dLSoft Newsletter - December 1999 Contents NEW - 2D Barcode fonts announcement NEW - Active 2D-Barcode Component anouncement Current versions and dates Internet sites Telephone and Fax number updates -------------------------------------- 1. New products - dLSoft is pleased to announce more new products for the new century: Aztec Barcode Font Kit and DataMatrix Font Kit join the PDF417 font kit announced last month. 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. Each kit includes TrueType and PostScript fonts, the translation DLL and samples for Visual Basic and Microsoft Office. Testware versions and pdf datasheets are available from our website, and pricing details are available from your dealer. --------------------------------------- 2. dLSoft also announces the Active 2D-Barcode Component which joins the Active Barcode Component announced last month. The dLSoft Active 2D-Barcode Component is the only product needed for adding Aztec, DataMatrix AND PDF417 2D-barcodes to Visual Basic, Delphi, and MS Office applications. This is a powerful single-file component which does not rely on extra DLLs, such as MFCxx.DLL. It can be an ActiveX control or an inserted object. In situ editable or fully programmable. Many developers prefer components which do not rely on the versions of a multitude of other DLLs, such as the MFC DLLs. So we have provided just that product. A Testware version is now available for download, and includes samples and source code for VB6, Delphi 5 and Office 97/2000. Testware versions and pdf datasheets are available from our website, and pricing details are available from your dealer. ------------------------------------ 3 Current version of dLSoft Products effective 1/Dec/99 Product Version Content date Active Barcode Component 1.01 26/Oct/99 Active 2DBarcode Component 1.0 1/Dec/99 Barcode Macros 2.1 25/June/99 dBarcode-16 4.10 21/June/98 dBarcode-16 DK 4.10 21/June/98 dBarcode-32 5.2 26/Oct/99 dBarcode-32 DK 5.2 26/Oct/99 dBarcode-2D 5.2 26/Oct/99 dBarcode-2D DK 5.2 26/Oct/99 dIndex-16 3.33 11/Aug/98 dIndex-32 4.43 14/Aug/99 dLabel-16 3.93 20/June/98 dLabel-2D 4.43 14/Aug/99 dLabel-32 4.43 14/Aug/99 dFont DK 2.0 19/March/99 Barcode fonts: dFont Helper 1.3 7/Nov/98 Code 39 1.5 18/June/99 Code 93 1.5 18/June/99 Code 128 1.5 18/June/99 Code 11 1.5 18/June/99 Codabar 1.5 18/June/99 Code B 1.5 18/June/99 EAN/UPC 1.5 18/June/99 ITF 1.5 18/June/99 MSI 1.5 18/June/99 PostNet 1.5 18/June/99 RM4SCC 1.5 18/June/99 Telepen 1.6 17/Aug/99 Aztec font kit 1.0 1/Dec/99 DataMatrix font kit 1.0 1/Dec/99 PDF417 font kit 1.0 5/Nov/99 ------------------------------------- 4. Internet sites Our web sites are now: 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. FTPUK.DLSOFT.COM will not be available on Dec 4 and 5 ----------------------------------- 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. The old numbers will not respond after January 1st. 2000 -------------------------------------- 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