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Product Updates:
  ActiveX Control Barcode Package (IDA31 & IDA39)
  Java 2D Barcode Package (IDA26)
  FileMaker Universal Binary Barcode Plugin
  Font Tools - One Code Support Integrated

Additional Information:
  How to renew your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription

The ActiveX Control Barcode Packages have been updated with the following improvements:

• Enhancements to the POSTNET, Planet, Code 128, UCC128, Code 39, UPC/EAN and Interleaved 2 of 5 symbologies.
• More efficient and consistent rotation algorithms.
• New features have been added that include:
  • Signed CAB and DLL files are now provided.
  • Support for USPS OneCode.
  • Character grouping - which allows the human readable text to be grouped together in 3, 4, or 5 character groups for easier readability.
  • Bearer Bars - Horizontal and vertical bearer bar options are now available. Thickness of the bars is configurable from 0 (default) to 10 times the XDimension.
  • Text Margin - The space between the human readable text and the barcode.
  • White Bar Increase - Increases the XDimension of the white bars only. This will aid in ensuring readability of barcodes printed with lower resolution printers.
• New functionality to support Macro PDF417.
• Improvements to Data Matrix.

More information about the IDAutomation ActiveX Control Packages, including a download of the evaluation version, is provided at:
http://www.idautomation.com/activex/

If the product was purchased and you would like to obtain the update, please refer to the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Renewal section of this newsletter.

New functionality has been added to support Macro PDF417 in the Java 2D Barcode Package. MacroPDF is an implementation of PDF417 capable of encoding large amounts of data into multiple PDF417 barcodes. When these multiple barcodes are scanned by a MacroPDF enabled scanner, they are reassembled into one string of data.

More information about the IDAutomation Java 2D Barcode Package, including a download of the evaluation version, is provided at:
http://idautomation.com/java/

If the product was purchased and you would like to obtain the update, please refer to the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Renewal section of this newsletter.

A FileMaker Universal Binary Barcode Plugin for the Intel Macintosh is now available and may be used until the final release, which will be in late Q4, 2006. The updated plugin uses the new FileMaker 7 API and a corresponding Windows version is also provided for cross-platform compatibility. Use it only if necessary because it is not officially released. The final released of this plugin will occur after additional testing and new functions for OneCode and the Universal Font are added. Please inform us ASAP if any problems are encountered with this new Plugin API. The new FileMaker 7 API may be downloaded from:
http://www.idautomationhelpdesk.com/files/admin/IDAutomationFM7_Plugin_Update.zip

When the new API is released, it will be made available at:
http://idautomation.com/fonts/tools/filemaker/

USPS 4-CB OneCode has been implemented in all Feature Level 7 or greater versions of the Postnet Barcode Font Advantage Package and Universal Barcode Font Advantage™.  Use the following links to download the most recent version of the font tools:

• Crystal Reports UFL - Native
• DLL for Windows - Native (recommended version)

IDAutomation's Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription allows you to receive the latest version of the product, unlimited phone support, priority Help Desk support during work hours and additional help desk support on evenings, weekends and holidays.

If Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has not been purchased or is expired,
it may be activated from the appropriate link:

• Linear ActiveX Control (Part #: IDA31):
  http://store.idautomation.com/Barcode_ActiveX_sub.asp
• Linear + 2D ActiveX Control Advantage Package (Part #: IDA39):
  http://store.idautomation.com/2d_activeX_sub.asp
• Java Linear + 2D Barcode Package (Part #: IDA26):
  http://store.idautomation.com/java_2d_sub.aspp
• Links for all products

If Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has been purchased:

If the purchase was before December 2005 through RegNow/Digital River, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link.

If you have an active support agreement through our store, you will need to go back to our store online and go to “my account”: http://store.idautomation.com/login-st-order.asp. To login you will need to enter your user name (your email address) and the password created at the time of order. When you log in, you should see your order and in the upper right hand corner, you will see a "My Downloads” icon link. This will be the location to download the update.

For customers who do not purchase the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, support is limited to our online knowledge base and the product support site. Product updates are only provided to customers with an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription.
 

Best Regards,

IDAutomation.com, Inc.
550 North Reo Street, Suite 230
Tampa, FL 33609
http://www.idautomation.com/

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