Tag: North America

Pitney Bowes’ Group 1 Software introduces Address Quality Hub™ for U.S. businesses

Posted by | Feb 13, 2007 | |

Group 1 Software, Inc., a Pitney Bowes Company, today announced the launch of the Address Quality Hub™, a new address cleansing software platform that improves mail deliverability and maximizes postal discounts for users of CODE-1 Plus® and Finalist® CASS™ software.

The new platform is beneficial for all businesses that utilize the mailstream for customer communication, as they face increases in postage costs in August 2007 when the U.S. Postal Service® implements more stringent postage discount rules designed to reduce undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail.

The Address Quality Hub from Group 1 Software enables mailers to address this issue in two ways. First, the Address Quality Hub’s Coding Uplift Module employs advanced algorithms and programming logic to enable existing CODE-1 Plus and Finalist CASS solutions to cleanse and code up to 35 percent of address records that would have previously been rejected during CASS processing – resulting in higher postal discounts and a reduction in UAA mail.

Second, the Address Quality Hub’s Delivery Point Correction Module provides the industry’s first solution to correct the primary house number required for automation discounts by automatically matching name against street address, and correcting bad addresses. This patent-pending address correction and validation technology allows mailers to verify that U.S. street addresses actually exist and are truly confirmed delivery points for mailing, enabling mailers to reduce UAA mail and maximize postal savings, while meeting the new USPS CASS requirement.

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FedEx Express launches global trade advisory services

Posted by | Feb 13, 2007 | |

FedEx Express Canada announced today a service that will provide support and advice to businesses seeking certification or approval in various cross-border security programs, such as Free and Secure Trade (FAST), Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), Partners in Protection (PIP), and Customs Self Assessment (CSA).

FedEx Global Trade Advisory service will help businesses navigate through the application process by examining their facilities, procedures, and suppliers, making recommendations to address the differences between the client’s existing procedures and what is required for certification requirements.

This service will be supported by regulatory experts who will:
– Conduct examinations of customers’ facilities and business procedures
– Help customers secure their supply chain and achieve customs compliance
– Make recommendations to address identified gaps
– Assist with the application process for cross-border security programs
– Perform on-going account maintenance and security audits

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DHL prepares for delivery of a record 10 million flowers for Valentine's Day

Posted by | Feb 13, 2007 | |

The majority of DHL’s expedited floral shipments are imported from growers in Colombia and Ecuador. DHL Global Forwarding, part of the logistics arm of DHL, will be exporting from Latin America four times the volume of flowers during the Valentine’s Day season. DHL consolidates floral parcels from growers, and protects the life of the flowers by using bonded cold storage facilities to keep product cool prior to air transport and immediately chilled upon arrival. Eighty percent of these floral shipments are destined for Miami where they undergo agricultural inspection right at the terminal at Miami International Airport.
DHL is preparing to deliver record numbers of fresh flowers across the U.S. for cupid’s visit this Valentine’s Day. DHL this year anticipates delivery of over 10 million individual flower stems for delivery direct to retailers and consumers nationwide on or before February 14 th, with the majority of this volume from popular floral e-tailers and retailers, including 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, American Rainbow Floral, FTD, Galleria Farms, Queens Floral and USA Bouquet.

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USPS launches Intelligent Mail

Posted by | Feb 12, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service launched a new, proprietary service that will allow businesses to track mail and speed service to customers. Called “Intelligent Mail,” it’s like having a global positioning system (GPS) for mail, says Postmaster General John Potter, noting that the technology’s centerpiece is a standardized barcode for use on letters and large envelopes as well as each mail container.

Intelligent Mail is being tested by three companies and is expected to be fully operational by 2009. One large mailer improved its “scan rate” (automated reading) to 99%, ensuring 140,000 pieces a day were processed by postal equipment instead of manually.

The agency said the system also provides real-time data to improve service measurement, enabling the Postal Service to pinpoint problems immediately. The USPS won a 2004 PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award for its barcode-scanning Confirm Service, a mail-tracking program that has allowed many printers offering fulfillment to quantify proof of mailing. www.usps.com, www.gain.net

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Why Canada Post is Due for Reform

Posted by | Feb 12, 2007 | |

Canada Post Due for Big Changes: C.D. Howe Institute Study

As change sweeps the postal sector, major reforms are due at Canada Post, according to a C.D. Howe Institute study released today. In Rerouting the Mail: Why Canada Post is Due for Reform, authors Edward M. Iacobucci and Michael J. Trebilcock, Professors in the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, and Tracey D. Epps, Lecturer in Law, University of Otago, recommend that Canada Post, the government-owned monopoly, should ultimately be privatized, with an eye to improving postal performance.

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