Press Release
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 02, 2000
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
DOC1 To Support USPS’ PLANET Code
New Feature of Group 1's Industry-leading Document Composition System Will Facilitate Electronic Mail Tracking
Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today it is including the PLANET Code as a bar code option in DOC1, its electronic document composition system. PLANET Code enables companies to electronically track their mail to and from its destination through the USPS CONFIRM program. DOC1 is the fastest way to produce dynamic, easy-to-read, personalized business documents for print and on-line delivery.
"In supporting the USPS PLANET Code, our customers can track and determine when documents generated by DOC1 are delivered," said Alan Slater, General Manager of the Electronic Documents Systems Division. "DOC1 customers that have implemented PLANET Code are benefiting tremendously from the application."
With PLANET Code, companies can know when customers receive bills, credit cards, and other important mail. Direct mail advertisers can determine when their communication has been delivered in order to schedule timely telemarketing follow-up. By utilizing PLANET Code, banks, utilities, and other companies that process payments can better manage cash flow. For added benefit, companies can use Group 1's MailStream Plus, which gives companies the ability to presort mail for the maximum in postal savings. In conjunction with MailStream Plus, direct marketers can selectively determine the pieces to which they apply PLANET Codes to track mail at the piece or container level. The DOC1 system allows dynamic document applications to be developed in a WYSIWYG environment on a Windows NT workstation. The DOC1 production engine can run under MVS, Windows NT, UNIX (Sun Solaris, HP/UX and AIX, DEC UNIX), Open VMS, OS/400 or PC DOS. DOC1 is completely printer independent and produces AFP, HP/PCL, PostScript, PDF and line data output. DOC1 already includes support for the most popular bar codes, including POSTNET, 3 of 9, 2 of 5, Code 128 as well as 2D bar codes and data glyphs. For more information about the USPS CONFIRM Program and the PLANET Codes, visit www.planetcodes.com.
For more information about Group 1's support of PLANET Codes, visit the Group 1 booth at Mailcom (Booth #103) - May 3-5 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
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.