphon D432-E readers. This is a result of key components no longer available from our suppliers and the low sales volume that both products are currently generating.

Listed below are the part numbers and descriptions of the obsoleted products. At the moment, we do not expect any direct replacement of these products.

 Products to be Obsoleted

Description of Standard Models Part Number Last Day Available
Gryphon D200 ESD 901661075 05/31/2010
Gryphon D432-E 901711001 05/31/2010
Description of Special Models Part Number Last Day Available
GRYPHON D200 SS2880 ESD 901661090 05/31/2010

Critical Dates

Last Time to Purchase Last Shipment Last Service Date
05/31/2010 06/30/2010 06/30/2015

Price and Edition Name Changes
Introduced with BarTender 9.3

Powerful New Weighing Scale Support, Improved Data Entry Forms, Expanded IBM WebSphere Functions and more!

The USA offices began shipping version 9.3 of BarTender label and RFID software on Friday, May 14th, 2010. Seagull’s European and Asian sales operations will begin shipping on Monday, May 17th. Trial editions of version 9.3 became available on Seagull’s web site during the morning of the 14th (USA, west coast time).

In addition to numerous new features, version 9.3 introduces new names for some of the editions and a number of price changes.

RFID Price Point Lowered

RFID support is now included in the newly-named “Automation” edition (previously called “Enterprise”). This effectively cuts Seagull’s entry-level price for RFID support almost in half, from $1,495 to $795.

One Edition Name Phased Out;
Two Product Names Changed

There is no longer an edition called “RFID Enterprise.” Instead, the editions previously called “Enterprise” and “RFID Enterprise” have now been combined into the new “Automation” edition at prices comparable to what the “Enterprise” edition used to sell for. Also, the previously-named “Enterprise Print Server” edition is now called “Enterprise Automation.” (It continues to support RFID.)

 

 

Understanding the Name Changes

Previously, there were three editions that began with the word “Enterprise.” This has been replaced with two editions: “Automation” and “Enterprise Automation.”

 

BarTender’s three “Enterprise” editions have been replaced with two “Automation” editions.

The reasons for the name changes are:

  • Having three editions containing the word “Enterprise” demanded too much presales explanation.
  • Introduction of the new name “Automation” significantly clarifies which editions can be controlled from within other software.
  • They have reserved the word “Enterprise” for only their most powerful edition(s).

Seagull’s “Automation” edition has NOT had any of its powerful features removed. However, the Enterprise Automation edition continues to provide the broadest enterprise management functions, most powerful integration capabilities, most complete security system, and features for centralized and web-based printing. For more details on the differences between the editions, please see their interactive on-line Features and Editions Comparison Chart.

“Multiuser” Professional Parts Discontinued

Special part designations for “Multiuser” (3-user through 25-user) BarTender Professional “editions” have been discontinued. Please click here for more details, including alternative options for supporting multiple users.

Prices for BarTender Version 9.3

Here is a quick summary of the price changes for BarTender version 9.3:

  • Basic edition: Price unchanged.
  • Professional edition: Price unchanged.
  • Automation edition (previously named Enterprise): Pricing for the 3-printer entry-level product is unchanged. Prices have been modestly increased for the larger printer count licenses.
  • Enterprise Automation edition (previously named Enterprise Print Server): Prices for the 3-printer and 5-printer licenses have been reduced. Prices have been modestly increased for the 10-printer through 20-printer licenses. The price increase rises to roughly 1/3rd more in comparison to the old price for our quantity 100-printer licenses.

Tons of New Features!

BarTender version 9.3 introduces:

  • By far the most powerful support for weighing scales available in any label software package.
  • Much more powerful and easier-to-design print-time data entry forms.
  • Bidirectional print communications for IBM WebSphere.
  • Bar code improvements.
  • “On-the-fly” object automation in the middle of a print job.
  • Numerous user-interface enhancements.

 

Datamax-O’Neil (Orlando) unboxed the next generation of its MP Compact printer family, now designated the MP Compact4 Mark II and the MP Compact4 Mobile Mark II. Constructed on solid-cast metal frame with die-cast covers, and delivering state-of-the-art performance, the new thermal printers incorporate the following qualities: Datamax-O’Neil’s DPL printer language, IntelliSEAQ print head for analytics and reporting capabilities, expanded emulation capacity, “top-of-form” multi-function sensors, and, as an option, WLAN 802.11b/g with WPA2 security protocol. Speeds and feeds are 203/300-dpi print resolution, 10 inches per second print speed, and 6.6- inch maximum print width. The Mobile Mark II has been configured specifically for use on forklifts, with vibration-proof operation.

“MP Compact4 Mark II printers have an incredibly small footprint which allows them to be used in applications where space is limited,” commented Umesh Cooduvalli, Senior Product Manager for Datamax-O’Neil, part of Dover Corporation’s Product Identification Group. “Their compact size takes up less than half the space of a traditional desktop label printer but with the same duty cycle and strength.”

D-O’s MP Compact series has achieved considerable market share in Europe, according to the vendor. “We expect these printers to achieve similar success in other regions of the world,” shared Cooduvalli. “The new features we’ve incorporated into the latest Mark II generation printers make them an even more competitive offering.”

“I have been personally beta testing this printer for Datamax for the past month.  Datamax sent me the 203 dpi model with USB & wireless interfaces. I was genuinely impressed with the quality of this printer.  I currently have it setup to print all of our box labels…and man, this thing just spits them out.  Not too big & bulky.  It’s compact, made of metal and not plastic.  Great little print station.  If anyone has any questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact me…i’d be glad to help anyone out.” – Erik @ A Bar Code Business, Inc.

For more information on Datamax-O’Neil’s printer family, click here.

Zebra’s new ZebraDesigner™ v2 label design software products make creating complex labels click-simple. Updated with a host of new enhancements, these new editions make creating label designs even easier. They’ve updated the entire product family—ZebraDesigner, ZebraDesigner Pro, ZebraDesigner for XML and ZebraDesigner for mySAPBusiness Suite—to help you get the most from their Zebra® printers while using the latest versions of Windows.

The enhancements include:

  • New, easy-to-use design tools
  • Expanded RFID tag support and updated wizards
  • New printer drivers with enhanced printer configuration tools
  • New printer diagnostic and configuration tools
  • Support for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7
  • And much more!