Azalea Updates UPCTools.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 Azalea azalea (əzāl`yə) [Gr.,=dry], any species of the genus Rhododendron, North American and Asian shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family) that are distinguished by the usually deciduous leaves. Software, Inc. has announced version 5 of their popular bar code font library. UPCTools is the first product to debut and is shipping now. Available for Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh, UPCTools creates those mysterious glyphs that appear on everything destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the cash register: UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). , EAN EAN experimental allergic neuritis. , JAN, Bookland, and ISSN ISSN abbr. International Standard Serial Number bar code symbols. These are the bar codes that feed cash registers around the world. Version 5 of the Azalea font collection offers better support for double-byte versions of Windows including Kanji Windows as well as support for Mac OS 9 and OS X. This update is supported by additional sample code available on Azalea's web site (www.azalea.com/SampleCode) making integrating the fonts into other applications like Crystal Reports quicker and easier resulting in fewer tears and cursing. UPCTools is available now for US$199 a copy, licensed per computer. Developers who bundle Azalea's fonts with their applications purchase a US$595 Limited Redistribution Agreement. Information about UPCTools and Azalea's other products can be found at: azalea.com Azalea Software's bar code library includes C39Tools (Code 39), C128Tools (Code 128), UPCTools (UPC, EAN, Bookland, and ISSN), I2of5Tools (Interleaved 2 of 5), and other 1D symbologies. In addition, Azalea offers 2D bar code products like Azalea PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. 417 (PDF 417), DataMatrix, and Maxicode. Azalea Software, located in Seattle, Wash., is the premier bar code and OCR software publisher. Azalea's font collections support all major 1D and 2D bar code symbologies. Hewlett-Packard, and Bitstream are all licensees and resellers of Azalea's fonts. Azalea Software publishes The Bar Code FAQ, available on the Internet. Founded in 1992, Azalea Software is privately held. |
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