Need a Software Manual?

Click here for a pdf of our software manual. You need to be a registered user to view the manual.

24x7 Support

Our highly trained help desk technicians help you troubleshoot any problems you may encounter with your printing system.

Loftware Print Server®: Release Notes

Version 10.x

Version 10.0

Version 9.x

Version 8.x

Version 8.4 | Version 8.3 | Version 8.1 | Version 8.0

Version 7.x

Version 7.3 | Version 7.2 | Version 7.1 | Version 7.0

Loftware Print Server Version 10.0 - Release Notes Oct 2011

What are the new features of this release?

Printer Family Drivers - Added new printer family drivers for Zebra ZPL II, Zebra Eltron EPL2, Intermec IPL, and Intermec FingerPrint Direct Protocol printer control languages. Family drivers allow you to reuse the same labels with different printer models, and drive new printers.
Printer Language Pass Through Fields - Added the ability to enter printer control language such as ZPL2, IPL, and PCL5 within a field's data and pass the printer language through the driver, directly to the printer.
Detailed Printer Status - Added support for retrieving detailed printer status from ZPL2, IPL, and FingerPrint/DP printers.
LPS Data Reporting Tool - Added the Loftware Reporter Utility (LWReporter), a command line tool that reports on your Loftware Print Server or Label Manager system including labels, templates, configuration files, and printers.
Enhanced SMTP Support - Enhanced Notification Agent configuration using SMTP. Notifying users and administrators of printer and software errors is simplified.
QR Code - Added QR Symbology as a bitmap option for all printers.
Aztec Code - Added Aztec Code bar code support for all printers.
Bearer Bars - Added Bearer Bar support for ITF-14 and I2of5 symbologies for all printers.
GS1 - Enhanced GS1 support including GS1 Data Matrix support, and new compliance templates.
Data Matrix - Added Rectangular Data Matrix support for all printers.
USPS Intelligent Mail - Added USPS Intelligent Mail bar code support for all printers.
Intermec Printer Support - Added support for Intermec PD42 (IPL) and PD42 (FP) via Printer Family Drivers. Added 406 DPI resolutions to the Intermec PM4i Loftware Driver. Added support for Intermec PB22 (2 inch) PB32 (3 inch) and PB50 (4 inch) printers via IPL or Direct Protocol Printer Family Drivers.
Custom Commands - Ability to send label level custom commands to Intermec printers using the IPL famly driver.
Sato Printer Support - Added the option to not send options to Sato printers - A Send Options checkbox was added to the Printer Specific Options for Sato printers.
Operating System Support - Added support for Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit).
XML Validation - The Loftware Print Server upgraded to MSXML 6.0 for XML parsing. As part of this update, LPS switched to XML Schema validation from DTD validation. This change resolves a number of issues related to the label.dtd file not being present in the location specified in the XML. However, if you previously validated your XML against the label.dtd, you must take action if you want to continue to validate against the Loftware XSDs.The Loftware Print Server runs as a 32-bit application on 64-bit operating system.

Note: If you upgrade to the Loftware Print Server version 10.0, labels that contain the DTD DOCTYPE declaration will still print by default, but the XML will not be validated.
See the XML Files section of the Loftware Print Server User Guide for more information on XML validation.
True Type Fonts - Added the ability to use decimal point sizes in True Type Fonts
Device Configuration - Added a Description column to the Device Configuration grid.
Field Positioning - You can now position fields more precisely by using decimal values. For example, you can set a field to be 15.5 millimeters from the top of a label.
Samba - The Loftware Print Server now supports polling (dropping files) to a Samba 3.0 file share.

What fixes are available in this release?

Field Level Scripts - Scripts are now properly evaluated when using the PCL driver.
Label Errors Notification - Label Errors appear in the Label Description section of the File | Open dialog.
Label Preview - Labels with both dimensions less than 2 inches appear properly in the Design32 preview.
Device Attributes - The Attributes column in the Device Configuration grid displays attributes when Print Manager / Spooling is used.
UTF-8 - Loftware now maintains UTF-8 formatting if the data is first passed to a non-printing field on the On Demand Print Form
INC/DEC in Zebra - ZPL Leave Leading Zeros in Native INC/DEC now works in Zebra printers.
Backup and Restore - Improvements were made to the Backup and Restore utility (LPS_SYNC).
Invalid FORMATs in PAS File - A Stacked pas file with 200 or more invalid FORMAT lines will now display an error properly.
TEC B-SX5T printer - Cut After Each Job setting now functions as expected on TEC B-SX5T printer.
Labels with LST files - You can now copy a field with a max character setting from one label to another when both labels are associated with the same LST file.
Labels Designed for Other Printers - The Label Not Designed for Selected printer message now appears as expected when attempting to test print from Design.
Print Speed Command - Increased the range of the Print Speed command for the Direct Protocol Printer Family Driver.
Label Preview - Label preview is now available in ODP & Range Print when language is set to non-English.
RFID Tags - Adding a tag to a label without the Properties window open will no longer cause incorrect block configuration.
Time Stamps - All print jobs in the pending queue will have the correct time stamp.
Failed Job Errors - The Status Client now uses more accurate error messages when jobs fail.
Invalid Database Key Field - A label will now fail as expected if an invalid database key field is provided when using an ODBC datasource.
Test Device - Pressing the Test Device button on the Device Configuration for Loftware Web Listener window of the Loftware Web Listener Configuration Utility prints a test label on the Device.
On Demand Print Client - The active data entry field now displays entered data unobscured.
On Demand Print Preview - The Zebra label specific options Mirror Image and White on Black are now reflected in the label preview.
FNC1 in Datamatrix - You can now encode an FNC1 function in Datamatrix bar code
Load Last Label Used - Loading the last label used (Options | Preferences | Design Options) now works as expected.
Reassign Printers - You can now select the Reassign option from the right-click menu on the last printer in the Device Configuration grid.
EPL Option â€“ The Write Graphics to Image Buffer setting is now disabled by default for printers that use EPL and EPL2 control languages. If you have previously enabled this setting, it will NOT be disabled by upgrading.

