Seagull Scientific BarTender 9.3 - Price and Edition Name Changes

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

Seagull Scientific began shipping version 9.3 of their BarTender label and RFID software on monday, May 17th, 2010. Trial editions of version 9.3 is available on Seagulls web site. In addition to numerous new features, version 9.3 introduces new names for some of the editions and a number of price changes.

Numerous 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.

Download BarTender 9.3 trial edition to test the new features.
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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, we had three editions that began with the word "Enterprise." This has been replaced with two editions: "Automation" and "Enterprise Automation."

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.
• We have reserved the word "Enterprise" for only our most powerful edition.

Our "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 our 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.

RFID Price Point Lowered

RFID support is now included in the newly-named "Automation" edition (previously called "Enterprise"). This effectively cuts Seagulls entry-level price for RFID support almost in half.