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New Products:
1. IDAutomation RFID Component

Product Updates:
2. IDAutomation Code 128 Barcode Font Advantage Package - rev. 5.1B
3. IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package - rev. 5.1B
4. IDAutomation ASP .NET Barcode Web Component Advantage Package (formerly the ASP.NET Web Control Package, aka Server Control)

Company Information:
5. How to renew your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription

The IDAutomation RFID Component is a DLL that enables printing of barcodes and encoding of RFID smart labels and tags at the same time from custom .NET software applications, such as solutions created with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

• Works with 64 bit and 96 bit RFID smart tags and any others your printer supports
• Managed code created in C# for performance and stability
  
• Supports any printer with a Windows® print driver

For more information about our IDAutomation RFID Component Encoder DLL, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/rfid/component/

To download a demo of the package, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/rfid/component/download.html

Our updated version 5.1B IDAutomation Code 128 Barcode Font Advantage Package now includes the following features:

• Low Resolution Printer Support - Our Code128 Fonts are designed to print precisely on 203 DPI thermal printers and 300 DPI printers in addition to higher resolution printers. When printing at 203 DPI, the point size chosen should be a multiple of 6. When printing at 300 DPI, the point size chosen should be a multiple of 4.

• According to UCC/EAN specifications, our new Code 128 font named IDAutomationC128M is specifically designed for this purpose. It is exactly 0.50" tall and has an X dimension of 10 mils when printed at 12 points.

• We have now added an additional 7th height size in XXS only in the non-human readable versions.

• Symbol encoded TrueType fonts are provided in the "Symbol Encoded Fonts" folder of the package for applications that require these types of fonts. One benefit of Symbol Encoded Fonts is that they appear as symbols to the operating system and are sometimes more easy to select from font drop down lists. Be careful when using Symbol Encoded Fonts because some applications do not work with them.

For more information about our IDAutomation Code 128 Barcode Font Advantage Package, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/code128/

To download a demo of the package, please visit:
http://www.advancemeants.com/code128fonts/download.htm

If you have an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription for the Code 128 Font Advantage Package, Complete BARCODE, MICR and OCR Font Package, or the TrueType Barcode Font Advantage Package, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link. To reactivate your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, please visit here.

Our updated version 5.1B IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package now includes multiple sizes (I, III and IV) of each font for various applications. For more information about the specifications of these new fonts, please visit:

http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/ocr/#Specifications

For more information about our IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/ocr/

To download a demo of the package, please visit:
http://www.advancemeants.com/ocr-a_ocr-b_fonts/download.htm

If you have an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription for the OCR Font Advantage Package, Complete BARCODE, MICR and OCR Font Package, or the TrueType Barcode Font Advantage Package, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link. To reactivate your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, please visit here.

The ASP.NET Web Component Packages create web based barcodes that can be easily integrated into your website and displayed in any browser without creating temp files on the server. Our new ASP.NET Web Component Package version 4.10 release has the following improvements:

• Easy implementation - just copy 3 files to your webserver. install info...
• 3 modes of operation allow different implementation methods. more about this...
• Streaming mode option sends barcodes to the browser without saving temp files on the server.
• Added ability to stream images to the browser instead of saving them to the server.

• Added processing improvements so that the underlying images were not re-created unnecessarily.

• Added property to set resolution of the images created based off of a specific printer, instead of just the default printer.

• Added GIF file functionality. When using a GIF instead of a JPEG, the resulting image file is 4 to 20 times smaller in size. This will result in faster barcode creation when using servlets.

For more information about our ASP.NET Web Component Package, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/servercontrols/

To download a demo of the package, please visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/servercontrols/download.html

If you have an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link. To reactivate your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, please visit here.

IDAutomation.com, Inc. offers extended technical support and product upgrade protection if the "Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription" is purchased with your order. Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription allows you to receive:

• The latest version of the product.
• Priority phone support.
• Email support on the weekends, holidays and when the office is closed.
• Additional contact information.

For customers that do not purchase Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, support is limited to our online knowledge base.

If you need to add or update your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, you may order it here. After your order is processed, you will receive a download link to the latest version of the product.
 

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