The Netc Label System is a comprehensive, easy-to-use solution for creating and printing the quality media barcode labels you want, whenever you want them!

• "Just-in-time" labeling – eliminate large label inventories.
• Quickly, easily print quality media labels with Netc predefined jobs, templates and color palettes.
• Lower cost per label than traditional preprinted services.
• Rapid return on your investment.

Our Netc software is carefully designed to work precisely with our high-quality Netc blank label stock. Precision die cut labels, superior adhesive and a tough, archival quality substrate make Netc blank label stock the price performance leader.

There are three different versions or editions of the Netc Barcode Label Printing System. They are Enterprise, Standard and Unplugged. 

There are also methods for printing logos, messages and enhanced human readable characters on your labels. 

Please click each topic listed below for more information.

The Enterprise Edition:

The Enterprise Edition of the Netc Label System provides the ability to create all types of media labels. All label types are supported (3480, 3590, 3592, 9840, Super DLT, DLT, LTO, AIT, 8mm, 4mm, etc...) and private templates can be provided if you have a special need. All libraries and autoloaders are supported or can be supported within 1 business day. This is the length of time it takes us to create a label template. The user has complete control over many label attributes including background and character colors, font name, font size and font style. The system supports ad-hoc and serial label jobs as well as the ability to import labels from a simple text file. Special equipment is not needed and the user interface is modeled after Windows Explorer which dramatically reduces the learning curve.

The Standard Edition:

The Standard Edition provides all of the same great features of the Enterprise Edition and it lets you, the end user, choose the type and number of label templates you need e.g. STK DLT and HP LTO. Customise the system and price to fit your needs and budget.

The Standard Edition entitles users to 1 label template license that can be applied to any label template (except 3490 type templates). This allows you to choose the correct template for your labeling needs. Additional label template licenses are available.

Due to the number of label templates, users who need to create 3480, 3590, 9840 labels need to purchase the Enterprise Edition.

The Unplugged Edition:

Netc Unplugged - a grayscale version of the Netc Enterprise Edition. All the functionality for a fraction of the cost.

Software Features Comparison:

The Netc Inventory Assistant:

The Assistant helps you easily manage your label inventory, so you always have a sufficient amount of Netc Label Stock available when you need it. 

Annual License Agreement:

Netc provides automatic upgrades to newly released versions, providing you with the latest and greatest features for our printing system.

Netc prides itself on providing top shelf technical support to all of our users.

Our technical support covers everything from questions regarding our software and label stock to issues regarding your printer and the attributes of the labels you need to produce. It is available from 8.30am through 5.30pm Monday through Friday. When contacting us try and have available all pertinent information, remember, the more details you can provide the faster we can answer your questions. Click here for contact details.

Helpful Hints & Tips:

Label Templates:

Netc has gathered information from all the leading manufacturers to ensure the acceptance of the labels you print, including label dimensions, quiet zones etc. This information is supplied free to software purchasers.

Special Customer Hints & Tips Area:

All those customers who purchase the Netc Barcode Printing Software and are covered by the Annual License Agreement have access to our Customer Area. Here we list settings and helpful facts gleaned from our experiences not only with the Netc Barcode Printing Software but from our years in the I.T. industry, especially data storage.

Netc Online Reference Guide:

This guide has been developed for everyone who needs information on the labels they need to create or order. It has been crafted over time using information gathered from resources throughout the industry. This information has been painstakingly assembled into an easy to use online label reference guide available only through the Netc Label System. The Netc Online Label Reference Guide is an evolving and dynamic repository of all the information you will need to create your own media barcode labels.

To use the guide download and install the Netc Label System and go to the "View" menu and click on "Netc Online Label Reference Guide". This will invoke a browser type window allowing you to navigate through the guide. Because the guide is maintained online, updates and additions are made available immediately without having to update the Netc Label System.

Label Stock:

The LTO, 3480 Style, 3480 Style ID, AIT, 3570 Spine and Back, MO, 8mm and 4mm, Rack and DTF label stock are all made from polyester material. This material is specifically designed for creating barcode labels using laser printers. DLT labels are made from a non-adhesive card stock material specifically designed for creating barcode labels using laser printers.

Shelf life prior to use greater than 1 year

Our Adhesive - Our Polyester Labels contain a Permanent Emulsion Acrylic Adhesive. For optimum results, the label should be applied at temperatures of 10°c or above. Initially the label is minimally adjustable on the tape, but the bond becomes stronger over time, therefore making the incidence of peeling off essentially nonexistent

Environmental recommendations for use & storage - For optimum life and performance of your labels, all labels must be stored in plastic, concealed from light, and remain in a temperature- controlled environment.

Dimensional specs - All sheets are 8.5” x 11.0”. All labels are made specifically for the type of cartridge they are to be applied to and are within the specifications set forth by library manufacturers.

Compatibility with automated tape library systems - All labels produced with the Netc Label System are compatible with the intended library.

System Requirements:

IBM PC or 100% compatible
15MB hard disk space
80486 or higher processor
16MB of RAM minimum
800x600 screen resolution or higher
32k colour VGA or better video
Windows 2000, ME, XP or Windows NT 4.0 or higher

Any laser (colour and / or black and white) printer should work just fine. The Card stock or "thick" setting should be used if the printer supports such a setting.

When considering purchasing a printer to be used with the Netc Barcode Label Printing System, please contact us to ensure that your printer is suitable for the purpose.

Here is a list of those printers for which we have first hand knowledge:

Minolta 2300
Minolta 2450
HP 2550
HP 3500
HP 4500
HP 4550
HP 4600
IBM Infoprint 1145

Note:

For LTO labels, OKI (all models) is not recommended.

For all labels, HP 5500 is not recommended

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