dLSoft Newsletter - March 2000 Contents 1. Recent updates 2. Recent product additions 3. Current versions and dates 4. Internet sites 5. Telephone and Fax number updates -------------------------------------- 1. Product updates - 28 February 2000 The following products have been updated: Universal Barcode Font Kit - now version 1.1 Aztec Barcode Font Kit - now version 1.01 Datamatrix Barcode Font Kit - now version 1.01 PDF417 Barcode Font Kit - now version 1.1 The fonts in the above kits have been modified to correct the intercharacter spacing used in Microsoft Word. Existing users can upgrade free of charge by downloading the testware version from our web site. Testware versions, pdf datasheets are available from our web site, and pricing information and the full product are available from your dealer. --------------------------------- 2. Recent additions to our product range dLSoft Universal Barcode Font Kit Allows most 1D barcodes to be produced from a single font, using a single call to a DLL (supplied). Ideal for Mail Merge in Microsoft Word. Note this font does NOT include human readable characters. Kit includes TrueType and PostScript fonts, the translation DLL and samples for Visual Basic and Microsoft Office. Aztec Barcode Font Kit DataMatrix Font Kit PDF417 Font Kit These kits enable the relevant 2D barcodes to be created without complex programming - just a single call to the kit's DLL to produce a text string which may then be rendered in the appropriate font in any Windows system. Active Barcode Component Active 2D-Barcode Component These components are ideal for adding 1D and 2D barcode images to Visual Basic, Delphi, and MS Office applications. The powerful single-file components do not rely on extra DLLs, such as MFCxx.DLL. They can be used as ActiveX control or as inserted objects. In situ editable or fully programmable. Testware versions and pdf datasheets are available from our web site, and the full products are available from your dealer. ------------------------------------ 3. Current versions of dLSoft Products A list of current versions and release dates are maintained at: http://support.dlsoft.com/versions.htm ------------------------------------- 4. Internet sites Our web sites are: WWW.DLSOFT.COM (UK site) and WWW.BARCODE.CX (US site) and our ftp sites The dLSoft ftp download sites are FTPUS.DLSOFT.COM/ and FTPUK.DLSOFT.COM/ Latest testware versions are in the pub/testware directory and individual files in the pub/library directory. ----------------------------------- 5. Telephone and Fax numbers Our phone and fax numbers are now: Phone: 020 8559 0049 - International +44 20 8559 0049 Fax: 020 8502 9037 - International +44 20 8502 9037 Please will you ensure that your records are updated accordingly. -------------------------------------- End To be removed from the mailing list at any time just e-mail to IMAILSRV@DLSOFT.COM with the message UNSUBSCRIBE DLNEWS your_email_address as the message body. Previous issues of the newsletter may be obtained from the link on the What's New page on our web site. DL Technology PO Box 9, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5BE, UK Fax: (44) (0) 20 8502 9037 E-mail: DLTech@DLSoft.com Web: www.dlsoft.com