Technical Services Communication Updates

Group 1 recently provided the documents listed below to the primary user contacts on a maintenance plan via email, fax, mail or the Web. 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, List Services.

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 and International Products


  • REF#: cpcExLtr0207 – This one-page letter contains the expiration dates for the February 2007 CPC Reference File.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: cpcExLtr0307 – This one-page letter contains the expiration dates for the March 2007 CPC Reference File.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: MCz260C1207 – This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update C01 for SortStream Canada 2.6.0 Details about the change requests addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Canadian & International Products
  • REF#: SSCG2602 – Greenbar listing for the February 2007 CPC Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: SSCG2603 – Greenbar listing for the March 2007 CPC Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A

Centrus/Geo Products


  • REF#: CAA000P1207 – This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of the February 2007 Release of Centrus Data Products. Media has been shipped.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: In the Box
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products
  • REF#: GTX501S1107 – This one-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update S01 for GeoTAX 5.0.1. Product Update S01 is available for download from the Group 1 Web site, Support, My Products, GeoTAX, Product Updates. Details are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products
  • REF#: GTX501S2207 – This one-page notifies customers of the availability of Product Update S02 for GeoTAX 5.0.1. Details about the change requests addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products
  • REF#: GTX501T1107 – This one-page letter notifies customers that Group 1 will be providing updates to both the 5-digit FIPS codes and the 9-digit GNIS codes until December 31, 2010. It also notifies customers that data shipments after March 2007 are not backward compatible with versions prior to version 5.0.1.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products
  • REF#: GTX501T1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of the February release of Intel® Itanium® for HP_UX v.11.23.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: Unix
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products

Coding Products


  • REF#: 2FL780TB107 – Technical Bulletin listing for the January 2007 Finalist database. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe, Unix and Windows
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: 2FL780TB207 – Technical Bulletin listing for the February 2007 Finalist database. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe, Unix and Windows
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: 2FL780TB307 – Technical Bulletin listing for the March 2007 Finalist database. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe, Unix and Windows
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: 2VM320S3207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update S03 for VeriMove 3.2.0. Details about the change request addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: iSeries and MVS
  • LIST SERVICES: Coding Products
  • REF#: AQH100T1107 – This one-page letter provides Address Quality Hub Software customers with information relating to the IVPFILE2 JCL and the submission of the Installation Verification Procedure job.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: In the Box
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: C1P31GB2 – Greenbar listing for the February 2007 US Postal Database Versions 3.1.0 and 3.1.1. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: C1P31GB3 – Greenbar listing for the March 2007 US Postal Database Versions 3.1.0 and 3.1.1. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: CPz311T1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of a modification that must be made to the CODE-1 Plus Subscription load JCL (DPVDBINS) in order to accommodate for the addition of a sixth tape to the January DPV™ Database for CODE-1 Plus 3.0.0/3.1.0/3.1.1.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: In the Box
  • PLAT: MVS and IMS
  • LIST SERVICES: Coding Products
  • REF#: DPV31GB2 – Greenbar listing for the February 2007 Delivery Point Validation (DPV™) database. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: DPV31GB3 – Greenbar listing for the March 2007 Delivery Point Validation (DPV™) database. Details load counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: LACSGB107 – Greenbar listing for January 2007 LACSLink™ database. Details record counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: LACSGB207 – Greenbar listing for February 2007 LACSLink™ database. Details record counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: LACSGB307 – Greenbar listing for March 2007 LACSLink™ database. Details record counts.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A

General Announcements


  • REF#: AAA000G1307 – This two-page letter notifies customers of issues concerning changes to the new beginning and ending dates of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the United States.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: All Products
  • REF#: AAA000G2307 – This three-page letter notifies Data Quality Connector, DataSight, GeoStan ES, GeoTAX ES and Universal Coder customers of issues concerning changes to the new beginning and ending dates of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the United States.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: All Products
  • REF#: AAA000P1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of our discontinuation of support for some Group 1 products.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Coding Products
  • REF#: AAA000P2207 – This one-page letter informs customers that the new requirements for CASS™ Cycle L dictate that all CASS Certified™ addresses be processed using both DPV™ and LACSLink™ information. For those customers who have requested that shipments be discontinued, the letter provides instructions for reinstating the database shipping process.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Coding Products

