In order to provide our MVS and IMS customers with a more streamlined installation process, we have modified the way our products are delivered. To facilitate the 'ready to run' executables, as documented in customer communication AAA000T1605, the way in which Group 1 packages all product updates has changed. As a result, users no longer need to use IEBUPDTE to extract the object modules after the FTP step. To extract the object and/or load modules, users must now use the IKJEFT01 program. The MVSPATCH.jcl that is supplied with the product updates has been modified to use the correct program for extracting the object and/or load modules.

For any user that has customized JCL in place to install Group 1 product updates, the following JCL lines should be used to replace any existing IEBUPDTE or IEBCOPY processing:

//RECEIVE EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,REGION=1500K
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN DD *

RECEIVE INDSN('yourhlq1.ppp.OBJ')
DATASET('yourhlq2.prdct.OBJLIB') VOL(volum2)

RECEIVE INDSN('yourhlq1.ppp.LOAD')
DATASET('yourhlq2.prdct.LOADLIB') VOL(volum2)

Canada Post Corporation (CPC) has requested that Group 1, as a software vendor, inform our customers of a recurring problem with the submission of Statements of Accuracy (SOA). CPC has noted that the majority of Statements of Accuracy are being submitted without completed mailer information. Per regulations ALL Statements of Accuracy should include the exact name, address and customer number of the customer file that is being processed.

Canadian CODE-1 Plus provides an area on the Statement of Accuracy for this information to be entered. Canadian CODE-1 Plus also includes an option to have the CUSTOMER NAME and CUSTOMER ADDRESS entered in the job setup to be printed out on the Statement of Address Accuracy when it is produced. Currently there is no software provision to have the customer number entered in the job setup to be printed out on the CUSTOMER CPC NUMBER line. A change request has been entered and this functionality will be included in a future release.

At this time, to have Canadian CODE-1 Plus temporarily print the Customer CPC Number on the Statement of Accuracy, the last Customer Address Line can be used. Further details on this are provided in letter number C6z302T1705, available on the Group 1 Web site, http://www.g1.com/Support, log in to Support, Documentation, Customer Communications.

According to DM News:

"The U.S. Postal Service debuts an address correction service July 17 that aims to fix minor errors in mailers' address lists, such as incorrect or transposed letters in a street name, missing directionals and abbreviations that prevent accurate barcoding. The USPS said the Address Element Correction Service Level 2 tool will improve the speed and accuracy of mail delivery and can avoid repetitive correction of the same customer record. AEC II enhances the existing basic service, begun in the early 1990s.

'Major mailers have been asking us to create this service for them,' said George T. Hurst, brand manager of direct mail at the USPS. The postal service said millions of addresses in mailers' files have been examined and corrected with the tool, which produces a diagnostic report about the mailers' list management practices. Current electronic success rates average 35 percent to 50 percent of the previously unmatched addresses.

With AEC II, bad addresses that the basic service cannot resolve are submitted electronically to delivery offices for correction. Delivery units perform this correction through information from carriers and clerks. Hurst said the new service is one of several tools that the USPS is working on to reduce undeliverable-as-addressed mail. At the National Postal Forum last spring, Postmaster General John E. Potter said he wants to cut UAA mail 50 percent."

For more information concerning the AEC II, please visit the DM News Web site at http://www.dmnews.com.

Local User Groups are an integral part of Group 1. With groups located throughout the United States, many opportunities are available where users can meet and discuss important topics concerning their company and Group 1 Software. Meetings provide a method for addressing concerns and sharing ideas. It is a great way to bring new and useful information back to your company. Take a look at the list 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:	TBA
Time:	9:00 a.m.
Topic:	TBA
Contact:	Susan Miller - smmiller@ugi.com

Please click here for a summary of the April 27, 2005 meeting.

…Canada Post has released its latest set of Communications Business Price and Service changes, which will take effect on January 16, 2006. Comprehensive information about these rate changes, including FAQs and .pdf versions of the new Customer Guides and Communications Business Product Price Sheets can be accessed on Canada Post’s Web site. Go to http://www.canadapost.ca/business and click on the link, “Coming January 16, 2006.”

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.com. 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.

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