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Barcode Xpress Professional + 2D Write by Pegasus Imaging Corporation

Add robust barcode reading to your applications. Barcode Xpress allows you to create applications to read 1D (linear) and 2D barcodes. It provides many preprocessing functions that let you manipulate and clean up your image prior to barcode analysis including mirroring, flipping, zooming, rotating, negating, and more. Supports 21 1D barcodes including Code 39/128/93, EAN-8/13, and 2D barcodes including PDF417. Barcode Xpress Professional is the unlimited speed barcode engine. It will read as fast as the processor can handle.

High-Speed Barcode Recognition Toolkit.

Barcode Xpress allows you to detect, read, and write 1D and 2D barcodes. Barcode Xpress is designed to support document capture, indexing, archiving, and process automation applications. Available as both a .NET and ActiveX toolkit, it locates barcodes anywhere on a page, decodes barcodes, reports the content, reports recognition confidence values, and also writes barcodes.

The ImagXpress toolkit is included in Barcode Xpress for image input, manipulation, and output. ScanFix image cleanup technology provides advanced preprocessing functionality for image cleanup and image modification prior to analysis. This cleanup technology improves recognition of noisy or damaged, hard-to-read barcodes on scanned documents. Configurable speed settings for Barcode Xpress are available to suit various application and budget requirements.

Included Components: Barcode Xpress v5, ImagXpress Standard v8, ScanFix Xpress Lite v5.1

Features:

Technical Notes

32-bit .NET managed control and ActiveX/COM component

Programming environments: Win32 visual development environments including Vista

Sample code is included for: C#, VB, VB.NET, HTML, Visual C++

Deploys within .NET as a managed control

Can be used in any development environment that hosts ActiveX/COM controls

Add barcode recognition to an application using less than 10 lines of code

Read more than 30 industry-standard 1D and 2D barcodes including 4-State Mail (U.S., U.K., Australia), Code 39, Code 128, QR Code, PDF417, and DataMatrix (see complete lists below)

Write 1D and 2D barcodes (see complete list below)

Automatically detect all barcodes in an image or specify a limited area within the image

Reports the barcode type, position and skew angle for all detected barcodes

Reports recognition confidence values

Returns the barcode value as a string

Can be used in a multi-threaded environment and perform synchronous thread-safe processing (more).

Provides comprehensive error reporting

Provides streaming support to integrate with Pegasus Imaging’s FormSuite components

Free full-featured trial version available for immediate download

1D Barcode Recognition

Add-2

Add-5

Airline 2 of 5

Australia Post 4-State Code

BCD Matrix

Codabar

Code 128

Code 2 of 5

Code 32

Code 39

Code 39 Extended

Code 93

Code 93 Extended

DataLogic 2 of 5

EAN 128

EAN-12

EAN-13

EAN-8

Industrial 2 of 5

Intelligent Mail (formerly OneCode) - USPS 4-State Code

Interleaved 2 of 5

Invert 2 of 5

Matrix 2 of 5

Patch Code

PostNet

Royal Mail (RM4SCC) – U.K. Postal Service 4-State Code

UCC 128

UPC-A

UPC-E

2D Barcode Recognition - (included in the Professional Edition)

DataMatrix

PDF417

QR Code

1D Barcode Creation

Codabar

Code 128 (A,B,C)

Code 2 of 5

Code 39

Code 39 Extended

Code 93

Code 93 Extended

EAN 128

EAN-13

EAN-8

Industrial 2 of 5

Interleaved 2 of 5

Patch Code

UPC-A

UPC-E

2D Barcode Creation - (included in the Professional + 2D Edition)

DataMatrix

PDF417

Bitonal Image Cleanup

All Barcode Xpress editions include ScanFix Xpress Lite (Read the description of ScanFix Xpress Lite v5 features) for bitonal image cleanup technology such as deskew, despeckle, rotate, mirror, flip and more. These features improve recognition of poor quality barcodes.

Image Input, Image Output, and Image Handling

Provided through the included ImagXpress Standard .NET component and ActiveX/COM control. Features include TWAIN scanning, file conversion, image input, and image output.

Edition Descriptions

Barcode Xpress Standard is designed for developers deploying a low-speed scanning solution, such as a flat bed TWAIN scanner, or a lighter volume sheet-fed scan solution. Barcode Xpress Standard is speed-limited to read approximately 4 barcodes per second. This version is intended for low-volume barcode applications. Please note: Only the Professional and Professional + 2D Write editions support 2D barcodes.

Barcode Xpress Professional is the unlimited-speed barcode engine. It will read as fast as the processor can handle and significantly faster than the Standard Edition’s 4 barcodes per second. It is engineered for high-end, high-volume imaging applications where speed is critical for the success of the application. Barcode Xpress Professional supports 1D recognition and writing, and 2D recognition. It supports both Standard and Professional recognition speeds, allowing integrators to deploy either speed and price option. Please note: Only the Professional and Professional + 2D Write editions support 2D barcodes.

