BCC Software Partners with Gage-Line Technology to Offer Optical Comparator Barcode Analysis Tools

Rochester, NY — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a leading developer of high-performance solutions for professional mailers, has partnered with Gage-Line Technology, Inc. to offer a line of Optical Comparators that can aid in on-the-spot analysis and overall quality of postal barcodes. One Comparator analyzes USPS® Intelligent Mail® (formerly 4-State Customer) barcodes, while another is available for POSTNET™ codes.

Each handheld Optical Comparator features a barcode-specific reticle magnified by a 6x comparator lens and illuminated with a battery-operated LED light source. Using these compact devices, mailers can visually determine whether a barcode meets USPS requirements, or, if not, where within the barcode the disqualifying problem may lie.

To facilitate ongoing automation efforts and improve mailing economy, the United States Postal Service® has mandated the use of mailpiece barcodes for discount-eligible First-Class™ and Standard Mail® jobs, and requires that those codes meet certain specifications. If barcodes fail testing at a USPS facility, mailers may forfeit their postal discounts and the resulting losses can be significant. That makes ensuring barcode accuracy essential, and makes tools like the Gage-Line® Optical Comparators a wise investment for any efficiency-minded mailing professional.

“Mailers need to be savvy and proactive when it comes to meeting the latest postal regulations,” said Mark Higgins, BCC Vice President of Marketing and Data Services. “These useful quality-control tools will provide end users with significant piece of mind at a modest price.”

The Gage-Line Pocket Optical Comparators are the second line of barcode-related products to recently join the BCC product family. Last month BCC announced the addition of the VisionSensor 2020 and 2030, handheld barcode readers that use digital imaging to interpret and store data from a wide variety of barcodes found in the postal and general business industries. Together, the VisionSensor and Gage-Line products offer invaluable, complementary barcode-quality performance.

For details about the new Optical Comparators or any BCC Software solutions, call (800) 337-0442.

About BCC Software
For more than 25 years BCC Software Inc has offered high-performance software and solutions for professional mailers. The company is committed to providing clients with the highest level of customer service and technology training. Current BCC clients include such well known names as Harvard University, The Miami Herald, Anheuser-Busch Company, Inc., Wal-Mart, Papa John’s, American Civil Liberties Union, R.R. Donnelley, K/P Corporation and the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2005, BCC became a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company.

The following trademarks are owned by the United States Postal Service®: First-Class, Intelligent Mail, POSTNET, Standard Mail and United States Postal Service. Gage-Line is a trademark of Gage-Line Technology, Inc. VisionSensor is trademark of Videk.