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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.)

With only a month until opening day, time is running out for you to get your ticket and Get in the Game with Group 1. This year's lineup includes a wide variety of power-packed sessions guaranteed to meet everyone's interests. While at Horizons 2004, take a time-out and stop by the Solutions Center and meet Group 1 partners and vendors. Stop by the Group 1 booth to see demonstrations of the latest and greatest Group 1 products. The Technical Help Center will be staffed by some of Group 1's best to answer any questions you might have about the various products we offer.

For more information about Horizons 2004, visit the Group 1 Web site at http://www.g1.com/uconf. There are session descriptions for your review along with biographies of both the keynote speaker, Jim "The Rookie" Morris and Humorist, Mark Nizer. Register before July 20, 2004 and receive a coupon for $300 off any pre-conference intensive or education class taken before December 31, 2004. Don't hesitate; register today - July is coming quickly and you wouldn't want to miss out on Horizons 2004!

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Well, we've taught MailStream Plus a few new ones! Attend one of our FREE instructor-led eLearning or Public Seminar classes and find out what’s changed and what's the same! Classes will cover regulatory changes, processing changes, installation changes, PLANET Code processing, periodical processing changes, job setup overview, Mail.dat highlights, and drop shipping highlights.

eLearning is LIVE, online, instructor-led training. No travel means reduced expenses and no time away from the office. The class is delivered real-time, so you receive instant feedback to your questions and comments for a truly interactive learning experience. Classes are being offered on the following dates and times:

Public seminars will be conducted on the following dates and times at select Group 1 Regional Training Facilities:

For more information about these training classes or to register to attend, please contact Annette Warder, Education Manager by phone at (301)918-6392 or by email at annette_warder@g1.com. To register online, visit the Group 1 University Web site at http://www.g1.com/education.

Longtime Group 1 Customer Licenses The Only Global Address Data Quality Technology Capable Of Processing Data From Any Number of Countries in A Single Pass

Group 1 Software recently announced that Springer-Verlag New York LLC, a Group 1 customer for nearly a decade, has licensed its Universal Coder. This software solution incorporates, in a single application programming interface (API), Group 1's industry-leading address validation, correction and standardization technologies for over 220 countries and dependencies worldwide. Springer-Verlag New York LLC is a division of Springer Science+Business Media, one of the world's leading scientific publishers.

“Group 1's Universal Coder is a powerful yet easy-to-use technology that provides unparalleled global address data quality,” said Joan Petersen, director of information technology at Springer-Verlag New York LLC. “Thanks to Group 1's technology, we are confident that we will be able to improve dramatically the quality of our customer information.”

The Universal Coder provides unparalleled flexibility by letting organizations implement global address data quality inside the enterprise, or, alternatively, access this functionality via hosted services using a single API. Organizations that have a limited international presence can leverage this feature of the Universal Coder to maintain control of global address information in a cost-effective manner.

The Universal Coder is built on Group 1's LESLIE service-oriented architecture, which enables organizations to integrate Group 1's data quality services seamlessly across the enterprise. By utilizing this unified product architecture, Group 1's data quality solutions can be more easily integrated, configured and maintained, as well as used in a Web Services architecture.

“The selection of the Universal Coder by Springer-Verlag underscores the value of this new technology to our existing as well as prospective customers,” said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. “This technology is ideal for organizations in the market for an address data quality solution providing unrivaled flexibility, unmatched global coverage and the widest platform and operating system support.”

Local User Group meetings are a great place to exchange information, share your ideas with others and learn more about Group 1 products. Please check the listings below and attend the meeting that is most convenient for you.

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.

PHILADELPHIA AREA

Location:	UGI Utilities, Inc., 225 Morgantown Rd, Reading, PA
Date:	Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Time:	9:00 a.m.
Topic:	TBA
Contact:	Susan Miller - smmiller@ugi.com

Please click here for a summary of the May 19, 2004 meeting.

Back issues of NewsCast are being archived. Click previous issues to go the Newscast homepage to review any prior issues.

Below are some links that may be of interest to our customers:

Group 1's Web Page - http://www.g1.com. The Group 1 Software Web site provides customers with valuable information concerning different areas of the company. From this Web site, you can access education information, recent press releases, support, and much more useful information.

USPS Web Site Business Section - http://www.usps.com/smallbiz

The USPS Web Site - www.usps.gov. This Web site allows customers to check out the latest information regarding postage rates and fees, news and events in the postal community, locations of local post offices, and provides various other links. There is also a place where postal service customers can track the status of a package or access other online mailing forms.

Canada Post - http://www.canadapost.ca/splash.asp. This is the direct link to the Canada Post Web site. Follow this link to view a quick and free course in Canadian NDG sorting (http://www.canadapost.ca/business/ndg/default-e.asp).

USPS PostalOne - http://www.pilot.uspspostalone.com. This is the direct link to the USPS PostalOne Web site.

USPS Rapid Information Bulletin Board System - http://ribbs.usps.gov. This is the National Customer Support Center for the United States Postal Service. It provides you mail-service updates, current weather conditions, and other interesting facts pertaining to the Postal Service.

Postal Rate Commission - http://www.prc.gov. The Postal Rate Commission Web site provides information about the organization, its function and procedures, along with postal rates and fees. It also provides a location where you can voice your opinion to the Consumer Advocate.

Nonprofit Mailers - http://www.nonprofitmailers.org. The Alliance is the primary representative of nonprofit mailers before the Postal Rate Commission, at the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Headquarters, and on Capitol Hill.

Postcom - http://www.postcom.org. Postcom is the Association for Postal Commerce. Its Web site provides you with up-to-date information regarding what is going on in the "postal world." It includes links to other helpful sites, as well as a place to contact your US Senators or Representatives.

We welcome comments and suggestions regarding Newscast. Please send them to cc@g1.com. Please be sure to include "NEWSCAST" in your subject line. Please look for your next issue to arrive in your e-mail box on or near July 9, 2004.

Newscast - Volume 7, Issue 05
Date: June 25, 2004
Editor: Becki Dustin (cc@g1.com) Asst. Editor: Denny Derr
Phone: 1-800-367-6950

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