Press Release
- Date:
- Monday, May 01, 2000
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
SmartShip Selects CODE-1 Plus for Real-Time Customer Data Quality
Group 1's Solution Enables SmartShip to Verify Address Information Online
Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today that SmartShip Inc. of Irvine, California has purchased Group 1's CODE-1 Plus for real-time customer address matching and verification. SmartShip (www.smartship.com) is a Web-based resource which provides fast, personalized shipping information and services to businesses and consumers.
"As a leading shipping resource, it is imperative that we have accurate customer address information," said Vijay R. Bandekar, Chief Technology Officer for SmartShip. "By using CODE-1 Plus, we are able to ensure the integrity of customer address information, thereby preventing shipment delays and unnecessary address correction charges."
"We are happy that SmartShip has chosen Group 1's CODE-1 Plus for this mission-critical operational requirement," said Ron Friedman, President of Group 1. "This utilization of CODE-1 Plus underscores the tremendous value of our customer data quality solutions for e-businesses. With the upcoming release of our Web-enabled software, we continue to adapt our industry-leading technologies for the Web environment. We'll also be introducing DataQuality.net, Group 1's web-accessible portal which will provide a variety of real-time, customer data quality solutions for e-commerce and enterprise-wide applications."
CODE-1 Plus is CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System) certified by the US Postal Service and complies with their address matching standards. A comprehensive software solution that cleans, codes, and standardizes address data, CODE-1 Plus is the most efficient and accurate address matching system available today. For any address in the United States, CODE-1 Plus provides the highest possible level of accuracy. Group 1 Software is a leading provider of software for data quality, database marketing, electronic document composition applications, and direct marketing and mailing efficiency applications. Group 1 supports MVS, VSE, AS/400, UNIX (including Linux), Windows NT 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 company is also represented in Latin America, Asia, and Australia. SmartShip Inc. is a Web-based resource that provides fast, personalized shipping information and services to businesses and consumers. Located in Irvine, Calif., the company was incorporated in November 1997 with the goal of creating a sophisticated search engine for the shipping industry. Users of this resource are able to compare services, deadlines and prices that match their shipping requirements. Within the United States, customers can now pay for packages online and arrange to have packages picked up and delivered, without using the telephone, directly from the SmartShip Web site. For more information on SmartShip, interested parties may call 1-949-453-9669 or visit www.smartship.com.