Bartender by Seagull
BarTender by Seagull Scientific is a comprehensive software solution for designing and printing labels, barcodes, RFID tags, and smart cards. It is widely recognized for its user-friendly interface and powerful features that cater to various business needs.
Key Features
- Editions: BarTender is available in four editions—Starter, Professional, Automation, and Enterprise—each designed to meet different business requirements. The Starter Edition is ideal for basic label design, while the Enterprise Edition offers extensive features for large organizations, including centralized management and security controls.
- Label Design: Users can create professional-quality labels using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. The software supports a wide range of fonts and graphics, allowing for customized designs that comply with various labeling standards.
- Automation and Integration: BarTender allows for automated printing solutions that can integrate with existing business systems, such as ERP and warehouse management systems. This feature enhances productivity by minimizing manual data entry and streamlining workflows.
- Dynamic Printing: The software supports dynamic data entry forms and intelligent templates that adapt to changing information, ensuring accurate and efficient printing processes. Users can connect to databases or build their own using BarTender’s Data Builder.
- Extensive Printer Support: BarTender is compatible with over 9,000 printer drivers, making it versatile for various printing needs across different environments.
BarTender has been adopted by more than 250,000 companies worldwide, highlighting its effectiveness in improving label accuracy and supply chain operational efficiency.
Manage
Completely monitor, protect and control your printing environment around the world.
Automate
Integrate forms, operations and systems to create a powerful automated printing solution.
Create
Easily create and maintain a rich set of designs with our exclusive Intelligent Templates™.
Secure anywhere, anytime internet printing
- Secure printing from any operating system or device
- Browser-based printing with no local client or app installed on the remote user’s system — the user never accesses your network
- Online approvals enable full and immediate printing control
- Comprehensive security with TSL/encryption and role-based access
- Driverless printing — no printer drivers required on server
- Print to PDF support
Faster label design, approval and publishing
- Drag and drop visual Workflow Designer
- Increase label document QA and team accountability
- Track the status of label files from start to finish
- Configurable email notifications for each document state, approval, and transition
Diverse database support
- Connect document designs to over 20 databases or file types, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Firebird, IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft Azure SQL, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgresSQL, SAP HANA, OLE DB and OLE ODBC
- Use standard data structures and formats such as XML, JSON, YAML, SAP IDoc, Oracle XML, ASCII & Unicode coded text-based data for data interchange
- Build and manage your own database without external databases
- Automatically source data and images from database or external files for printing
- Create your own database tables that travel with your BarTender document designs
Dynamic Data
- Advanced serialization allows you to create serial numbers using alphanumeric, hexadecimal or your own custom sequencing pattern
- Write back to most SQL-based databases to record serial numbers generated by BarTender or keep track of which database records have already been printed
- Specify data validation rules and automatically correct data or issue warnings
Data entry forms
- Create dynamic, easily accessible forms that standardize the data capture and label print process
- Make data input and selection easy by leveraging over 15 highly configurable form controls
- Reduce user input errors by introducing data validation and error checking
- Use a barcode scanner, keyboard or mouse to input information to data-entry forms at print time
