Information Builders, the leader in Web business intelligence, announced today that the United States Postal Service has been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Computerworld Honors Program award. The Postal Service is being recognized for its innovative Anti-Money Laundering solution
Read MoreTurning the tables on competitor United Parcel Service (UPS), former chairman and chief executive officer of DHL Worldwide Express Patrick Lupo today expressed serious concern about UPS’s dominant position in the U.S. ground delivery market and its impact on the global parcel/express delivery market.
Read MoreUpset by two postal rate increases in six months and discussions of delivery cutbacks, some congressional leaders said Tuesday the mail agency must be overhauled. The Postal Service is projecting up to $5 billion in losses over the next two years, even after raising the price of a first-class stamp by a penny, to 34 cents in January
Read MoreThe US Postal Service is testing a smart-card-based ‘certified e-mail’
system aimed at protecting the privacy of mail
The average daily volume of electronic mail (e-mail) is expected to grow from 9.7 bil pieces in 2000 to 35 bil pieces by 2005, while first-class mail will decline 3.6%/yr from 700 mil pieces to 583 mil pieces, respectively, according to USA Today research. The percentage of households with e-mail access was 34% in 1999, rising to 53% by 2001, according to a Pitney Bowes telephone survey.
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