Hosted Services


  • REF#: HDR430T1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of a scheduled maintenance outage for the HotData and OnRoute products that will require an interruption in service.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Hosted Services
  • REF#: ORT240T1107 – This one-page letter notifies customers of a scheduled upgrade to the OnRoute product that will require an interruption in service.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Hosted Services
  • REF#: ORT240T2107 – This one-page letter reminds OnRoute customers of a scheduled upgrade on Thursday, January 25.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Hosted Services
  • REF#: ORT242T1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of a scheduled maintenance outage for the OnRoute product that will require an interruption in service.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Hosted Services

List Products


  • REF#: BMP620RAC06 –
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: List Products

Other Products


  • REF#: ADN704RA307 – This eleven-page letter announces the release of Address Now™ for the First Quarter of 2007 and provides customers with details concerning this release.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: In the Box
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A

Postal Products


  • REF#: MSPG7712 – Greenbar listing for the February 2007 MailStream Plus 7.7.1 USPS® Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: MSPG7713 – Greenbar listing for the March 2007 MailStream Plus 7.7.1 USPS® Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: MSPG7722 – Greenbar listing for the February 2007 MailStream Plus 7.7.2 USPS® Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: MSPG7723 – Greenbar listing for the March 2007 MailStream Plus 7.7.2 USPS® Reference File. Details file names and sizes.
  • LOC: Greenbars and Technical Bulletins
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: Mainframe
  • LIST SERVICES: N/A
  • REF#: MUz772C1107 – This one-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update C01 for MailStream Plus 7.7.2. Details about the change requests addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Postal Products
  • REF#: MUz772P1107 – This two-page letter provides information on and discusses how Group 1 plans to address the aggressive timeframe of the upcoming R2006-1 rate case implementation.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Postal Products
  • REF#: MUz772P1207 – This one-page letter notifies customers of decisions concerning support for versions 7.7.1 and 7.7.2 of MailStream Plus.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Postal Products
  • REF#: MUz780PR307 – This three-page letter announces the upcoming release of MailStream Plus 7.8.0 and provides an overview of several regulatory changes and modifications. Technical Notes are available for download from the Group 1 Support site > Documentation > Technical Product Info.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Postal Products
  • REF#: MUz780TN307 – MailStream Plus 7.8.0 Technical Notes referenced in the MailStream Plus 7.8.0 Release Announcement, MUz780PR207.
  • LOC: Technical Product Info
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Postal Products

Sagent Products


  • REF#: 1DF501C7207 – This three-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update C07 for Sagent Data Flow 5.0.1. Details about the change requests addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF501P1107 – This one-page letter reminds customers that as of June 30, 2007, Group 1 Software will no longer provide production-only support for version 5.0.1 of Sagent Data Flow, including Automation, WebLink, and all related products.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF501P1207_DE – This one-page letter reminds customers that as of June 30, 2007, Group 1 Software will no longer provide production-only support for version 5.0.1 of Sagent Data Flow, including Automation, WebLink, and all related products. This letter is in German.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF501P1207_FR – This one-page letter reminds customers that as of June 30, 2007, Group 1 Software will no longer provide production-only support for version 5.0.1 of Sagent Data Flow, including Automation, WebLink, and all related products. This letter is in French.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF600C1207 – This seven-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Product Update C01 for Sagent Data Flow 6.0.0. Details about the multiple change requests addressed in this product update are included in the letter.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF600S1207 – This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Sagent Data Flow 6.0.0 Windows Product Update S01 for download from the Group 1 Web site, log in to Support > My Products > Admin > Product Updates. Note: Admin may be listed under the Subcomponent category for your products.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: Windows
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products
  • REF#: 1DF600S1207_FR – This two-page letter notifies customers of the availability of Sagent Data Flow 6.0.0 Windows Product Update S01 for download from the Group 1 Web site, log in to Support > My Products > Admin > Product Updates. Note: Admin may be listed under the Subcomponent category for your products. This letter is in French.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: Windows
  • LIST SERVICES: Sagent Products

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Technical Services Pending Product Updates

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.