Note: Older EPL control language printers do not support this option.

Back Feed on Toshiba TEC - The Backfeed option on the Toshiba TEC B472 now functions properly.
Scientific Notation in On Demand Print - Database Number fields will no longer be displayed in scientific notation in On Demand Print when there are more than 7 digits in the number.
File | Open Change - Changes to the default Label location (Options | File Locations) will now be picked up immediately in On Demand Print or Range Print. The File | Open dialog will now default to this location when it is opened.
Printing in Color - Images now print in Color using Windows PostScript Driver
Zero KB Files - Zero KB files with a .TXT file extension will no longer block the processing of valid PAS and XML files when FIFO is enabled on the Scan Path. These files will be ignored.

Note: Zero KB PAS, XML, and CSV files WILL block the processing of valid PAS, XML, and CSV files until the Zero KB files are removed.

Sato Printers - True Type font fields now print on Sato M8400RV and M5900RVe printers using the
native driver.
Locked Files - The LPS will go into polling mode if it detects a conflict with a dropped file (PAS, CSV, XML).
Field Level Script Errors - False errors no longer appear when saving labels with script data
sources that reference formulas that in turn reference fields after the labels are saved multiple times.
Zebra Inc/Dec - The Zebra Native Increment/Decrement setting now works correctly with Code
128 bar codes if Always Download Format is enabled in Printer Settings.
Job Name in Status Client - The Job Name now appears in the Status Client when dropping CSV
files.
ZPL ~EG command - Zebra is no longer supporting the ~EG ZPL command. This has been
replaced by the ^ID command. The ZPL II family driver will use the ^ID command instead of the
~EG command. Refer to the ZPL Programming Guide for more information.
Windows Printers - Improved performance when many Windows spoolers are being used
simultaneously.
Labels with Layouts - Labels using Layouts now work correctly when printed from the On
Demand Print Client.

What issues are known about this release?

WebListener Start Up Setting - When upgrading from a previous version of the Loftware WebListener service, the service start-up settings are reset. If you had switched the WebListener service to Manual start-up mode, it will be reset to Automatic. You must reset the mode after upgrading.
Net Send Not Supported - The Net Send Messenger Service is not supported on Microsoft
Windows 7, Vista, nor Windows Server 2008. Net Send messaging will not work with the Notification
Agent on these Operating Systems. Use SMTP to configure notifications on these operating systems.
NULL Characters in PAS File - A PAS file that contains a NULL character may print correctly, but
it will not appear complete in the Status Client using the Resend function.
Intermec Direct Protocol family driver - A non-printing field that is off the label can cause the
printer to fault with a "Field out of label" error.
IP Printer Error Could Shut Down LPS - Labels sent to a printer can appear to have printed
when they did not if an IP-port connected printer is paused, causing it to error, the print buffer is
filled, and then the LPS is shut down. *As a workaround for Zebra (ZPLII) and Intermec (IPL or Direct Protocol) printers you can enable Detailed Status (with Pre-Label Status and Wait on Errors enabled). This will prevent a label from being sent to the printer until any errors at the printer are cleared.
Batch Print Error - A batch print error when multiple printers are offline may be related to a Microsoft issue. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898468
Canceled Install - When canceling an install, a Loftware_Group user group may be created even if the installer indicates the system has not been modified
LPS and the Notification Agent - The Loftware Notification Agent and the Loftware Print Server must be in the same sub domain.
Windows Printers - LPS/LLM do not account for Windows printer margins.
QR Code Modes - The current implementation of QR Code does NOT support Extended Channel Interpretation (ECI) mode or FNC1 modes in the Loftware Print Sever or the Loftware Label Manager.
I2of5 with Bearer Bars Resizing - When using the drag handles to shrink an I2of5 bar code with bearer bars, the bar code may actually grow.
Force Max # Char - The Do not force Max # Char setting is not honored on text fields when processing drop file .
Detailed Status - When Fail on Errors is enabled, the wrong status type is reported after failure.
Adobe Acrobat Printer - When using an Adobe Acrobat printer version 9.0 or higher, the Loftware Print Server may stop printing, and jobs will go into a pending state. This occurs when the LPS is run as a service, and the cause appears to be a defect in the most recent versions of Adobe Acrobat. If you restart LPS, printing will resume until the issue appears again. Note: Adobe Acrobat version 7.0 does not exhibit this behavior, nor does it occur when the LPS is run in interactive mode. If an older version of Adobe Acrobat is not available an alternative PDF printer driver may need to be evaluated for your environment based on your system requirements.
Disabling Detailed Status - When you disable Detailed Status, the Disable Status Checking and Force Extended Mode options remain enabled (they are enabled when Detailed Status Checking is enabled) on the Configuring Existing Device Connection Settings dialog. You must clear these options after disabling detailed status to disable them.
LWReporter - The Loftware Reporter Utility will NOT locate and report on Windows printers that are configured in LPS, if that printer does not have a corresponding driver on the computer. This can happen if you configure the LPS and printers on one computer, and then move the LPS and the printer configuration files (printr32.ini, printr32.cfg, printr32.lfg) to a new computer.

