Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software


Press Release

Date:
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Anexsys Selects Group 1´s DataVerse for Web Version
of World´s Largest Electronic Payment System


Solution to Provide Real-time Address Verification

Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced that Chicago-based e-gov provider Anexsys has selected Group 1's DataVerse solution for real-time verification of customer address data. Equally owned by Bank One and Firstar Bank, Anexsys works with federal, state, and local governments to design, build and implement innovative technology solutions.

Anexsys is one of two providers selected by the federal government for the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), the world's largest electronic payment movement system. This fall Anexsys will launch EFTPS Online, a Web site enabling individuals and businesses to enroll and pay taxes electronically, using the strongest encryption and security technology available.

"By verifying address information in real-time, DataVerse US will be an integral component of EFTPS OnLine," said Mike Bickham, integration manager at Anexsys. "DataVerse will also significantly reduce our return mail fees and optimize customer registration by eliminating manual procedures associated with our current paper enrollment system."

"We're very pleased that Anexsys has chosen DataVerse US for integration into EFTPS OnLine," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1. "This utilization of DataVerse in a major new application underscores the value of Group 1's data quality solutions for providing accurate customer data in real-time."

With assured address data quality, DataVerse US improves deliverability of goods, thereby reducing the costs of undeliverable shipments and increasing customer satisfaction. The highly scalable, easy-to-integrate DataVerse offerings can handle transactional volumes generated by the largest e-businesses. DataVerse supports both Java and COM (ActiveX) interfaces.

Group 1 Software is a leading provider of software for data quality, marketing automation, customer relationship communications, 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, continental Europe, and Latin America. The company is also represented in Asia and Australia.

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