| Volume 4, Issue 15 | October 26, 2001 |
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Group 1 recently sent the documents listed below to the primary user contacts on a maintenance plan via mass fax, mail, or with your product shipment. You may find these and other documents at www.g1.com/support. (Please have your user ID and password handy.) For our Fax-on Demand system (FOD), please call 301-918-0781 and select menu option 4 to retrieve the document number indicated below. For LISTSERV, visit the Technical Support - Electronic Product Notification area of our web site to subscribe at www.g1.com/support. On our web site customers may NOT have access to all information listed below. It is only accessible if your company owns the particular product and/or platform addressed by the announcement. CODING PRODUCTS REF:C1S240Ad1 - This one-page letter addresses a problem with installing CODE-1 Plus Client/Server version 2.4.0 over version 2.3.0. A workaround is provided in the letter.
REF #: C1P240Ad1 - This one-page letter deals with a problem regarding ZIP code 75603. Customers need to download the Master Patch. The Special Request Download Access Code is included in the letter.
REF #: C1P24G11 - Greenbar listing for the November 2001 US Postal Database. Details file names and sizes.
REF #: DVU2420Ad1 - This one-page letter alerts customers to an issue with the Statement of Accuracy. A patch is available in the Special Requests Download section of our web site.
REF #: GTX200Ad1 - This one-page letter alerts customers to a problem with the August GeoTAX Masterfile.
REF #: MVF160Ad1 - This one-page letter notifies customers of a problem with CASS 3553 forms. The Access Code for Special Requests Download is included in the letter.
REF #: MVF160Ad2 - This one-page letter lists the steps for changing the Platform ID, which is being populated with incorrect information.
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS REF #: ICC300Ad1 - This one-page letter announces the release of Canadian CODE-1 Plus Integrator, version 3.0.0. "Callable Functions" section is included.
REF #: MCA230Ad1 - This one-page letter informs customers of Mail Canada Plus 2.3.0 issues concerning: DCF trays incorrectly sorted by Postal Code; Rural Distribution Facility Keeper Tags and Bundle Labels; and MCS/VSE Static version not producing Mail Detailed Information statement. The Access Code for the Special Request Download patch is provided in the letter.
REF #: MCA230Ad2 - This one-page letter explains the need to use the RECLAIM ACTIVATION GROUP command.
 Education classes are currently being offered in Maryland, California, and Illinois for a number of Group 1's products. Don't miss out on this opportunity to bring something new and valuable back to your company. For more information regarding our education classes, visit our web site at www.g1.com/education or call 800-859-4133.
The USPS has given us information on their new Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT) sortation. The database for coding eLOT is now available from the USPS - and we are gearing up to provide that information to you. Here are the highlights: Effective April 2002, the present LOT database will no longer be provided by the USPS, and beginning in June 2002, only the eLOT product will be available. What does this mean to you? To answer that, let's look at how eLOT is going to be coded and sorted. The coding product will take your ZIP Code, Carrier-ID, and ZIP+4 code against a database, looking for a record where the Delivery Point Code (DPC) is in a range provided. If there is a match, you pick up the appropriate eLOT code and Ascending/Descending indicator. If there is no match, you access a Supplemental database to find a match. The supplemental file returns an eLOT ZIP+4 and DPC which you substitute into your key and attempt the first match again. YOU KEEP THE ORIGINAL ZIP Code, ZIP+4 and DPC for printing and barcoding purposes but must use the eLOT ZIP+4 and DPC in the sorting of the mail. This will require customers to add an additional 6-bytes to their name/address files. The purpose of this 'Supplemental File' is to step back from building-specific and FIRM ZIP+4/DPC codes to the street face ZIP+4/DPC codes so that the mail will be SORTED along the carrier's route but will not change the printing (and barcoding) of the mail piece. To separate these two sets of ZIP+4 and DPC information, new fields a are being added to MailStream Plus 6.3.3 to specify the new eLOT ZIP+4 and eLOT DPC. They will be used for the sortation process, while the regular ZIP+4 and DPC will be used for reports and Mail.dat. It is worth noting also that the proper sortation of LOT as well as eLOT has been clarified by the USPS: The ZIP+4 information as well as the DPC should be included in the manipulation performed to support the Ascending/Descending flag. If this is not done, then addresses such as PO BOXES, where individual ZIP+4 codes are assigned to each PO BOX would not be changed by the A/D flag and would be incorrect, possibly voiding the entire Carrier Route discount.
Group 1 Software recently announced that the integration between its data quality and de-duplication solutions and Siebel eBusiness Applications version 6 has been successfully validated by Siebel Systems. Siebel Systems, Inc. is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. The Group 1 Data Quality Connector for Siebel eBusiness Applications provides accurate, consolidated customer and prospect data in both batch and interactive modes by verifying address information and merging duplicate records. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software enabling multichannel sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail and dealer networks. With this validation, customers of Siebel Systems and Group 1 can verify and correct address data for the United States and over 220 countries and dependencies worldwide. Address data quality enhances customer understanding while increasing target marketing effectiveness, solidifying customer relationships and permitting accurate delivery of goods and services. The integration of the Group 1 Data Quality Connector for Siebel eBusiness Applications also offers highly robust de-duplication functionality. This enables users to preserve previously entered information when consolidating duplicate records as well as automatically merging new data into existing records without having to disrupt workflow. Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven technology leaders to deliver tangible business benefits throughout the enterprise. By choosing Siebel eBusiness Applications and validated partner solutions, Siebel Systems' customers can pursue a best-of-class software acquisitions strategy and quickly deploy the very best solution available. The Siebel Validation Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the rigorous standards of Siebel Systems' testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Alliance Program.
Local User Groups provide an opportunity for all Group 1 customers to communicate with each other and share new ideas. Attend a meeting of the Local User Group most convenient to you and meet fellow users of MailStream Plus, CODE-1 Plus, Dispatcher4, and other Group 1 products. Local User Group chapters are open to ALL Group 1 customers. Membership and registration are handled on a local level. Group 1 clients are invited and encouraged to join the group of their choice. DENVER
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