Information Builders Named Consultant for PostalOne!
Information Builders, the leader in Web Business Intelligence, today announced that it has been named by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a consultant for PostalOne! — an electronic partnership between the USPS and its large-volume mailers.
Information Builders will consult on the development and enhancement of the PostalOne! database.
The PostalOne! database provides services that include the exchange of mailing information, electronic documentation, and postage payment. Consisting of three distinct services — presentation, business logic, and data tiers using Web technology as the implementation medium — PostalOne! will reduce staging, waiting, and transportation times, while expediting the flow of mail from mailer to the recipient.
As a consultant for PostalOne!, Information Builders will maintain and perform the logical and physical design of the database using the tools recommended by the Postal IT organization DBSS in Raleigh, NC. Information Builders will also provide the services necessary to develop, utilize, and support the physical development of the database.
"We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with the United States Postal Service," said Larry Reagan, director of Federal Operations, Information Builders, Washington, DC. "The commitment of funds for PostalOne! further illustrates the Postal Service's dedication to providing enhanced services to their customers." "Information Builders' consultation on this database integration project allows us to provide the products and services that address our clients' needs and demands," said Larry Goodman, manager, Business Customer Support Systems (BCSS) for the U.S. Postal Service.
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About the United States Postal Service Since 1775, when Benjamin Franklin was named by the Continental Congress to be the first Postmaster General, the United States Postal Service has established a tradition of excellence and innovation in providing daily delivery and communication services to every business and household in the nation. It has pioneered virtually every new form of transportation in America and has been on the cutting edge of new mail-processing and delivery technologies.
With annual revenues of more than $64 billion, the U.S. Postal Service and its workforce of 800,000 employees is the world's leading provider of postal services. It delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume – some 207 billion letters, advertisements, periodicals, and packages a year – and serves 7 million customers each day at its 40,000 retail locations nationwide.
The U.S. Postal Service visits 134 million homes and businesses every day and is the only service provider to deliver to every address in the nation.
About 1.5 million new addresses are added each year. It is estimated that 17 percent of the nation's population moves every year, resulting in some 44 million change-of-address cards. Last year, that meant the U.S. Postal Service forwarded more than 2 billion pieces of mail.
The Postal Service also understands the importance of electronic communications, eCommerce, and the convenience of the Internet. The Postal Service is proud to continue its tradition of innovation in the rapidly evolving on-line marketplace, providing businesses with trusted and reliable delivery service. Online and around the corner, the Postal Service delivers for America. Detailed information about Postal Service products and services can be accessed on the Web at http://www.usps.com.
SOURCE Information Builders CONTACT: Rebecca Umberger of Information Builders, 703-276-9006, ext. 2212, Rebecca_Umberger@ibi.com; or Dave Bard of Ruder Finn, 212-583-2751, bardd@ruderfinn.com Web site:
PR NEWSWIRE, 26th February 2001
