dLSoft  Dealer Newsletter – September 2005

Contents

1. New product versions released

2. Product updates

3. Recent_announcements_(from August)

4. Current versions and prices

5. Contact addresses

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1. New product versions

1.1 dLSoft 2D font kits version 4.2

dLSoft is please to announce the release of version 2 of the following 2D barcode font kits:

 

Aztec Font Kit v 4.2

DataMatrix Font Kit v 4.2

PDF417 Font Kit v 4.2

QR Code Font Kit v 4.2

 

The new versions include decoders that can convert the encoded barcode characters back into the original data – useful for systems in which the barcode is to be read by software as well as by scanning.

 

1.2 The following .NET products have been updated to enable barcode images to be saved in a variety of graphics formats:

 

dBarcode .NET  39/93 v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  128 v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  EAN/UPC v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  ITF v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  1D Universal v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  Aztec v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  DataMatrix v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  PDF417 v 1.6

dBarcode .NET  QR Code v 1.6

dBarcode .NET 2D Universal v 1.6

 

1.3 Following yet more requests from users dLSoft has again released new versions of the following products, each now supporting authentication during image capture from Axis Network IP cameras:

 

dLabel-2k v6.25
dBarcode-2k v6.25

 

This is a free upgrade for users of version 6. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

Note that the 2005 releases of dLabel-2k and dBarcode-2k require Windows XP. These product will not install on earlier versions of Windows.

The previous version of dLabel-2k (dLabel-2004) which is compatible with Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP will continue to be available on our web site.

 

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2 Product updates

 

2.1 . The following products have received updates to correct a problem with the Japan Post Code dropping alphabetic characters:

 

Active Barcode Component 1D Universal

dBarcode DLL 1D Universal

dBarcode Java class 1D universal

dBarcode-2k

dLabel-2k

dBarcode-32

Labels .NET

Labels .NET 2D

Universal Barcode Font Kit

 

2.2 The following products that support QR Code have been updated to correct either an erro in encoding numeric codes of more than 40 digits or an incorrect error message for the numeric code type:

 

Active Barcode Component QR Code

Active Barcode Component 2D Universal

Anylabels

dBarcode DLL QR Code

dBarcode DLL 2D Universal

Labels .NET 2D

QR Code Font Kit

 

2.3. The barcode driver suppied with dBarcode-2k has been updated to correct a problem with the “Replace date and time” function – which omitted the time!

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

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3 Recent announcements (from August issue)

3.1 New versions

 

AnyLabels version 2

dLSoft is please to announce the release of version 2 of its AnyLabels labelling application. The new version has an improved user interface and adds Filter, Find and Sort functions to allow for a more flexible selection of data for printing.

As AnyLabels is a relatively recent product (designed when Longhorn was expected in 2005!) this is a free upgrade.

 

Following request from users dLSoft has again released new versions of the following products, each now supporting image capture from Axis Network IP cameras as well as Windows Image Acquisition and Twain devices:

 

dLabel-2k v6.2
dBarcode-2k v6.2

 

This is a free upgrade for users of version 6. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

3.2 Product updates

 

3.2.1 . The following products have received minor updates to ensure compatability with Visual Studio 2005 (Beta version), including an updated print options function and updated Help system.

Labels .NET v 1.51

Labels .NET 2D v 1.51

 

3.2.2 The following products that support DataMatrix have been updated to allow a FNC1 prefix to be used to cause remaining data to be treated as an EAN/UCC 128 code:

 

Active Barcode Component DataMatrix

Active Barcode Component 2D Universal

AnyLabels (v 2)

DataMatrix Barcode Font Kit

dBarcode .NET  DataMatrix

dBarcode .NET 2D Universal

dBarcode .DLL  DataMatrix

dBarcode .DLL 2D Universal

dBarcode-2k

dLabel-2k Pro

Labels .NET 2D

 

3.2.3. The following product packages have been remade so that the version number on the principal component’s file is up-to-date. [These products did not have their file version numbers updated when the products received code updates earlier this year].

 

Active Barcode Component Aztec
Active Barcode Component DLL Datamatrix
Active Barcode Component DLL Maxicode
Active Barcode Component DLL PDF417
Active Barcode Component DLL RSS
Active Barcode Component DLL 2D Universal

Barcode Macros for Office

dBarcode DLLs – ALL products in this family

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

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4  Current versions and prices of dLSoft Products

A list of current versions and release dates is maintained at:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.pdf

 

The current retail price list is also available from:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.pdf

 

Please do not use any older links.

 

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5 Contact addresses and internet sites

e-mail: DLSOFT@DLSOFT.COM
Phone: 020 8559 0049  - International +44 20 8559 0049
Fax:   020 8559 0178  - International +44 20 8559 0178


Our main web site is at: www.dlsoft.com

and this contains links to our support site and international mirrors

Testware versions of any of our products can be obtained from any of these locations.

 

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