| Volume 6, Issue 15 | January 23, 2004 |
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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 List Services, visit the Technical Support - List Services 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 licenses the particular product and/or platform addressed by the announcement. CODING PRODUCTS REF#: MFz171T1104 - This one-page letter notifies customers that MOVEforward and MOVEforward Connect 1.7.0 will not function after January 31, 2004. Upgrading to version 1.7.1 with Product Update C01 is necessary to ensure the highest standards of quality and uninterrupted service.
REF#: GTX320T1104 - This one-page letter informs GeoTAX customers that CODE-1 Plus 2.5.0 will not function after January 31, 2004. Upgrading to version 2.5.1 with Product Update C01 or version 2.6.0 is necessary to ensure the highest standards of quality and uninterrupted service.
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS REF#: CPCExLtr0204 - This one-page letter contains the expiration dates for the January 2004 CPC Reference File.
REF#: SSCG2402 - Greenbar listing for the February 2004 CPC Reference File. Details load counts.
OTHER PRODUCTS REF#: DSG350T1104 - This one-page letter informs MailStream Plus 6.3.6 customers of an amendment to the Domestic Mail Manual preparation standards for Standard Mail flats. The proposed implementation date of this change is April 4, 2004. Details are included in the letter.
POSTAL PRODUCTS REF#: MUz636T1104 - This one-page letter informs MailStream Plus 6.3.6 customers of an amendment to the Domestic Mail Manual preparation standards for Standard Mail flats. The proposed implementation date of this change is April 4, 2004. Details are included in the letter.
REF#: MUz636S2104 - This one-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update S02 for MailStream Plus 6.3.6 for download from the Group 1 Web site, login to Support, Product Updates. S02 corrects defect 1-7993801 (inability to enter QU AMT 5DS through PDF screen). This applies to iSeries customers only.
The following documents have recently been posted to the Pending Product Updates area of the Group 1 Support site. Once a Product Update becomes available, Group 1 will notify the primary user contact for that product via mass fax. You may find these and other documents at www.g1.com/support/. (Please have your user ID and password handy.) On our Web site, customers may NOT have access to all information listed below. It is only accessible if your company licenses the particular product and/or platform addressed by the announcement. POSTAL PRODUCTS REF#: MPP643S6104 - This one-page letter contains detail regarding the Pending Product Update S06 for Merge/Purge Plus 6.4.3. Status of this update will be available on the Group 1 Web site, login to Support, Product Updates.
Have you attended a Local User Group meeting
in your area recently? These meetings are a great way to share information
with others. Local User Groups are a great source of knowledge and
experience as well as a great place to discuss what is happening
in the industry and how it may affect your organization. Check the
listing below and attend a meeting at your next opportunity.
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. PENNSYLVANIA AREA
Sign up today for one of several excellent education classes Group 1 is currently offering throughout the month of February. Classes other than those listed below may be available upon request. Please call 1-800-859-4133 for class dates and locations. These classes give you the opportunity to get answers to your questions and to share your experiences with Group 1 products with others. For more information regarding Group 1 University's offerings,
visit our Web site at http://www.g1.com/education.
The following Public Seminars (Traditional Education Classes) are currently being offered:
Take a look at some of the recent updates and additions that have been made to this valuable section of our Web site. The FAQs are listed by product so you can easily find the questions that apply to your specific products. There is also a link to the FAQ Submission Form if you have a question/answer you would like to have considered. Below are a few of the most recent additions and updates to this area.
I am getting an incorrect GeoTAX key for a specific address.
What should I do? I want to install Universal Coder 1.0.0 for UNIX but have other
Group 1 products installed. Would this cause an issue? If so, how
do I uninstall all my other products? How do I create a separate C6BMCOR file with Canadian CODE-1
Plus for corrected output records only? For a complete list of all available FAQs, please visit the FAQ area of the Support Web site at www.g1.com/support/faq.
It has been a busy year here at Group 1, and the 23rd Annual Group 1 Users Conference will be one area where you will notice many changes. This year's coaches (Darin Gillenwater and Kenn Bryant) along with the Conference Committee "team" are hoping to hit a homerun when you "Get in the Game" at Horizons 2004, July 21-23, 2004. This year the 'arena' will be the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Georgia. Guest rooms will be offered at a special rate of $139 for Group 1 customers through June 25, 2004. The rooms are sure to fill up quickly with returning fans, so make your reservations early. With the addition of Sagent and Centrus to the Group 1 Software family, the line up will include more of the informative sessions that the conference is known for. The 'Hands on Product Labs' that were premiered last year were so popular that they've been expanded to two tracks! Remember, advance registration for the Hands on Products Labs is required. Note on your registration form in the comment portion which labs you wish to attend. The Early Bird Promotion, running through the end of March 2004, gives you the opportunity to get your seats 'on the 50 yard line' for $395- that's $200 off of the normal price! Remember: Horizons 2004 is the best place for Group 1 customers to network with other users, to get first hand information about Group 1 products and industry trends, as well as have the opportunity to provide invaluable feedback to Group 1. If you haven't registered don't sit on the bench! 'GET IN THE GAME' with Group 1 Software!
The U.S. Postal Service has changed the rules for its next round of Merlin implementation that takes effect Jan. 17. Merlin, or Mail Evaluation Readability and Lookup Instrument, is used to validate address accuracy for mailers receiving automation rates. The USPS had said that it would allow a 1 percent tolerance for multiple instances of identical ZIP+4 codes and other address accuracy errors, but no tolerance for the incorrect use of ZIP+4 codes 0000 or 9999. Last week, however, the agency changed the rule so that mailings with multiple instances of identical ZIP+4 codes or other errors will still receive automation rates. There will still be no tolerance if any piece has "0000" or an incorrectly assigned "9999." Merlin will sample all mailings of letters or oversized envelopes that exceed 10,000 pieces and about one in six mailings of less than 10,000 pieces. ~ DM News, January 12, 2004
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