Does Microsoft Dynamics CRM have a built in ability to recognize bar codes?

At my shop we are managing a campaign with printed materials. These printed materials have bar codes. We are trying to figure out the best way to scan these bar codes into Dynamics CRM.

Is there a built in way for Microsoft Dynamics CRM to recognize bar codes? Or is there a 3rd party solution for this?

I have spoken with KwikTag's fo开发者_StackOverflow社区lks but they don't seem very confident about their product's integration with CRM.

In other words, is there something built in or a 3rd party tool?

Thanks!

Short version: no

There is no barcode scanning functionality in Dynamics CRM. However most (or all - I'm not sure on that) barcode scanners work like keyboards, which means that the scanned data is typed like you've typed it on a keyboard. The software cannot decide wether the source of the input is the scanner or the keyboard. Therefore it should be no problem to include the barcode data as a custom attribute.