Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software


Press Release

Date:
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Document Outsourcer LaserNet, Inc. Licenses
Additional Modules of Group 1's DOC1 Suite


Additional Suite Modules Enable LaserNet To Enhance Customers' Personalized Communications Programs

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced that LaserNet, Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin, an outsourced document management provider and long-time DOC1 customer, has licensed significant additional modules of the DOC1 suite. By offering DOC1's Web presentment, archiving, and electronic payment solutions in conjunction with DOC1's core document composition engine, LaserNet will now be able to provide its customers complete control of the document lifecycle. LaserNet provides a wide variety of outsourced document management services, including laser printing, mail processing, document imaging and design, e-billing and fulfillment.

“We licensed the additional components of the DOC1 suite due to the technology's ease-of-use, flexibility and unrivaled end-to-end functionality,” said Sam Kluck, president of LaserNet. “Group 1 is the only vendor that can provide us with the full complement of document management technologies, from design and generation to back-end Web presentment and e-payment. We anticipate that within the next few years we will have over 50 customers in a range of industries that are relying on LaserNet and the DOC1 suite to personalize and mail their one-to-one communications.”

“We are very pleased that LaserNet will be using the integrated DOC1 suite to maximize the value of its customers' transactional documents,” said Alan Slater, president of Group 1's DOC1 Division. “LaserNet joins a growing number of businesses worldwide that have licensed DOC1's end-to-end document management capabilities.”

At next week's Xplor 2003 conference, Group 1 will be introducing DOC1 Series 5, the groundbreaking new release of the industry's leading customer communications management solution. DOC1 Series 5 will be previewed at Group 1's booth (#701) throughout Xplor, which is being held October 27-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

About Group 1 Software Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of solutions that help over 3,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their customer and other data. Group 1 provides industry-leading technologies that allow businesses to cleanse and enrich their corporate data, generate personalized customer communications and integrate and deliver data across the enterprise. These technologies are essential components of enterprise applications including customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business intelligence systems. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group 1 offers solutions utilized by leaders in the financial services, banking, GIS/mapping, retail, telecommunications, utilities, insurance and other industries. The company's customer base includes such recognized names as Charles Schwab, Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, MapQuest, QVC, Siemens, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo. For more information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at .

About LaserNet LaserNet is a document management outsourcing company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Founded in 1994 and headquarted in Green Bay, Wisconsin, LaserNet provides data in print and electronic format to leading businesses in the health care, communications, banking and manufacturing industries. Visit our web site at www.laser-net.com to see how we can maximize the effectiveness of your customer communications programs.

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