Where can I get more documentation on the Print Server?

1. The Loftware Print Server and Label Manager Installation Guide on your CD or download package.
2. The Loftware Label Manager and Loftware Print Server User's Guides from the Help menu in Loftware Label Manager.
3. The loftware.com Document Center or Knowledge Base.

Who should I contact for more information?

For specific questions regarding this release, please contact the Loftware Product Management team ProductManagement@loftware.com

Loftware Print Server Version 9.8 - Release Notes Feb 2011

Feature	Details
New Features and Enhancements	Added support for Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Operating Systems. Enhanced query features for IBM® FileNet® Integration
The Loftware Print Server runs as a 32-bit application on 64-bit operating system..

Bug Fixes

With USB connected printers, test printing from Loftware Label Manager and printing from the Loftware Print Server clients now displays an accurate USB port number when configuring a printer. Labels now print to the defined printer when test printing from LLM and when printing though a Loftware Print Server client.
Non administrators no longer have permission to delete from the Loftware Labeling folder. Your system administrator should refer to the User Accounts section of the Loftware Print Server and Label Manager Installation Guide for information on configuring security privileges for your operation.
The Back button on the Setup Clustering dialog of Loftware Print Server Installation now works correctly.
When test printing, the Test Device button in Web Listener now prints a test page to the defined printer.
Pasting a password string into Loftware Gatekeeper now works as expected on all platforms.
The .NET control now correctly returns the printer list.
The CR LF characters now can be passed in the paragraph fields using XML File Drop.
The LPS Backup and Restore utility now properly restores the latest backup file.
Labels with height and width values less than 2 inches now display properly in the preview section of the Open dialog

Known Issues

The Loftware Print Server Installation may freeze on systems with nVidia nView Desktop Manager enabled.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.7 - Release Notes June 2010

Feature	Details
New Features	Added support for the Loftware Print Server on 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008. Improved printing performance on ZPL Printers with firmware x.10 or later for labels using True Type Fonts (TTF). The .Net control now supports .Net framework version 3.5. Enhanced debugging and logging utilities.
Bug Fixes	True Type fonts (TTF) are now printed correctly on generic text printer drivers. True Type fonts with accented characters (such as those used in French) now print correctly when passed in a fixed text field. Resolved an issue where attempting to reassign an incomplete printer in the printer grid does not work correctly. Fixed an issue where the Loftware Print Server stopped printing jobs, however, continued to place jobs from the Java Connector File Drop Application into OLEBP. Fixed an issue where label description and printer information were missing in the File Preview dialog when a label file is selected. **QUANTITY field now behaves correctly when dropping files or using ODP Client. Changing printer model in the printer grid now does NOT cause connection re-assignment. Resolved an issue where the Loftware Print Server stopped processing PAS files intermittently. Fixed an issue where high ASCII values were removed from the data if the label has a field with a scripting data source. Fixed a few performance related issues.

The Loftware Print Server version 9.7 does not support installation on Windows 2000.
Other Loftware products, including the Loftware Connectors and Loftware WebAccess, are currently NOT supported on Windows 7, Vista, or Window Server 2008.
Created a consolidated Installation Guide for the Loftware Label Manager and the Loftware Print Server. The new guide is available on the CD or download package, and on the Document Center page.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.6.1 - Release Notes March 2010

Feature	Details
New Features and Enhancements	Field Reverse command for barcodes is now supported for ZPL printers. Added ability to log WatchDogNT interactive messages to the log file(s). Introduced a debugging tool that identifies running Loftware processes on a system, creates optional reports of the processes and creates a mini dump for each process that can then be utilized by the Loftware Technical Support team for further analysis of any odd behavior.
Bug Fixes	Stacked print jobs now print correctly when dropped to a printer using a connection type of Print Manager/Spooling (generic text driver). UTF-8 formatting can now be maintained through a setting when the data is passed to a non-printing field on the ODP Form. Changes to printer connection setting are now detected at runtime. Users can now run version 9.6 On-Demand-Print client applications after they are installed via Client Installation. Fixed an issue where the Loftware Print Server used to move all files to the OLEBP folder irrespective of the file extension when FIFO was enabled.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.6 - Release Notes January 2010

Feature	Details
New Features	Added support for Zebra ZM400 and ZM600 RFID printers.
Enhancements	Improved printing performance for the labels that contain many fields and a script data source. Performance improvements on Eltron (EPL) printer drivers. Performance improvements in printing of labels associated with a page layout for Zebra (ZPL) printers. The ratio for the code 39 barcode symbology can now be set in 0.1 increments for Zebra (ZPL) printers. Users are alerted when the DSN is changed so that they can check if they need to change any advanced connection string values. WDProtocol commands are added to support returning the Web Service and End User License counts. Datamatrix barcodes can now be printed on Zebra printers at a fixed size by using reserved field names.
Bug Fixes	Loftware Web Services calls to invalid labels (such as labels of zero file size) are now handled correctly. UTF8 data in the True Type Font (TTF) fields overlapped on a background image now prints correctly when using Windows and PDF drivers. Tear Off command is now honored correctly on the Zebra QL series printers. Incrementing fields on labels with layouts are now counted correctly after network disconnects. Fixed an issue with Print Preview on labels containing formulas where a formula was being used to populate a paragraph field. Loftware Label Manager (LLM) Designer now always shows a confirmation warning message to you when you try to copy fields from one label to another label that has a field-list. The Force Max # Chars setting now applies to data entry fields on the On Demand Print form.

