Tharo Systems, Inc. has been a world leader in the Automatic Identification Industry since 1982. Tharo is the author of EASYLABEL® software, the best selling, most powerful label design software on the planet. There are over 119,000 copies running in almost every country in the world. Tharo has extended its expertise into the development of the Heavy Duty T-Series and H-Series and the Value Priced V-Series thermal transfer label printers. These printers are simply the best price versus performance printers available. Tharo is a Master Distributor for DNP® thermal transfer ribbons. Tharo Systems’ products are being used by hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide. We hope that you will join us as one of our satisfied customers.
1982
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| Tharo Systems, Inc. was Incorporated in the State of Ohio. |
1985
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1986
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| Proprietary Printer Driver and User Interface developed and licensed to International Firm. |
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| Agreement entered into with Sperry Corporation to provide up to 1,800 copies of EASYLABEL for use by the U.S. Army. |
1987
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| EASYLABEL+ released for support of Printronix, IBM Proprinter, Epson and Okidata, eliminating the need for intelligent controller boards for bar code label printing. |
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| First Thermal Transfer Version of EASYLABEL developed for Sato Corporations’ Model 4500, 4600, 4500S and 4600S. |
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| Agreement entered into with International Firm to develop proprietary version of EASYLABEL+ and a special driver implemented to drive thermal transfer printer. |
1988
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| EASYLABEL is presently being used in more than 50 colleges/universities offering packaging education classes. |
1989
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| Laser Version of EASYLABEL+ was developed for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series II. |
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| Tharo Systems, Inc. received the State of Ohio Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting. |
1990
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| Incorporated Outline Font technology for use of 300 typefaces, available through Tharo Systems, for use with the Hewlett Packard LaserJet II & III, the CF1000 Continuous Form Laser Printer and the THARO 112 Plus and Prodigy Plus Thermal/Thermal Transfer Printers. |
1992
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| EASYLABEL+ documentation and software available in Finnish, Italian, French and German. |
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| Print Only/Run Time version of EASYLABEL available. |
1993
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| EASYLABEL documentation and software available in Spanish. |
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| EASYLABEL for Windows – First Three Releases v. 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 support the Tharo/Prodigy, Zebra and Sato Thermal/Thermal Transfer Printers. |
1994
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| Tharo Systems signs agreement with Sony Chemicals of America to become a Master Distributor of their thermal transfer ribbons. |
1995
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| EASYLABEL EXPRESS for Windows v. 1.7 first release date. Supports all the same printers as EASYLABEL for Windows but has no data base capabilities. |
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| November |
| Tharo Systems is now on the World Wide Web at www.tharo.com. Products, Technical Support Page, Download Software and Drivers |
1996
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| First ship date of Tharo’s GEMINI Windows Only Thermal/Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printer.EASYLABEL for Windows now available with Chinese Screens when used with Traditional Chinese Windows. |
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| EASYLABEL for Windows is available in the following languages: Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Screens Only), Japanese, Slovenian and Chinese (Screens Only). |
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| EASYLABEL for Windows Tutorial/Training CD now available to Tharo Resellers. |
1997
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| First ship date of Tharo’s GEMINI 2 Windows Only Thermal/Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printer. |
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| Due to popular demand by Tharo Resellers, the EASYTUTOR CD is now shipping with every copy of EASYLABEL for Windows. |
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| First ship date of Tharo’s APOLLO 2 and APOLLO 3 Stand Alone Thermal/Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printers. |
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| First ship date of Tharo’s APOLLO 1s Label Printer/Applicator. |
1998
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| Custom machining available for APOLLO Applicator Tamp Pads. |
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| First ship date of Tharo’s APOLLO 3/300 Stand Alone Thermal/Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printer. |
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| EASYLABEL for Windows now available in Russian (screens only). |
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| Update of EASYLABEL for DOS versions for Year 2000 Compliance. |
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| EASYLABEL for Windows – v. 2.3 Completely Year 2000 Compliant. |
1999
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| EASYLABEL for Windows – v. 2.6 directly supports SAP R/3 software in conjunction with the APOLLO printers. |
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| Tharo updates their Web Site design and adds a Password Protected Reseller Section. |
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| June |
| EASYLABEL 32, 32 Express, 32 Basic – First release of Tharo’s 32-bit software. |
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| EASYLABEL 32 NETWORK – First release of Tharo’s 32-bit multi-license network version. |
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| The new wide web cab/Tharo A8 Stand Alone Thermal/Thermal Transfer Bar Code Label Printer was introduced at Scan-Tech ‘99. |
2000
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| The new Tharo PA1000t Label Printer/Applicator is now available. |
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| EASYLABEL 32 now additionally provides the Graphic User Interface and Help Files in French, German, Italian and Spanish. |
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| EASYLABEL 32 Help Files are now available on our Web Site in Word format. The Word document can be Viewed, Edited or Printed. It is available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. |
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| Free Compliance Label Examples available on Tharo’s Web Site. |
2001
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The new Tharo PA1000t/b Tamp/Blow Label Printer/Applicator is now available. Reseller Product Catalog now available electronically. |
