Nicholas, There are a number of quality manufacturers out there for both hardware and software. I would try contacting your local "Brady","Zebra", or "Sato" rep. All of these Manufacturers make quality thermal transfer printers which interface to most barcode software packages. I'm sure one of them would love to help you with your preliminary testing. I'm not aware of any shareware out there that will enable you to print a quality label on one of the above mentioned printers. The key to your success here will be in the hardware. If you print high quality (300dpi) labels you will need the equivalent reader/gun/pen wand to interpret the info. for usage. Good luck !!!! Tim Gallagher Development Eng. Celestica New England (U.S.A.) ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################