Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software


Press Release

Date:
Friday, November 17, 2000
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Group 1 Software #25 in DM Review 100


Company Jumps 51 Spots in Annual Ranking of Business Intelligence Software Providers

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced that the company was ranked #25 in the prestigious DM Review 100, a jump from last year's #76 ranking. This marks the third consecutive year that Group 1 has been named one of the top 100 business intelligence vendors, as selected by DM Review's readers.

"We are most pleased to have again been selected to the DM Review 100," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. "Our leap in this year's rankings is a testament to our continuing focus on providing CRM, database marketing, and data quality solutions that help businesses market smarter by maximizing their customer data. We have also made tremendous investments in our Internet and e-commerce initiatives, specifically DataQuality.net, an advanced, real-time web service that provides a variety of data cleansing and enrichment services."

"The DM Review 100 represents the companies that are effectively meeting the business intelligence needs of their customers," said Ron Powell, Publisher/Editorial Director of DM Review. "Group 1 Software was identified as a business intelligence leader by our readers, and inclusion in this exclusive group demonstrates their commitment to excellence."

Group 1 Software is a leading provider of software for data quality, database marketing, customer relationship documents, and direct marketing applications. Group 1 supports MVS, VSE, AS/400, UNIX (including Linux), Windows NT, Windows 2000 and other operating systems and various computers. Group 1 has offices throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe; the Miami office serves the Latin American market. The company is also represented in Asia and Australia.

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