2002
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| The new Tharo PA500w Wipe-on Label Printer/Applicator is now shipping. |
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| Reseller Ribbon Catalog now available electronically. |
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| EASYLABEL 4 Platinum, Gold, Silver and Multi-User – First release of EASYLABEL 4 software with a new Graphic User Interface. |
2003
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| Tharo Systems is granted U.S. Patent on the PA500w Wipe-on Label Printer/Applicator. |
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Tharo Systems founds new European Master Distributor, EASYLABEL® Europa S.A.R.L., in Strasbourg, France, to service Tharo Resellers in Europe. EASYLABEL 5 Platinum, Gold and Silver and Multi-User are released. The Platinum version contains tools for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and Hazardous Chemical compliance labeling. The Gold version now contains database features. The Platinum and Gold versions also contain the EAN/UCC-128 Wizard. |
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| Tharo Systems introduces the latest addition to their Print & Apply Systems, the Tharo PA1000tZ Printer/Applicator a powerful accessory for the Zebra® Z4M thermal/thermal transfer bar code label printer. |
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The new Tharo H-426 and H-434 heavy duty, all-metal, standalone capable, thermal transfer bar code label printers are now shipping. The new Tharo V-426 and V-433 value priced, desktop, thermal transfer bar code label printers are now shipping. |
2004
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| Tharo Systems, Inc. has added an RFID Wizard to EASYLABEL. The RFID Wizard takes the worry out of creating and printing smart labels with its extensive support for EPC (Electronic Product Code) and other RFID specifications. |
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| August |
| Tharo Systems, Inc. is offering a free EASYLABEL® 5 Training Webinar to all Tharo Resellers and Reseller Prospects. This Webinar will focus on the RFID features of EASYLABEL 5 Platinum, including the new RFID Wizard. The new RFID Wizard will allow you to program High Frequency (HF) tags or guide you through the process of creating a valid Electronic Product Code (EPC). Enhancements made to chemical and ingredients labeling will also be covered. |
2005
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| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200t Label Printer/Applicator, a cost-effective accessory for the popular Zebra® Z4Mplus™, Datamax I-Class and Tharo H-Series of thermal/thermal transfer bar code label printers. |
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| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200t/b Tamp/Blow Label Printer/Applicator. The PA1200t/b has the ability to apply labels to convex, concave or flat surfaces, on either the top or side of a product. |
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| June |
| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200t Specialty Tamp Label Printer/Applicator. The Specialty Tamp is designed for very small, delicate, high precision print and apply applications, like electronic components, PC boards, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and assemblies. Minimum label size is .25” x .25”. Available for the Tharo H-Series printers. |
2006
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| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200fa Front Apply Label Printer/Applicator. The Front Apply is for applications requiring a label to be applied to the front of a product. Available for the Tharo H-Series printers. |
2007
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| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200dt Dual Tamp Label Printer/Applicator. The Dual Tamp is for specialty applications requiring a label to be applied to the front and top or the side and top of a product. Available for the Tharo H-Series printers. |
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| EASYLABEL 5.6 Software runs under Windows VISTA. |
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| Tharo Systems introduces the Tharo PA1200cw Corner Wrap Label Printer/Applicator. For specialty applications requiring a label to wrap-around a corner. Can be set up to wrap onto either the front and top or side and top of a product. Available for the Tharo H-Series printers |
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| September |
| Tharo Systems introduces their new 4” and 6” wide printers, the Tharo H-427 and H-436, 4” wide and the H-626 and H-634, 6” wide, thermal/thermal transfer bar code label printer. They are available in 203 or 300 dpi resolution, feature a durable all metal construction, with a cast Aluminum center wall for added strength, and can run standalone. |
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| Tharo Systems introduces the new PA2000t and PA2000t/b, Tamp and Tamp/Blow Label Printer/Applicators. This is a smaller footprint version of the PA1200t. Used exclusively with the new Tharo H-400 Series printers. The PA2000 is suitable for applications where a larger footprint Label Printer/Applicator will not fit. |
2009
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| Tharo Systems introduces the new RFID readers and printers. The PR100 is a portable, hand-held RFID reader; the ST100 is a stationary RFID reader. Included with Tharo’s RFID readers, FREE Acquire software which allows you to easily read and manage your RFID data. |
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| EASYTUTOR is now available online! EASYTUTOR is a multimedia tutorial to help you easily learn and use the many features of EASYLABEL. |
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| EASYLABEL 5.10 now includes a GS1-128 barcode wizard and has added two new GS1 wizards; GS1 Datamatrix and GS1 Databar. This makes it easy to create GS1 symbols composed of multiple application identifiers that confirm to GS1 global standards. |
2010
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| The new Tharo H-427E and H-436E heavy duty, all-metal, standalone capable, thermal transfer bar code label printers with Ethernet included are now shipping. |
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| Tharo Systems introduces the new V-Plus Series, V-424 and V-434, value price, desktop, thermal transfer bar code label printers. |
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2013
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| Tharo Systems releases EASYLABEL® 6 . EASYLABEL® 6 is a FREE UPGRADE for EASYLABEL® 5 users. This latest release of EASYLABEL® incorporates all of the great features found in our previous versions with a few additional features. |
2015
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| Tharo Systems releases the Tharo T-Series of printers. The T-Series are affordable, high output industrial barcode label printers. They boast print speeds up to 10 inches per second, a large color touch screen for easy configuration, multiple interface ports and a 600 DPI option. |
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| Tharo Systems releases the Tharo H-Plus Series of printers. The H-Plus printers are enhanced versions of the H-400 printers they replace. With LAN interfce now standard, more memory, a faster processor and a color screen. |