| Volume 8, Issue 11 | February 14, 2006 |
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Group 1 recently sent the documents listed below to the primary user contacts on a maintenance plan via email, fax, or mail. Primary ship to contacts received release information with the product shipment. You may find these and other documents at http://www.g1.com/support. (You will need your User ID and password). For List Services, visit the Technical Support - List Services area of our Web site to subscribe at http://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. CANADIAN/INT'L PRODUCTS REF#: CXz170DA106 - This seven-page letter announces the availability of the 4th quarter database for CODE-1 Plus International 1.7.0. There have been several changes to international address processing with this 4th quarter database. These changes are detailed in the letter.
CENTRUS/GEO PRODUCTS REF#: CAA000P1106 - This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of the January Release of Centrus Data Products. Media has been shipped.
REF#: GPz510T1206 - This one-page letter informs customers that with the shipment of the January Geographic Coding Plus Quarterly Street Coding Option database, a thirteenth tape has been added. The letter also provides the JCL changes needed to accommodate this addition.
CODING PRODUCTS REF#: 2FL77xTB206 - Technical Bulletin listing for the February 2006 Finalist database. Details load counts.
REF#: 2VM310T1106 - This two-page letter notifies VeriMove 3.1.0 customers of two issues that may affect them. The letter also offers information and recommendations concerning these two issues.
REF#: C1P29GB2 - Greenbar listing for the February 2006 US Postal Database Versions 2.9.0 and 2.9.1. Details load counts.
REF#: DPV29GB2 - Greenbar listing for the February 2006 Delivery Point Validation™. Details load counts.
REF#: LACSGB206 - Greenbar listing for February 2006 LACSLink™ database. Details record counts.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS REF#: HOLIDAYSCHEDULE - This document lists the scheduled dates on which Group 1 will observe holidays for 2006.
OTHER PRODUCTS REF#: LES260C1206 - This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update C01 for Enterprise Server 2.6.0. C01 addresses Change Request 1-15285907, which corrects a memory leak in the client that causes connections to lock up when the system memory threshold is met if you are using the SOCKET connection type. Product Update C01 is a comprehensive product update; all previously released product updates for the clientSDK are contained in C01. Additional details are provided in the letter.
POSTAL PRODUCTS REF#: MSPG7702 - Greenbar listing for the February 2006 MailStream Plus 7.7.0 USPS® Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
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 email. You may find these and other documents at http://www.g1.com/support/. (You will need your User ID and password). 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#: MUz770S3106 - This two-page letter contains details regarding the Pending Product Update S03 for MailStream Plus 7.7.0. Status of this update will be available on the Group 1 Web site, login to Support, My Products, MailStream Plus, Product Updates.
Group 1 Software recently launched G1Blog, a forum for the open exchange of information between Group 1, our customers, and the public! G1Blog provides information and encourages discussions on a wide range of topics, including postal news and trends, technological innovations, and the CCM industry. The authors for G1Blog are Group 1's knowledgeable and experienced managers. Conversant with both our customer base and the players within their respective industries, the G1Blog authors provide you with timely information that is valuable to your business. Group 1 encourages readers to participate in discussions by posting comments, feedback, and questions within G1Blog’s nine public categories. In turn, G1Blog authors will continually provide useful and engaging information and respond to reader comments and questions. Group 1 also offers its customers a special “customers only” section of G1Blog. Customers can use their Support User ID and password to access special content, including:
Group 1 is proud to announce the successful Postal Validation Certification of our Data Quality Connector for SAP software. This new recognition expands our existing collection, which includes the certifications of our Siebel and SAP data quality solutions and the Gold certification of our Microsoft CRM data quality solution. As mentioned in Volume 8, Issue 6 of NewsCast, Group 1 has combined its proven expertise in duplicate management and address quality software – including products such as Universal Coder and Merge Purge Plus – into tools called Data Quality Connectors and Adapters. These tools bring comprehensive solutions to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Sales Force Automation (SFA) markets. Group 1’s technical advancements employ Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web services, and hosted solutions, allowing us to deliver data quality within the SAP, Siebel, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Salesforce.com software systems. For more information on Group 1's Data Quality solutions, please contact Anthony Aruldoss, Director of Product Management, Data Quality Connectors, at Anthony_Aruldoss@g1.com.
The following are the English and French versions of a letter from Lesley J. Donald of Address Management addressing the extension of the SERP Presort re-certification deadline:
...Interested in Beta Testing CODE-1 Plus ACUCOBOL? ...Customers using CASS Certified™ address cleansing products should be aware of an issue with the February 2006 data provided by the USPS. When an address primary number begins with a dash, this address is incorrectly converted when processed by CASS Certified software, producing a match to the incorrect ZIP + 4™. At this time, the USPS does not plan to fix and reissue the February 2006 data. The incorrect flags will be corrected in the March 2006 data.
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: The Group 1 Web site - 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. Group 1 Software's Blog - http://blog.g1.com. Group 1 Software's Blog is an online resource for Group 1's leadership to share innovations, goals, and product/solution news, as well as exchange ideas with visitors. The USPS® Web site - http://www.usps.com. This Web site allows customers to check out the latest information regarding postage rates and fees, news and events in the postal community, and locations of local post offices. The site provides various other links and there is a place where postal service customers can track the status of a package or access other online mailing forms. The Business Section of the USPS® Web site - http://www.usps.com/smallbiz The Canada Post Web site - http://www.canadapost.ca/splash.asp. This is the direct link to the Canada Post Web site. To view a quick and free course in Canadian NDG sorting, follow this link: http://www.canadapost.ca/business/ndg/default-e.asp. The 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. The Postal Rate Commission Web site - 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. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Web site - 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. The Association for Postal Commerce Web site - 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 U.S. Senators or Representatives.
We welcome comments and suggestions regarding NewsCast. Please send them to Customer Information Management cim@g1.com. Be sure to include "NEWSCAST" in your subject line. Please look for your next issue to arrive in your email box on or near March 3, 2006. NewsCast - Volume 8, Issue 11Date: February 14, 2006 Editor: Erica Fenstermacher (cim@g1.com) Asst. Editor:Becki Dustin Phone: 1-800-367-6950 Copyright © Group 1 Software, Inc. 2005. All Rights Reserved. CASS, CASS Certified, DPV™, eLOT, FASTforward, NCOALink™, LACSLink, Postal Service, Post Office, POSTNET, 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 NCOALink™ 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. Subscription Information
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