NeoMedia Technologies Inc. has unveiled an updated Software Development Kit (SDK) for its QR and mobile barcode reader application, NeoReader. Application developers, brands and retailers that are striving to engage with customers by including barcode scanning functionality into application(s), can now very quickly get access to NeoReader's SDK for evaluation purposes. Free shareware SDKs may be appropriate for start-ups or beta apps, however various brands that are dedicated to high quality customer engagement through mobile, require a robust SDK to build a rich application that improves the user experience and increases brand engagement.

NeoReader was initially developed for the industrial sector to address difficult scanning conditions with poor quality images, and enables a higher quality and consistent experience for every implementation, regardless of industry. NeoReader is now installed on approximately 30 million devices and is available in all app stores including Apple App Store(TM), Google Play(TM), Nokia Ovi Store, BlackBerry App World(TM) and Windows(R) Marketplace. NeoReader SDK is used around the globe by hundreds of thousands of customers who rely on its superior reading distance, reliability and image scanning quality.

NeoReader SDK barcode support includes: QR, Data Matrix, Aztec, EAN/UPC, Code 39 and Code 128 (other symbologies such as PDF417 are available on request). Features of the SDK include: omni-directional code reading, native decoding engines, rich code parser module, modular approach and much more. NeoReader SDK is available for iOS (supports iPhones, iPods and iPads) and Android (smartphones and tablets).

NeoReader also supports enterprise Blackberry implementations with COD and ALX files and Symbian with SIS and SISX files.