*Important! To run version 9.6 of the Loftware Label Manager, the Loftware Print Server, the Loftware Clients or the Loftware Web Clients on Windows 2000, you must install the Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4. To locate the update, go to Microsoft.com, and search for
“Windows2000-KB891861-v2-x86-ENU.EXE.”

Loftware Print Server Version 9.5.3 - Release Notes June 2009

Feature	Details
New Features and Enhancements	‘Print Preview’ now resolves the formulas and data sources used on the label. A new setting for the Zebra Printer Language (ZPL) in the ‘Preferences’ window now enables a user to set the anchoring of the Datamatrix barcodes to the bottom-left instead of the top-left (which is the default behavior). A new setting in the ‘Preferences’ window now enables a user to truncate the length of a field to the value specified in the ‘Max # of Chars’ property for the field. When a user copies fields from one label to another label that has a field-list, Loftware Label Manager (LLM) Designer shows a warning message asking the user to confirm the operation. Upon confirmation, the fields are copied to the new label along with their respective field names.
Bug Fixes	Leading and trailing spaces are now automatically truncated from the printer names. Stacked print jobs with a combination of successful and failed print requests now return the correct status of the print jobs. Text fields that use True Type Font (TTF) and use leading spaces for padding now print correctly and no longer shift position on the label. Resolved the purging issue that was causing 100% CPU usage when there were a large number of failed print jobs.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.5.2 - Release Notes February 2009

Feature	Details
New Features and Enhancements	Updated WDPing to display the licensing information for Loftware Connector seats.
Bug Fixes	Eltron Programming Language (EPL) graphics can now be printed on printers with number 101 and higher. Fixed the field-level java script print–time failure which occurred when non-printable ASCII characters such as formula functions were encoded in a barcode. Fixed the label rotation error in field-level scripting. Labels having rotations other than 0 degree can now be used. Resolved inverse printing for True Type Fonts (TTF) fonts. Labels are not lost when ‘WaitRead’ flag is set to 1 in the LLMWDN32.ini file. Modified ‘Help > About Window’ in Loftware Label Manager Designer to fit the licensing information in the display area of the screen.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.5.1 - Release Notes November 2008

Feature	Details
New Features and Enhancements	Support for new GS1 international standards conventions for barcode symbologies Support for storing Job Status information in a database Windows Latin 5 character set added to Intermec PM4i (FP Version) PS0/LSO
Bug Fixes	Resolved True Type Font WYSIWYG Issues: - Horizontal Width on field (HW+1 or HW+2 on field with 36 character width) - Entire field moving vertically when any handle corner is single-clicked Corrected "starting block number" command formatting for encoding RFID tag Removed invalid Font Category ‘Native Font’ in On Demand Print Form Fixed Batch Print crash problem encountered with a field copying data from a paragraph field (True Type Font Centered) Fixed non–appearance of Avery 6405 RFID DSO’s (Tag Type, Hot Spot, and Number of Retries) in the print stream from On Demand Print Fixed incorrect Formula field results after merging GM1724–A label from a Zebra 105Se printer to a Zebra 2844 printer Fixed Job Status client request where valid Job Numbers were being returned as ‘Job Not Found’ Fixed intermittent problem with some Asian characters that displayed correctly in the Input Method Editor (IME); however appeared as ‘?’ after being selected Fixed indefinite client connection blocking when Printer is in Error State Modified File Viewer in Status Client to correctly display UTF8 and high ASCII characters Fixed Status Client File View ‘Search’ dialog Resolved Maxicode compressed (Mode 3) not printing to some Paxar/Monarch printers

Loftware Print Server Version 9.5 - Release Notes August 2008

Feature	Details
LLM Field Level Scripting	JavaScript scripting Permits special data processing operations at the label level Allows modifying information in any field(s) of a label, from a single script
PCL5 Printer Driver Enhancements	Manage laser and any other PCL compliant printers on a per label basis Automatically select the appropriate custom page size Support for the complete range of PCL5 page stock sizes
Windows Printer Handling Enhancements	Set Windows Printer configuration settings (including both label and printer specific options) via the Loftware Label Manager Device Configuration Grid Archive different sized labels in a single PDF file
New Printers	Zebra ZM400 (ZPL) Zebra ZM600 (ZPL)

