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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.)

Group 1 Software Named One of Maryland's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program

Group 1's Strong Revenue Growth Places it Among The State's Leading Firms

Group 1 Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services firms. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 1999-2003. Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr is the sponsor for this year's Maryland Technology Fast 50 program and PR Newswire in the official media partner.

Group 1's president, Bob Bowen, credits investments in key technologies and a continuing commitment to complete customer satisfaction with the company's 60% revenue growth from 1999-2003. "That five-year span saw some of the toughest times that ever have faced the software industry," said Bowen. "But by focusing on critical business functions for our customers, and by offering products that offered rapid and substantial returns on investment, we were able to thrive during this time."

"To Succeed during prosperous times is one thing; to succeed in adversity is much more challenging, and that's exactly what the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners have done," said Gary H. Tabach of Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and Office Managing Partner for Deloitte's McLean, Virginia office. "We applaud Group 1 Software for its tremendous accomplishments during economically challenging times and for being one of the elite Fast 50 companies in Maryland."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1999 and $1,000,000 in 2003, must be public or private companies headquartered in North America, and be a "technology company" defined as owning proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues (using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify); and/or devoting a significant proportion of revenues to research and development of technology. Winners of the 19 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit http://www.fast500.com.

Introducing Group 1 Software's "Fundamentals of Mail" class as an interactive CBT (Computer-based Training)! Learn from the Convenience of Your Desktop.

A new CD version of Group 1's popular "Fundamentals of Mail/Preparing Mail for Automation Discounts" class is now available from the Group 1 Education Department. This CD contains the same content as the one-day instructor-led class by the same name. There are even quizzes and tests to measure what you've learned.

Learn the basics of preparing mail for delivery by the USPS at the most favorable rate at your own pace. This CBT program helps you train new employees without having to send them away from the office.

This course covers:

• Direct mail and the USPS Delivery System
• Mail classes and business mail preparation
• Postal discounts
• Automation requirements
• Trays, bags, and pallets
• Postal terminology
• Setting up your first mailing.

A limited number of this $500 value are available — FREE — from Group 1's Education Department. To request your copy, email your name, company name, address and phone number to education@g1.com. Type the words "Free Fun of Mail CD" in the subject line. Allow 3 weeks for delivery. One per company please.

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.

OHIO AREA

Location:	Bank One, 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240
Date:	Thursday, December 9, 2004
Time:	11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Topic:	An interactive product overview.
Contact:	Scott Saffell - scott_w_saffell@bankone.com and Jane Damschroder - jdamschroder@checkfree.com

PHILADELPHIA AREA

Location:	UGI Utilities, Inc., 225 Morgantown Rd, Reading, PA
Date:	November 10, 2004
Time:	9:00 a.m.
Topic:	TBA
Contact:	Susan Miller - smmiller@ugi.com

Please click here for a summary of the August 18, 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 - http://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 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 November 19, 2004.

Newscast - Volume 7, Issue 08
Date: November 1, 2004
Editor: Becki Dustin (cc@g1.com) Asst. Editor: Denny Derr
Phone: 1-800-367-6950

Copyright © Group 1 Software, Inc. 2004. All Rights Reserved.

CASS, CASS Certified, Delivery Point Validation, DPV, eLOT, FASTforward, NCOA_Link, Postal Service, Post Office, Residential Delivery Indicator, RDI, United States Post Office, USPS, United States Postal Service, ZIP Code, and ZIP+4 are registered trademarks of United States Postal Service (USPS). This list is not exhaustive of the trademarks belonging to the Postal Service.

Group 1 Software is a non-exclusive licensee of USPS for FASTforward processing.

Prices for Group 1's products, options and services are not established, controlled or approved by USPS or United States Government. When utilizing RDI data to determine parcel-shipping costs, the business decision on which parcel delivery company to use is not made by the USPS or United States Government.

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