Tag: Mail Services

Amazing breakthrough in DVD/CD mailers! (U.S)

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

Duplium Corporation, in conjunction with the USPS has designed a new CD/DVD mailer approved by the United States Post Office for mailing individual CD’s and DVD’s using letter-size automation rates. The cardstock material of the DUPLIUM USPS approved mailer is sturdy enough to support fragile CDs and DVDs through the postal system, yet light enough to meet the one-ounce postage requirement.

Duplium sprang into action in response to the postal service changes that took effect on May 14, 2007 that dramatically increased the cost to mail DVD’s & CDS in industry standard sleeves and mailers.

Duplium customer base consists of organizations and companies that have been using the CD or DVD as a cost effective way to get their message out to their clients or constituents. When the postage increases took place these clients were looking for a solution. Duplium looked for a preexisting solution but found nothing that worked out cost effectively. Duplium decided to develop its own piece in conjunction with the USPS, and Duplium received USPS approval on this mailer early in 2008 and have been providing cost effective mailings for our clients once again.

For all you CD / DVD Duplication and Replication needs think Duplium.

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USPS set to host 'passport fairs'

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

Twenty-five Vermont post offices will be staying open a little late Saturday.

The post offices — along with 23 in New Hampshire — are holding “passport fairs” organized by the United States Postal Service to help families who may want to get passports under new travel regulations.

Flying to and from Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean now requires a passport, according the Postal Service. While land or sea crossings to those destinations do not require passports, they do require proof of citizenship.

Skulnik said hours will vary from post office to post office, but refreshments will be available at each.

Passports cost USD 100 in fees for adults and USD 85 in fees for children under 16.

People can fill out applications online at www.usps.com/passport, print them out and bring them to the Post Office to save time, but Skulnik said to be sure not to sign the application before bringing it in. The application must be signed at the post office, in front of an “acceptance employee.”

Photos can also be taken at the Post Office for an extra USD 15.

The process can be completed in under an hour, Skulnik said, and the State Department usually mails out passports within four to six weeks of receiving a complete application.

People seeking just the proof of citizenship required for trips to Canada can instead apply for the new passport card, which Skulnik said was designed as a less expensive alternative, costing USD 45 for an adult or USD 35 for a child. Skulnik said the State Department likely won’t mail out the cards until late spring.

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Mobile phone subscribers are set to increase worldwide with an estimated 4.5billion subscribers in 2011

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

With it mobile payments are set to soar which is good news for companies investing in this sector; and good news for the customer.

A survey on the use of mobile wallets and payments will be discussed at the forthcoming Money Transfers Conference in Dubai on Monday 28th April.

Samee Zafar of consultants Edgar Dunn will describe how the mobile has moved from being a vehicle to making telephone calls to a versatile device with many capabilities.

In particular he will focus how mobile owners use them as a mobile wallet and vehicle for cross border remittance payments

As the survey points out, “Mobile money transfer is considered to be the most strategically important mobile financial service among those surveyed.”

A full session on the development of the mobile payment sector will feature in the Dubai Money Transfer Conference at the Habtoor Grand Hotel.

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Hermes Logistik eyes Europe and mulls over mail

Posted by | Mar 13, 2008 | |

Hermes Logistik, the leading German B2C challenger to DHL, plans to press ahead with European expansion this year and is considering whether to enter the domestic mail market should the minimum postal wage be vetoed.

The parcels carrier, a subsidiary of mail-order giant Otto Group, said it increased German revenues by 9% to EUR 1,041 million in 2007. Profit figures were not disclosed. Volumes grew to a new record with a 6% rise to 216 million parcels from business customers and a 21% increase to 28.5 million parcels from private customers.

Hermes has launched new products, including a furniture and large goods transport service, alongside its core parcels delivery service with the aim of growing into Germany’s largest consumer logistics provider after DHL.

After announcing last December that it had put on ice plans to enter the mail market in cooperation with TNT Post, Hermes said the March 7 decision by the Berlin administrative court against the minimum postal wage opened up a new perspective. “We will follow developments very closely and review whether the new situation is reliable enough to give competition in the postal market a truly fair chance,” commented managing director Hanjo Schneider.

In Austria, where it entered the market in mid-2007, Hermes now claims a market share of 38% for B2C parcels. It has gained European Commission approval to take a 30% stake in Italian B2C firm Porta a Porta by buying out Swiss Post. Through close cooperation with sister companies Parcelnet (UK) and Mondial Relay (France), Hermes Logistik has a group-wide market share of 22% of the estimated EUR 1.5 billion European private parcels market.

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