Loftware Print Server Version 9.1 - Release Notes June 2007

Feature	Details
RFID Printers	Added the following RFID printers to Loftware-supported device list: Datamax: H-4212X RFID, H-4310X RFID Printronix: LPA8204r RFID, LPA8304r RFID, SL4M RFID, SPLA8204r RFID, SPLA8304r RFID, T4M RFID
Barcode Printers	Added the following barcode printers to Loftware-supported device list: Datamax: H-4212X, H-4310X Intermec: Easy Coder PD41 (FP), Easy Coder PD41 (IPL) Paxar/Monarch: 9433 >Printronix: LPA8204r, LPA8304r, SL4M, SPLA8204r, SPLA8304r, T4M Toshiba: B-SA4T, B-SP2D, B-SV4, B-SX6T, B-SX8T
RFID Tag Display Types	Added support for more RFID tag display types that include: Alien 9334, Alien Castle Avery 220 Runway, Avery AD 420, Avery AD612, Avery AD622, Avery AD812, Avery AD820 Impinj Paper Clip KSW Excalibur, KSW Templar Gen2 Omron Wave Rafsec 3000734, Rafsec 3000888, Rafsec Dogbone, Rafsec Frog, Rafsec Short Dipole, Rafsec Square Dipole RFIdentics Flexwing RSI Jumping Jack Symbol Four T, Symbol Trident
QR Code Bar Codes	Added support for QR Code symbology for labels formatted to print to some Zebra and TEC Loftware printers.
Real Time Clock	Added Real Time Clock support for Loftware Zebra and Imtec printers that have the RTC functionality.
Field Lists (LST files)	Added ability to constrain the maximum characters any field name on a label can have.
.NET Control Methods	New GetLabelsPrinterID can retrieve the ID of the printer for which a label was designed. New GetPrinterByNumber method override can return the name, alias (if any), port, and ID of the specified printer number.
More Enhancements	Various product enhancements that include support for UTF-8 data for fixed fields on labels, user blocks for C1G2 tags in RFID block configuration, international language character encoding using code page 1252 in the Zebra driver, option to return EPC data formatted in the EPC URI format in job audit data.

Loftware Print Server Version 9.0 - Release Notes November 2006

Feature	Details
Enhanced LPS Performance	Status program and purge mechanism changes have greatly enhanced Server and printing performance.
SSL security for Web Listener	The Web Listener now uses the WinHTTP protocol (https://), replacing the WinInet platform, for increased security.
LPS Cluster on Windows 2003 Server	Installing the LPS to a cluster is now supported under Windows 2003 Server.
RFID Printer C1G2 support	Expanded C1G2 support for more RFID printers that now include: Sato CL408e RFID TEC: B-SX4 RFID, B-SX5 RFID Zebra: R110 PAX4 RFID, R110 Xi RFID, R170Xi RFID
EPC Encoding	Added Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI) and Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI), used to uniquely identify and track assets of an organization, to Loftware EPC encoding types.
URI Representation of EPC Data	EPC data can be encoded using its URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) string representation. The Loftware RFID Calculator has also been updated to encode and decode the EPC as a URI.
More Tag Display Types	Depending on the target device, support has been added to more RFID tag display types that now include: Alien Gen 2 Squiggle Alien 96 bit Squiggle Avery AD410 Avery AD620 Triflex
RFID Printer	Added the Printronix SL5306r RFID printer to Loftware-supported RFID device list.
Barcode Printers	Added the following barcode printers to Loftware-supported device list: Intermec: Easy Coder PF4i (FP), Easy Coder PF4i (IPL) Sato: GT408e, XL400e, and XL410e TEC B858 Zebra: QL220, S4M (DPL), S4M (EPL), S4M (IPL), S4M (ZPL)
Backup and Restore Utility	A low cost way of keeping your LPS production configuration files and those of a backup synchronized, the Backup and Restore Utility can be automated to make your most recent backup files readily available should the need arise.
DoD and Walmart Templates	Added or updated DoD and Walmart compliance label templates provide a quick starting point for designing barcode and RFID labels that meet your business requirements.
XP Look and Feel	User interface, icons, menus have been updated to the Windows XP look.

