The latest version of Aspose.BarCode for .NET 5.6.0 has been released. They are pleased to announce that in this major release they have added support for generating and recognizing barcodes on Windows 8 RT. User can now generate and recognize the GS1Code128, GS1DataMatrix, ISSN, ISBN, ISMN symbologies. This release also includes the most recent bug fixes and improved barcode symbology support. Below is the list of new and improved features supported in this version:


- Aspose.BarCode supports for Windows 8 RT
- Datamatrix barcode now properly recognized by some barcode readers
- Datamatrix barcodes recognition is improved
- Code128 barcode now correctly recognized from the image
- Multiple datamatrix and aztec barcodes are now recognized properly
- DataMatrix barcode reading is improved
- Enhanced Recognition of QR from Pdf
- Aztec barcode is now recognized in jpg image
- DataMatrix Barcode is now recognized in jpg image
- Check UPCE recognition for test images (UPC-E.gif, upc-e1.gif)
- Incorrect code39 barcode recognition in JPG image is fixed
- Recognition of PDF417 barcodes from jpg and tif image files is enhanced
- ScanStrength and Threshold enum recognition hints
- Error message is fixed when tried to add BarCodeControl (.NET 4 Client Profile)
- Enhanced addingBarCodeControl in the toolbox (Windows 8 - .NET4 CP)
- Extra barcodes recognition is fixed
- First zero digit is lost for EAN13 type when data starts with 00
QR code - Structure Append mode
- Recognized text is corrected from big DataMatrix
- Unable to recognize QR codes from JPG or Tiff file formats is fixed
- Windows 8 WinForms Encoding bug is resolved
- Encoded number of bytes are different from decoded number of bytes is fixed
- Enhanced recognition of Pdf417 barcode from pdf file
- Security Rules Violation error is fixed
- Drop .Net 1.1 support
- Reading QR code from the GIF file format is improved
- ISBN ISSN ISMN and BooklandEAN
- Unable to recognize QR code from a pdf file is fixed
- ISBN ISSN ISMN generation
- Unable to recognize QR codes from pdf file is fixed
- MacroPdf417 bar codes are now recognized by Motorola scanner - DS6707
- Invalid GS1 Datamatrix bar code generation is fixed
- MacroPDF417 changes
- GS1Datamatrix symbology
- QR center distance validation
- Recognition of QR code from the tiff file format is enhanced
- Recognize a QR code from the Pdf file is fixed
Performance issue fixed while loading bar code image with rectangle parameter
- GS1 Code128 symbology
- Remove EAN128 symbology
- Aspose.BarCode generates a distorted PDF417 bar code image is fixed

Other most recent bug fixes are also included in this release.