Barcode Encoding Software

Silver Bay Software offers libraries that allow common two-dimensional barcodes to be created and printed.

• Our Maxicode Encoder creates Maxicode symbols in the print stream of choice, ranging from PC to midrange and mainframe platforms. Maxicode is the two-dimensional barcode standard used by the United Parcel Service (UPS). Maxicode is a two-dimensional symbology which can encode about 100 characters of data in an area of one square inch. Our Maxicode product offering includes mainframe, mid-range and UNIX platform libraries for printing Maxicode barcodes. Many high-speed printers are supported, including most IBM, Xerox, and Hewlett-Packard page printers.
• Our PDF417 Encoder creates PDF417 bar code print streams for desktop, mid-range and mainframe platforms. PDF417 is a high-capacity two-dimensional barcode capable of storing any binary or textual information. Industry applications for PDF417 include driver's licenses, ID cards, EDI, insurance cards and any other situation in which a large amount of machine-readable data must be printed in a small area. The PDF417 product offering includes mainframe, mid-range and UNIX platform encoders to create a PDF417 bar code print stream. The encoder takes your input data, performs all the required computation, and produces a set of text characters that, when printed with one of the provided custom fonts, results in a PDF417 barcode being output.