Loftware Print Server Version 8.4 - Release Notes February 2006

Feature	Details
Java API	Introduced in V2.5 of the Loftware Connector®, Java API is now available with LPS. Comprehensive Class packages, sample programs, and documentation come together to provide sophisticated labeling and RFID technology solutions for enterprise Java application developers.
Tag Reading and Writing	The RFID Reader Module (RRM) enables applications that use Loftware's Reader Control API to process read-tag and write-tag requests.
RFID Simulator	Designed to simulate RFID reader functionality, the RFID Simulator can be used to test applications that use readers to encode data to tags without an actual reader or tag.
RFID Readers	Supported readers include: Alien ALR 9780 RFID Alien ALR 8780 RFID AWID MPR-2010AN RFID Symbol AR400 RFID Symbol XR400 RFID ThingMagic Mercury 4 RFID
RFID Calculator	Use as a stand-alone application or launch from LLM™ to encode or decode EPC data, the RFID Calculator is an indispensable tool for data verification.
.NET Reader API	Plug the Loftware Reader Control (LRC) API into your RFID reader applications and significantly reduce development time. Applications that use the LRC can maintain tight control of the readers along with the other hardware and data that control the business process.
Filtering	Information returned by the Reader Control can be formatted and filtered by using XSL style sheets to supply only data that meet criteria specified in the style sheet.
Sample Applications	Four sample programs are included that replicate real world scenarios and demonstrate some common RFID Read and Write functionality.
EPC Class 1 Generation 2 (C1G2)	Loftware supports UHF C1G2’s expanded block structure that includes increased data capacity and a higher level of security.
RFID Printer C1G2 support	Enhanced drivers to support C1G2 for the following RFID printers: Avery: 6404 RFID, 6405 RFID, 6406 RFID, 6408 RFID, ALX 924 RFID, ALX 925 RFID, ALX 926 RFID, DPM 4 RFID, DPM 5 RFID, DPM 6 RFID Datamax: I-4210 RFID, I-4212 RFID, I-4308 RFID, I-4406 RFID, I-4604 RFID Fox IV: SPLA 7204e RFID, SPLA 7304e RFID IBM: Infoprint 6700 5504-R40 (203 dpi) RFID, Infoprint 6700 5504-R40 (300 dpi) RFID, Infoprint 6700 5504-R60 (203 dpi) RFID, Infoprint 6700 5504-R60 (300 dpi) RFID, Infoprint 6700 5504-R80 (203 dpi) RFID, Infoprint 6700 5504-R80 (300 dpi) RFID Intermec: EasyCoder PM4i RFID (FP), EasyCoder PM4i RFID (IPL) Monarch: 9855 RFMP Printronix: SL5204 RFID, SL5204r RFID, SL5304 RFID, SL5304r RFID, SLPA5204r RFID, SLPA5304r RFID, SLPA7204e RFID, SLPA7304e RFID, T5204 RFID, T5204r RFID, T5206r RFID, T5208r RFID, T5304 RFID, T5304r RFID, T5306r RFID, T5308r RFID
Tag Display Types	Depending on the target RFID device, supported tag display types include: Alien I2, Alien M, Alien Omni-Squiggle, Alien Squiggle Generic Transponder Impinj Gen 2 (Monza) Banjo, Impinj Gen 2 (Monza) Propeller Philips I-Code, Philips I-Code ISO 15693 Rafsec Psychedelic Symbol X1060, Symbol X2020 TI Gen 2 (Dallas), TI Tag-it, TI Tag-it ISO 15693
Added Printers	Added the following printers to Loftware-supported device list: UHF RFID Monarch 9855 RFMP Printronix: SL5204 RFID, SL5204r RFID, SL5304 RFID, SL5304r RFID, SLPA5204r RFID, SLPA5304r RFID, SLPA7204e RFID, SLPA7304e RFID, T5204 RFID, T5204r RFID, T5206r RFID, T5208r RFID, T5304 RFID, T5304r RFID, T5306r RFID, T5308r RFID Barcode Intermec: Easy Coder PC4 (EPL), Easy Coder PC41 (IPL), Easy Coder PD4 (203 dpi), Easy Coder PD4 (300 dpi) Printronix: T5206r, T5208r, T5306r, T5308r Sato CX400 Zebra RW420

Loftware Print Server Version 8.3 - Release Notes February 2006

Feature	Details
DOD RFID Encoding	Generate 96 and 64 bit DOD compliant RFID tags using DOD tag constructs.
RFID Block Configuration	Access HF and UHF RFID tags block by block with the new Block Configuration feature. Specify data source and data that will be encoded for each selected block.
HF RFID Support	Configure your HF RFID tags. Loftware utilizes the block layout of supported HF tags, allowing you more control of encoded data.
HF RFID Tags	Encode EPC or DOD data on to the following supported HF RFID tags: Philips HF I-Code, Philips HF I-Code ISO 15693 TI HF Tag-it TI HF Tag-it ISO
UHF RFID Tags	Encode EPC or DOD data on to the following supported UHF RFID tags: UHF 64-bit Class 1 UHF 96-bit Class 1 UHF 96-bit Class 0+ UHF UCODE EPC 1.19 UHF ISO 18000-6B
Added RFID Printers	Drive your smart labels to more RFID printers. Added printers to extensive list of Loftware-supported devices include: UHF RFID: Datamax A-4212 RFID, A-4310 RFID, A-4408 RFID, A-4606 RFID, A-6212 RFID, A-6310 RFID HF RFID: Zebra R140 RFID, R2844-Z RFID, R402 RFID HF/UHF RFID: Datamax I-4210 RFID, I-4212 RFID, I-4308 RFID, I-4406 RFID, I-4604 RFID
Added Barcode Printers	Print your barcode labels to more printers. Loftware has added support for the following: Avery AP 7.t Textile Intermec PX4i (FP), PX4i (IPL), PX6i (FP), PX6i (IPL) Printronix SL5204, SL5304, SLPA7204e, SLPA7304e Zebra 110 PAX4, 170 PAX4, R110 PAX3, R110 PAX4, R110XiIIIPlus, R110Xi, R170Xi

Loftware Print Server Version 8.1 - Release Notes January 2005

Feature	Details
96-bit RFID Tag Support	Complies with the latest version of the EPC specification document version 1.1 revision 1.26. This specification resolved several problems with 96 bit encoding.
Direct Socket Interface (DSI)	This interface allows your application to send an XML file to the TCP/IP address that the LPS is listening. The requests in the XML file are subsequently printed. This is a very simple way to make label requests on a large scale without having to perform complex socket coding or sharing drives.
Calculated EPC codes	Get the computed EPC data back to your application if using the socket or .NET interfaces to LPS. This allows your application to store the calculated EPC codes for each print event. Fields within the EPC code are passed back as well.
New XML Parser	The new XML Parser refines the parsing of large scale XML requests with a marked increase in performance and reliability.
Added RFID Printer Support	Support added for the following RFID printers: Datamax I-4212, I-4308,I-4406, I-4604, I-4210 Avery ALX 925, DPM 5, 6405 Sato CL408e, CL412e Zebra R110 XiIII Plus, R110 PAX
Oracle Templates	Oracle templates for WMS and MSCA applications have been added.
Discontinued Operating Systems	As of March 1, 2005, Loftware will no longer support Loftware products on Windows NT4, 98, and ME.

