Black Ice Software has released version 16.71 of the Black Ice Printer Drivers now including support for the highly anticipated Windows 11 release!

Upgrading to Windows 11? If you hold a valid support contract your upgrade is free and simple!
If your company is making the upgrade to Windows 11, simply utilize the existing serial key for the Printer Driver on the new operating system and continue to take advantage of Black Ice Software's document Converters on the new OS right away.

Don’t hold a valid support contract for the Black Ice Printer Driver? Black Ice Software currently is running a 15% discount on all upgrades to support Windows 11! Use coupon code: BIWIN11 or contact our Sales Team at sales@blackice.com for a quote.

Special Installers are available for Application layer Citrix VDI deployment for the Printer Driver!

Many large corporate customers are not aware that Black Ice Software offers a special installer for Application Layer Citrix VDI deployment that greatly simplifies deployment and licensing.

Save time and money by using Citrix VDI deployment now supported with the Black Ice Software Special installers.

*The Special Installer is only available with Enterprise license models!* Special installers support both desktop an server deployment!

No more worrying about managing users and deploying to multiple machines. Using Citrix VDI you create one Master Image of your desktop and then push this master image out to all users.

Special upgrade offers are now available for existing customers wishing to utilize Citrix VDI deployment. Contact our sales team today for special upgrade pricing!

The Special Installer is available for the Printer Drivers and the Black Ice TIFF Viewer.

The complete list of improvements in the latest Printer Driver includes the following:

DATE : 10-08-2021
Version : 16.71 (revision: 2720)

• Added Floyd-Steinberg and Jarvis-Judice-Ninke high quality (larger file size) and low quality (smaller file size) dithering (#14457)
• Removed “Custom resolution” item from the list of resolutions. Custom resolutions can be added by clicking the Edit Resolutions button. (#14440)
• Updated BiImgUser.dll to version 12.84.843
• Updated PDF DLLs to version 3.2.4.737
• Tested with Windows 11. No upgrade required.

DATE: 09-22-2021
Version: 16.70 (revision: 2714)

• Added Ordered Clustered dithering method to the printer drivers (#14338)
• Stability improvement for printing with the Euclid Symbol font (#14272)
• Added special Application Layer licensing for VDI installers (#14358)
• Manual registrations are limited to the maintenance/subscription expiration date (#14264)
• Removed unnecessary message box in Printer Driver MSI installers when canceling the manual registration (#14314)
• Stability improvements for the Printer Manager, if the Print Spooler service is not running (#14362)
• Stability improvements for the Printer Driver MSI installer, if the Print Spooler service cannot be started (#14427)
• Updated BiImgUser.dll to version 12.84.827
• Updated PDF DLLs to version 3.2.2.734
• Updated eLicense.dll to version 6.23.286

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