title: TAL Technologies
text: # TAL Technologies
  
  TAL Technologies, Inc. is a privately owned software development company which develops and sells applications that automate data collection. Their main product lines include WinWedge, TCP-Com, TAL Barcode ActiveX Control and B-Coder Professional Barcode software.
  
  ## Corporate history
  
  * 1985: TAL Technologies, Inc. was founded by President, Thomas Lutz
  * 1989: Released Software Wedge for DOS, a RS-232 data collection software
  * 1990: Released WinWedge, a Windows-based RS-232 data collection software
  * 1990: Released B-Coder, a Barcode image generating software
  * 2001: Introduced CE-Wedge, an RS-232 data collection software for Pocket PCs
  * 2002: Introduced TCP-Com, an RS-232 to TCP/IP converter software
  
  ## Key Products
  
  TAL Technologies, Inc. major product lines include:
  
  * WinWedge - RS-232 data collection products for quality control and laboratory instruments including balances, scales, pH meters, spectrophotometers, force gauges, digital electronic measuring instruments, etc.
  * TCP/Com - Multifunction serial to ethernet (and ethernet to serial) interface software. Easily access a serial device via a TCP/IP or UDP network or redirect Ethernet/IP data to real or “Virtual” RS-232 serial ports.
  * B-Coder - Software for generating customized barcode images of various symbologies such as Code 39, UPC, PDF417, Data Matrix, etc.
  * Barcode ActiveX Control - ActiveX Control used for generating barcode images
  