Loftware Print Server Version 8.0 - Release Notes September 2004

Feature	Details
EPC RFID Support	Generate 64 bit RFID tags that comply with the standards set forth by EPCglobal. Smart Labels in the SSCC, SGTIN, and SGLN formats are easy to create and print. An EPC encode/decode utility is included for testing purposes.
RFID Printer Support*	Monarch 9855 Printronix T5204, T5304, SL5204, SL5304, SLPA 7204e, SLPA 7304e Zebra R4M Plus Fox IV RFID applicators * Others will be added as they become available

Loftware Print Server Version 7.3 - Release Notes May 2004

Feature	Details
.NET Control	The Loftware .NET control offers Loftware customers connectivity to the Loftware Print Server (LPS) from their .NET applications for the purposes of making label requests. Connectivity is supplied via a socket connection thereby maximizing speed, scalability, and reliability. 32-bit development languages such as C#, J#, managed C++, and VB.NET can utilize this innovative technology to harness the power of LPS from your own applications without specialized knowledge of label printing specifics. .NET Control Samples are included for your convenience.
UCC BAR CODE WIZARD	The UCC Bar Code Wizard includes the latest RSS Symbologies. It allows label designers to easily build SSCC, GTIN, RSS, RSS Composite, GM, HIBC, and TLC39 data structures for providing data to the appropriate symbology at runtime. The Wizard walks you through a series of well-defined steps to arrive at the final data structure which adheres to the specifications without the need for detailed knowledge of how they work. Reduced Space Symbology(RSS) - This is a new barcode symbology from the Uniform Code Council to allow the tagging of products that are too small for conventional UPC symbols. RSS is a family of symbologies that encodes EAN.UCC System keys as well as Application Identifiers. Industries such as grocery/food and healthcare all benefit from this new family of symbologies. The supported symbols include RSS-14, RSS-14 Truncated, RSS Stacked, RSS Stacked Omni directional, and RSS Limited. Composite Component Symbology- This new symbology is a two-dimensional symbol designed to act as a component of existing and new EAN.UCC System linear symbols. EAN.UCC System keys are not supported, however system’s Application Identifiers are. The result is a new symbology family providing encodation of item_versions attribute data in confined spaces. All symbols mentioned above in the RSS section are supported in their Composite forms.
New Printer Families	Loftware 7.3 has added two new printer families, Avery and Novexx. The drivers for these printers are optimized in keeping with Loftware's scalability, speed, and reliability philosophy.
Added Printer Drivers	CITIZEN - CLP and 7202e PRESSIZA- The 408, 412-64, 512-64, 610-84, TX408, and XT-10 SATO - M5900RVe INTERMEC - PM4 (IPL and FP) See the Document Center to view all the Loftware Printer Families and Models.
Avery Layouts	Version 7.3 has added Avery Layouts to LLM Design Mode, allowing complete ease of design using a standard Avery template. The new Avery Layouts are the Avery 5160, 5162, 5163, 5164, 6464, 8164, and the 8167.
Windows 2003 Server	Loftware has added support for the Windows 2003 Server Operating System. Visit the OS Compatibility page to understand which Loftware Versions are compatible with your Operating System.

Loftware Print Server Version 7.2 - Release Notes July 2003

Feature	Details
.NET Control	The Loftware .NET control offers Loftware customers connectivity to the Loftware Print Server (LPS) from their .NET applications for the purposes of making label requests. Connectivity is supplied via a socket connection thereby maximizing speed, scalability, and reliability. 32-bit development languages such as C#, J#, managed C++, and VB.NET can utilize this innovative technology to harness the power of LPS from your own applications without specialized knowledge of label printing specifics. .NET Control Samples are included for your convenience.
UCC BAR CODE WIZARD	The UCC Bar Code Wizard includes the latest RSS Symbologies. It allows label designers to easily build SSCC, GTIN, RSS, RSS Composite, GM, HIBC, and TLC39 data structures for providing data to the appropriate symbology at runtime. The Wizard walks you through a series of well-defined steps to arrive at the final data structure which adheres to the specifications without the need for detailed knowledge of how they work. Reduced Space Symbology(RSS) - This is a new barcode symbology from the Uniform Code Council to allow the tagging of products that are too small for conventional UPC symbols. RSS is a family of symbologies that encodes EAN.UCC System keys as well as Application Identifiers. Industries such as grocery/food and healthcare all benefit from this new family of symbologies. The supported symbols include RSS-14, RSS-14 Truncated, RSS Stacked, RSS Stacked Omni directional, and RSS Limited. Composite Component Symbology- This new symbology is a two-dimensional symbol designed to act as a component of existing and new EAN.UCC System linear symbols. EAN.UCC System keys are not supported, however system’s Application Identifiers are. The result is a new symbology family providing encodation of item_versions attribute data in confined spaces. All symbols mentioned above in the RSS section are supported in their Composite forms.
New Printer Families	Loftware 7.3 has added two new printer families, Avery and Novexx. The drivers for these printers are optimized in keeping with Loftware's scalability, speed, and reliability philosophy.
Added Printer Drivers	CITIZEN - CLP and 7202e PRESSIZA- The 408, 412-64, 512-64, 610-84, TX408, and XT-10 SATO - M5900RVe INTERMEC - PM4 (IPL and FP) See the Printers page to view all the Loftware Printer Families and Models.
Avery Layouts	Version 7.3 has added Avery Layouts to LLM Design Mode, allowing complete ease of design using a standard Avery template. The new Avery Layouts are the Avery 5160, 5162, 5163, 5164, 6464, 8164, and the 8167.
Windows 2003 Server	Loftware has added support for the Windows 2003 Server Operating System. Visit the OS Compatibility page to understand which Loftware Versions are compatible with your Operating System.

