Seagull Software BarTender Professional Software Model Overview
Professional edition delivers powerful, workstation-level label and card design, printing, and on-demand automation. It includes intelligent template functionality, database connectivity, data-entry forms, RFID/smart card encoding, and support for 1D and 2D barcodes—suitable for departments, small businesses, and workstations requiring robust print capabilities :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.
Key Features
WYSIWYG Designer with Intelligent Templates™ for conditional logic, data-driven layouts, auto-serialization, layered design and PANTONE color support :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Graphical data-entry forms with customizable controls to validate input at print time :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
Connects to Excel, CSV, XML, JSON, SQL Server, Access, IBM DB2, SAP, QuickBooks Online and 20+ data sources :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
Encode RFID tags, smart cards, and magnetic stripes in addition to standard barcodes :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
Supports over 105 standard 1D/2D symbologies and GS1 AIs, with highly configurable human-readable text :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
Create dynamic layouts with support for tables, grids, shapes, images, text transforms, and white-on-black printing :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
Password protection for design and print access, revision logging, and secure templates :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
Unlimited networked printers supported—licensed per workstation, not per printer :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
Native PDF export and print preview tools for higher accuracy :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
No-code upgrade path available to Automation or Enterprise editions :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
Technical Specifications
Licensing: Per workstation (application license), unlimited printers, with optional multi-printer bundles :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
Printer support: Compatible with hundreds of printers, including thermal, networked, RFID, and card printers :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
Data Connectivity: Supports 20+ databases, and various file formats including XML, Excel, CSV :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
Barcode Support: 105+ symbologies with GS1 AI wizard and full human-readable customization :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
Graphics: Imports AI, BMP, PNG, JPG, TIFF, EPS, GIF, etc., with over 50 shapes and 100+ line styles :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
Scripting: Supports Visual Basic scripting for advanced data processing and conditional logic :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}
Security: Password control, revision history logging, print permissions :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}
OS Compatibility: Windows environments (exact versions consistent with edition range) :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}
Use Cases
Departmental label printing from Excel/CSV without requiring central automation or intensive integration
On-demand RFID tag encoding for inventory, retail, or access control environments
Workstations needing secure, template-based printing with user/password controls and audit logs
Small-scale card issuance, RFID + barcode generation for event or membership cards
Maintenance & Support
Includes one year of standard maintenance and support (phone/chat, version upgrades) :contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}
Optional extended support options available
No-charge upgrades within maintenance period for feature, security, and OS compatibility updates
Seagull Software BT-PRO3 Software Overview
BarTender Professional Edition includes all of BarTender most powerful label design features. Most of the advanced data access capabilities, including OLE DB and ODBC. Includes Printer Maestro, but it only manages network printers visible to the local PC. Fully network compatible.
Sequentially numbered bar codes Place "human readable" text anywhere in relation to bar codes
Customizable "human readable" character template
Independently suppress or display characters from different sub-fields
License Information
License Quantity:
3 User Per Site
Unlimited Printer
Miscellaneous
System Requirements:
Processor:
1 GHz or higher
Operating Systems:
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Server
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Hard Disk:
Minimum 60 MB free space required for English-only version of BarTender.
450 MB free space required for full BarTender Label Management Suite (multilingual).
Additional disk space required to enable optional logging of print jobs and event messages to a database
Memory:
512 MB or higher
Others:
Display Resolution: 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)
NET Framework: The .NET Framework 2.0 is copied automatically from the BarTender CD or from the internet. (If you are installing a downloaded BarTender, and do not already have .NET Framework 2.0 installed, then you will need an active internet connection during the install.)
Optional Database:Logging of print jobs and event messages requires either Microsoft SQL 2005 Express (included with BarTender) or Microsoft SQL 2005 Server (purchased from a database vendor).
Web Browser:Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 or higher required for History Explorer and BarTender help system.
The Seagull Software BT-PRO3 Software is also known as
SEA-BT-PRO3
or BT-PRO3.
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