Bar Code Font Vendor List

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Technical Note #5096

25 September 1998

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Bar Code Font Vendor List

Adobe is often asked about bar code fonts. This document is a listing of companies that we are aware of that have bar code products in the Type 1 font format or that print on PostScript¨ printers. We will continue to add vendors to this list. Contact the Adobe Developers Association for more up-to-date information.

Note Adobe has not tested any of these products. This list does not imply any kind of certiﬁcation or endorsement of products or vendors by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Azalea Software, Inc.

Azalea Software specializes in Type 1 and TrueType fonts for printing quality bar codes from within any Windows or Macintosh application. Azalea fonts and utilities support UPC/EAN, ISBN (Bookland), Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, and POSTNET bar codes, as well as OCR-A/B and other bar code symbologies.

Azalea Software, Inc. (800) 48-ASOFT 219 1st Ave. S. Suite 410 (206) 341-9500 Phone Seattle, WA 98104-2575 (206) 341-9881 Fax http://www.azalea.com e-mail: [email protected]

Bear Rock Technologies Corporation

Bear Rock Technologies’ PrintBarª precision bar code fonts are available in a variety of point sizes and densities, and are ideal for creating bar codes from within virtually any Macintosh or Windows application. Supported bar code types include Code 39, UPC/EAN/ISBN, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5 and POSTNET. Bear Rock Bar Code Labeler ª is a professional label design application for Windows 3.1, 95, and NT which can be used to design a label with text, bar codes, and graphics. Includes rich text editor, serial numbers, a database and supports over 35 bar code types. Demonstration software is available for both products on their web site.

Bear Rock Technologies Corp. (800) 232-7625 4140 Mother Lode Dr, Ste 100 (530) 672-0244 Phone Shingle Springs, CA 95619 (530) 672-1103 Fax http://www.bearrock.com

ComputaLabel, Inc.

Computalabel has three products for in-house generation of commercial quality bar code and labels. MacBARCODA works as a Macintosh application generating encapsulated PostScript language bar codes. Full color support. MacBARCODA produces UPC, Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, PostNET, Interleaved 2-of-5, EAN, ISBN, and ISSN bar codes. Label Designer incorporates the bar coding features of MacBARCODA in a desktop publishing program especially designed for prepress work for labels. MacThermal does the same same task with TEC, Zebra and Datamax thermal transfer printers. All products can be controlled externally using AppleScript.

Computalabel International Ltd. (978)462-0993 The Carriage House (978) 462-9198 Fax 28 Green Street (800) 289-0993 (Sales) Newbury, MA 01951-1799

Matthews International Corporation

Matthews International has available Matthco V for in-house bar code generation. Precision accuracy and user defined style sheets for storing specifications (such as bar width reduction and size) and repetitive information are in each bar code module. Matthco V produces UPC/EAN, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and Codabar symbologies and supports all current industry applications. Matthco V is a Macintosh based application package and produces encapsulated PostScript language files for importing into other prepress application software or can be sent independently to any PostScript output device.

Matthews International Corporation (412) 788-2122 252 Park West Drive (800) 245-1168 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 (412) 788-2298 Fax

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