Loftware Print Server Version 7.1 - Release Notes February 2003

Feature	Details
USB Printing	Loftware now supports USB Connections - Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a protocol used for connecting computer peripherals to a PC. USB provides an expandable, hot-pluggable Plug and Play serial interface that ensures a standard, low-cost connection for peripheral devices. Migration to USB is recommended for all printers that use legacy ports such as the PS/2, serial, and parallel ports. Up to 127 USB devices can be connected to one PC! A main feature of the USB standard is that it allows many computer peripherals (such as printers) to be easily swapped for another without having to turn off the computer. USB 1.1 currently supports a data transfer rate of 12 megabits per second. This high speed gives USB quite an edge over standard serial and parallel connections.
ActiveX Client Control	The ActiveX Client Control now has the functionality to connect to the LPS through a socket connection, similar to our On-Demand Print Client and our Status Client. This allows you to get Job Status information, send files faster, and since the connection uses an IP address, you can even send files between different networks!
New Enhancements for International Languages	Loftware has updated and made the Language Properties Wizard more robust with expanded International Language Support.
New Printer Drivers	Loftware has added support for the Zebra XiIII Plus printers. The newly supported printers are the 90 XiIII Plus, the 96 XiIII Plus, the 140 XiIII Plus, the 170 XiIII Plus, and the 220
New Printer Models/Merge	Eltron printers are now part of the Zebra lineup, and as such, the newly supported printer models are referred to as "Zebra / Eltron", and are the Zebra / Eltron 2746e, Zebra / Eltron R140 (RFID printer), and the Zebra / Eltron R402 (RFID printer) Printers.

Loftware Print Server Version 7.0 - Release Notes September 2002

Notice to Loftware customers: Loftware Version 7.0 was formerly introduced as Version 6.2. We have added major interface enhancements, wizard technology and enterprise tools that help you optimize your label printing operation extensively.
Feature	Details
Unicode Input Methods	Unicode data can now be provided in .pas files for the Loftware Print Server
Unicode Database Fields	ODBC connections now allow Unicode database fields to be accessed.
Advanced Language Wizard	The Language Properties Wizard takes you through the steps to set the characteristics of double-byte languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese, as well as foreign single-byte characters, such as Spanish, Russian, Greek, etc. Print natively, or Loftware can send the double-byte font to your printer as a bitmap if it does not print Unicode data.
Mixed Language Support	Language properties on your label can be set at the field level as well as at the label level. This allows you to mix any and all languages on your label, including double-byte languages like Japanese and Chinese.
Advanced Language Wizard	The Language Properties Wizard takes you through the steps to set the characteristics of double-byte languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese, as well as foreign single-byte characters, such as Spanish, Russian, Greek, etc. Print natively, or Loftware can send the double-byte font to your printer as a bitmap if it does not print Unicode data.
Enhanced Printer Configuration	Printer configurations have been greatly simplified. A grid showing all printers and their connection types makes it easy to inspect your configurations at a glance. Add printers or change printer numbers quickly using the grid, or our new, easy to use Printer Configuration Wizard.
2D Symbology Support	Printers that do not support certain 2D symbologies in their native language can now print them via a bitmap. Supported symbologies are: TLC39, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Maxicode, Datamatrix, and Postnet.
TEC Printer Support	Loftware has added driver support for the TEC line of printers. Supported models include the B482, B682, B882, B372, B572, B872, B452, B472, B672, B431, B852, B442, B443, B419, and the B492.
Quick Label Printer Support	The supported Quick Label Models are the Quick Label Pronto 472, 474, 442, and the Quick Label Pronto 843.
Pressiza Printer Support	The supported Pressiza Models are the F-422, F-428,F-438, F-446, F-464, Citizen 7001 406Plus, and the Citizen 7401 406-400+.
New Label Wizard	The New Label Wizard takes you through creation of a new label quickly, whether it is one of your designs, or it is based on the compliance formats that come standard with the design module.
Enhanced Design Screen	Improvements have been made to the label presentation on screen including a centered display of the label along with (optional) rounded corners.
Enhanced Label Setup Dialog	The label setup dialog is now easier to use and provides advanced information such as a complete history of the label version, including the name and date of changes to the label format.

Power to Produce Millions of Labels!

No other output label management software is able to match Loftware Print Server's (LPS) ability to scale in high performance and high demand production, logistics and warehouse environments. It has the proven reliability and track record to run all your labeling output requirements. Combine this solution with the powerful integration and business intelligence features of the Loftware Connector® family of products for Oracle, SAP and other ERP and WMS environments, and you now have the ability to solve all your labeling needs on a global scale.

Learn More >>

PSG Services

Our team of systems professionals are highly experienced and dedicated to delivering outstanding support and on-site services to customers including:

Label Design
Proof of Concept
Deployment
Consulting
Business Process Analysis
High Availability/Disaster Recovery
Training
Writing Business Filters

Go to PSG Services »