Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software


Press Release

Date:
Tuesday, December 12, 2000
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Group 1 Releases PAVE-Certified MailStream Plus 6.3


Regulatory Release Complies with Latest Postal Rate Case

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today the release of MailStream Plus 6.3, its state-of-the-art Presort Accuracy, Validation and Evaluation (PAVE) certified software solution. Certified by the United States Postal Service (USPS), MailStream Plus offers companies the most powerful software product to presort mail for the highest attainable postal discounts.

"We're pleased to announce the release of MailStream Plus 6.3," said Victor Forman, vice president of data quality and postal affairs, Group 1 Software. "This release enables our customers to meet all of the presort changes and new rates handed down by the Postal Rate Commission and approved by the USPS Board of Governors. Given the very short timeframe between last week's Board of Governors' decision and the January 7, 2001 implementation date, it is very important for our customers to be receiving MailStream Plus 6.3 in such an expeditious manner. The commitment of Group 1's Associates and our interaction with the USPS Implementation Readiness Team and the PAVE staff were invaluable."

Group 1's Manifest Reporting Plus, a complementary product to MailStream Plus, has been validated for the Manifest Analysis Certification (MAC) program for batch processing. Manifest Reporting Plus enables mailers to combine mail pieces of identical or different weights and rates into a single mailing. MAC certification eases the acceptance of manifest mailings by the USPS. Thereby mailers and the USPS are assured that manifest mailings are prepared in accordance with postal service regulations.

Beginning December 14, Group 1 will be shipping MailStream Plus. Answers to technical questions are available on the Group 1 web site at http://www.g1.com/support. Clients can also direct inquiries to support@g1.com or (800) 367-6950.

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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