Compaq Computer Corp. has won a five-year contract renewal with the U.S. Postal Service that could be worth about $1 billion. ‘A contract of this magnitude validates Compaq’s strategy of focusing on integrated solutions that create value for customers, rather than just providing hardware,’ said Peter Blackmore, executive vice president of worldwide sales and services for Compaq, Thursday.
Read MoreThe French post office said it is eyeing partnerships with other postal utilities in Europe following the announcement on Thursday of a tie-up with Post Sweden in the parcels and express sectors. ‘Scandinavia is a very important market for package delivery services and the agreement we’ve reached with Post Sweden extends our European network to some 23 countries,’ La Poste president Martin Vial told Reuters in an interview. La Poste’s external growth activities, particularly in Germany and the U.K., and its partnership agreements in southern Europe, with the Italian and Spanish post offices, signed earlier this year, and now in Scandinavia, with Post Sweden, give the French operator the leading, integrated rapid transport networks in Europe, Vial said.
Read MoreThe following is from the midday briefing by the European Commission on Friday: “Spokesman Jonathan Todd briefed on the EU’s Council of Telecommunications Ministers due on Monday October 15 in Luxembourg. He said one main issue on the agenda would be the liberalisation of postal services
Read MoreJacob Buksti, the Danish minister of transport, is responsible for the collapse of the merger plans of Post Danmark, the Danish post office, according to Lennart Grabe, the managing director of Posten AB, the Swedish post office. De Sammensluttede Vognmand (DSV), the Danish transport group, sold its parcel division to Posten yesterday and Post Danmark is now at risk of falling behind in Europe. Post Danmark had the opportunity to enter a new alliance with Posten, La Poste of France and DSV but the Danish government prevented this, according to Mr Grabe.
Read MoreThe Vietnam Post & Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) will launch a new parcel service nationwide in November 2001, which will better ensure senders’ interests. When sending parcels, customers will declare the value of goods, so that post offices can compensate for them in case of loss or damage.
Read MoreTORONTO, Oct. 12 /CNW/ – Postal chief executive officers (CEOs) worldwide say customers are their primary concern, followed closely by the impact that the Internet and other changes occurring on the competitive landscape are having on the delivery of traditional postal services. Findings from a survey recently conducted by Accenture, the leading global provider of consulting and technology services, also found that CEOs of the mail, express delivery and postal distribution industry are concerned about changing customer requirements and expectations to a far greater extent than CEOs in other industries.
Read MoreTHE Royal Mail is to launch a £10 million campaign to encourage people to use first-class post this Christmas. Royal Mail is facing competition for the first time and is looking at new strategies to boost its revenue, says the journal Marketing. It is also considering the introduction of an inter-city mail delivery service for 15p, evening deliveries and allowing customers to collect their post from a designated outlet.
Read MoreUniversal Postal Union chooses AirClic to enable new postal “track and trace” serviceBlue Bell, Pennsylvania, 9 October, 2001: The Universal Postal Union, the United Nations agency overseeing the world-wide postal service, announced today that it has selected AirClic to enable a new service giving proof of delivery of international parcels and express mail (EMS) items. Using bar codes read by small scanners attached to mobile phones, postal workers will be able to increase the efficiency an…
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