Barcode Xpress Professional + 2D Write contains the same features of Professional PLUS DataMatrix and PDF417 barcode writing.

What's New:

SmartScan Xpress Barcode has been renamed Barcode Xpress to coincide with the release of Version 5. Pegasus have added recognition of QR Code and 3 new postal codes, improved the 1D and 2D recognition accuracy rates, and provided streaming support to integrate with Pegasus Imaging’s FormSuite components. The product has evolved with the new launch, and the name change is consistent with the product naming strategy.

New Features Include:

QR Code Recognition.

Pegasus Imaging introduces recognition support for the 2-dimensional (2D) QR Code, one of very few barcode types that support encoding of Asian Kanji and Kana characters. QR code offers up to 30% error recovery, making this barcode especially suitable for business-critical applications.

Intelligent Mail® (formerly OneCode®) - 4-State U.S. Postal Service Barcode Recognition.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a new 4-state barcode called Intelligent Mail (formerly OneCode) that Barcode Xpress will now recognize. It includes more address information than the current postal codes. More information about the new postal barcode can be found at the USPS Web site.

Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code (RM4SCC) – 4-State U.K. Postal Service Barcode Recognition.

Barcode Xpress will now recognize the Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code (RM4SCC), a new 4-state barcode being used in the U.K.

Australia Post - 4-State Barcode Recognition.

Recognition of the Australian variant of the 4-State Postal Code is supported by Barcode Xpress.

Improved Barcode Recognition.

Pegasus Imaging’s scientists have improved the recognition accuracy, to recognize more 1D and 2D barcodes than SmartScan Xpress v4 recognized. The barcode recognition process has been improved by extending the mathematical algorithms used for barcode detection, and extending the process used to refine and verify candidate barcodes. User configurable settings may be selected to direct some recognition behavior. When possible, check digits are used to verify recognition results. Candidate barcode regions of interest are accessible to developers who may chose to apply image cleanup processing and then apply recognition again. Specific check sum values and number of digits are also returned for barcodes supporting check sums. Confidence values are also reported for detected barcodes.

45-Degree Scanning Angle Feature.

Barcode Xpress now offers a user-configurable option to scan at a 45-degree angle in addition to earlier supported horizontal and vertical scans. This feature helps detect barcodes at high skew angles.

Streaming Support to Integrate with FormSuite Components.

Barcode Xpress now provides streaming support to integrate with FormSuite, a collection of components that performs a variety of forms processing functions, including form identification and optical character recognition (OCR). The new application programmer interface (API) allows Barcode Xpress to be more easily integrated into applications built using components in FormSuite.

Edition Change.

The Basic edition is no longer available. Chariot Support customers who previously licensed the Basic edition will be automatically upgraded to Standard, and Chariot Support customers who previously licensed the Standard edition will be automatically upgraded to Professional.

Barcode Xpress V5 Editions:

Standard is speed-limited to 4 barcodes per second and supports reading and writing only 1D barcodes

Professional continues to offer unlimited recognition speed, and supports both 1D and 2D barcode reading and 1D writing

Professional + 2D Write continues to offer the same features as Professional plus 2D writing

PartNumbers: PC-510076-134453 510076-134453 PC-510076-134469 510076-134469 PC-510076-134456 510076-134456 PC-510076-134459 510076-134459 PC-510076-134462 510076-134462 PC-510076-134465 510076-134465 PC-510076-134468 510076-134468

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Resources: Read the Barcode Xpress ActiveX Help, Read the Barcode Xpress .NET help file, Read the Pegasus Licensing Information, Read the Pegasus .NET Philosophy document - Requires Acrobat Reader, Download the Barcode Xpress ActiveX V5.0 evaluation on to your computer - Limited Functionality, Download the Barcode Xpress .NET V5.0 evaluation on to your computer - Limited Functionality

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Component, Add-In

Component Type: .NET WinForms, .NET Class, .NET WF, ActiveX OCX, ActiveX EXE, VCL

Application Type: ASP

Built Using: ActiveX Template Library (ATL)

General: Internet Enhanced, Includes Digital Signature, Marked as Safe for Scripting, Marked as Safe for Initialization, Supports Component Categories, Supports Free Threading

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 97, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, CodeGear C++ 5.0 (formerly Borland), C++Builder 4, C++Builder 3, Delphi 5.0, Delphi 4.0, Delphi 3.0, Sybase PowerBuilder 7.0, Sybase PowerBuilder 6.0, .NET Framework 1.1, .NET Framework 1.0

Product Class: User Interface Components

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