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.

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.)

. . . The USPS® has issued a notice to customers regarding items being mailed to Canada. Canadian Customs and the postal administration are enforcing strict addressing requirements for all incoming mail. For more information or for a copy of this notice, please refer to the USPS® Web site at http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/welcome.htm and select News Release #04-069 (Canadian Officials Strictly Enforce Customs, Addressing Requirements For Inbound International Mail).

. . . According to an article by the Association of Nonprofit Mailers, "the USPS proposed [an] amendment to the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standards concerning material eligible for mailing at Standard Mail postage rates. The revised standards clarify the circumstances in which mail containing 'personal' information may be eligible for Standard Mail, rather than First-Class Mail, rates." For more information concerning this amendment or for a copy of the Federal Register notice, please visit the Web site for the Association of Nonprofit Mailers at http://www.nonprofitmailers.org/news.html.

. . . The Supported Platforms area of the Group 1 Support site has been updated to include both Enterprise Solutions and Centrus product lines. For more information concerning the supported platforms or to view these documents, go to http://www.g1.com/support, Supported Platforms. These documents are updated frequently as new platforms/operating systems are added. Support for specific platforms/operating systems may be discontinued in conjunction with industry standards.

Group 1 Software's "Fundamentals of Mail" class as an interactive CBT (Computer-based Training) is all the rage! Learn from the convenience of your desktop.

The new CD version of Group 1's popular "Fundamentals of Mail/Preparing Mail for Automation Discounts" class is still available from the Group 1 Education Department and there are still a few free copies available. 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 few 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:	February 2005/March 2005
Time:	A more specific date and time will be provided in a future issue.
Topic:	Possible site visit.
Contact:	Susan Miller - smmiller@ugi.com

Please click here for a summary of the November 17, 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 December 17, 2004.

Newscast - Volume 7, Issue 09
Date: November 30, 2004
Editor: Becki Dustin (cc@g1.com) Asst. Editor: Denny Derr
Phone: 1-800-367-6950

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