Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software


Press Release

Date:
Monday, April 09, 2001
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Europolitan Vodafone Selects Group 1 Software
for Customized Billing


Web Delivery of Customized Statements Provides Europolitan Vodafone with Competive Advantage in Swedish Telecom Market

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today that Sweden's Europolitan Vodafone has implemented Group 1's DOC1 customer relationship communications solution to deliver comprehensive, customized billing statements. DOC1 is the fastest way to produce personalized business documents for both print and on-line delivery. Europolitan Vodafone will utilize DOC1's HTML, XML and PDF output to develop Web-based invoices incorporating one-to-one marketing messages.

"With today's rapidly changing business demands, DOC1 gives us the flexibility to create new billing formats rapidly and with the minimum of effort," said Björn Linge, billing process manager at Europolitan Vodafone. "With DOC1, we can rapidly support changes to billing formats and present a customized invoice in a cost-effective, secure fashion. With customer service a priority, presenting invoices in HTML and XML for Web delivery demonstrates our determination to secure and retain customers in the highly competitive Swedish telecom market."

"We're very excited to have been selected by Europolitan Vodafone to work with them to deliver customer bills via the Web," said Paul Webb, DOC1's European vice president of sales and marketing. "In the area of customer care, DOC1 offers a tremendous competitive advantage. With the potential to add customized marketing messages for cross-selling purposes, DOC1 will help Europolitan Vodafone remain ahead of the game in a highly competitive marketplace."

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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For More Information contact:

Sue Eyles or Mike BealeBlueBird Associates Ltd.Graffix HouseNewtown Business ParkHenley on ThamesRG9 1HGPaul Webb or Debbie SmithGroup 1 Software Europe Ltd.2 Siskin HouseCroxley Business HouseHatters LaneWatford WD18 8UE Tel: + 44 (0) 1491 842940Fax: + 44 (0) 1491 842941Tel: + 44 (0) 1923 216060Fax: + 44(0) 1923 255280 email: sue.eyles@bluebirdmedia.co.ukemail: mike.beale@bluebirdmedia.co.ukweb: http://www.bluebirdmedia.co.ukemail: dasmith@group1software.co.ukemail: pwebb@group1software.co.ukweb: http://www.g1.com