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'''Barcode''' | |||
There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. | There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. | ||
There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 | There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product. | ||
the Code 128 barcode system | the Code 128 barcode system | ||
*Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others) | |||
*Printable on a normal high quality printer (like we have in house) | |||
*Easily read by affordable barcode scanner ($250 Cdn) | |||
*Up to 40 characters | |||
*Includes Alpha and numeric characters | |||
*No licensing fee | |||
*Third parties will be able to read our barcodes | |||
*Barcodes can be printed up in standard windows applications so long as the barcode fonts are installed. | |||
*Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins | |||
*Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39. | |||