Centrus/Geo Products


  • REF#: GSL501S1207 – This one-page letter contains details regarding the Pending Product Update S01 for GeoTAX Client/Server ES/Web ES 5.0.1. Status of this update will be available on the Group 1 Web site, login to Support, Product Updates.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Email
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Centrus/Geo Products

Coding Products


  • REF#: 2FL780S2107 – This three-page letter contains details regarding the Pending Product Update S02 for Finalist 7.8.0 on the MVS, CICS and IMS platforms. Status of this update will be available on the Group 1 Support site > Product Updates.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: MVS, CICS and IMS
  • LIST SERVICES: Coding Products

Hosted Services


  • REF#: 2PC200S1B06 – This one-page letter contains details regarding the Pending Product Update S01 for PLANET Code® Generator. Status of this update will be available on the Group 1 Web site, login to Support > Product Updates.
  • LOC: Customer Communications
  • DIST: Web
  • PLAT: All
  • LIST SERVICES: Hosted Services

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Annual Conference: Helping You Understand and Connect

Understand and Connect

Be sure to save the dates, July 18 through 20, 2007, for the Group 1 Software Annual Conference 2007: “Understand and Connect.” The conference will focus on the ways in which the software and solution offerings of Group 1 will help you to better understand and connect with your customers by transforming your customer data into profitable relationships. This year, the conference will be held in Boston, MA at the Hotel Sheraton Boston (http:// www.starwoodhotels.com).

Understanding Your Customers

The Customer Data Quality and Data Integration track will illuminate how our solutions can enable you to aggregate and support customer data quality throughout your enterprise, thereby unifying business intelligence and helping your organization to drive meaningful action in and across operational systems. The Business Geographics track will show you how you can gain a competitive advantage through the transformation of your location-based information.

Connecting to Your Customer

The Mailing Efficiency track will provide information on many topics, including: how the postal increases will impact you, how you can ensure compliance within the volatile regulatory environment, and how you can maximize your postal discounts by ensuring the highest levels of address quality and deliverability. The Customer Communication Management track will cover the CCM solutions, which add value to both industry-specific applications and enterprise-wide business initiatives. Spanning from database to delivery, these solutions can enable you to improve profitability, increase effectiveness and strengthen customer relationships.

You can learn more about Group 1 Software Annual Conference 2007 at http://www.g1.com/About/Events/Conference/.

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Don't Miss These Group 1 University Classes!

Don't miss these newly scheduled classes! For further information or to register for a class, please visit the Group 1 University Web site, http://www.g1.com/Education, and choose Online Registration on the left sidebar.

CODE-1 Plus – Dispatcher4

You will learn how CODE-1 Plus improves the address quality of mail, saving you the time and money it takes to reprocess undeliverable mail. Additionally, you will learn mailing concepts and techniques to return a complete standardized address.

Lanham MD

  • March 27, 2007 – March 28, 2007
  • May 22, 2007 – May 23, 2007

Objectives – Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the capabilities and benefits of CODE-1 Plus
  • Understand the CODE-1 Plus system flow and relationships
  • Understand CASS™ requirements and the CASS™ report
  • Search the CODE-1 Plus database using the Interactive System to answer specific queries
  • Define and discuss US Postal Service™ terminology and concepts
  • Create and submit a batch job that invokes the CODE-1 Plus driver program, access the matching subroutine, and produce reports
  • Learn the basic features and functions of supplemental processing options, including EWS, DPV™, and RDI™

DOC1 4.x Advanced – "Designer Solutions"

Focusing on more complex programming solutions, the advanced hands-on training course delivers involved coding topics. Revisiting and building on the concepts learned in the basic course, this 2.5- to 3-day advanced course demonstrates components vital to intricate documents.

Addison, TX

  • March 27, 2007 – March 29, 2007

Lanham MD

  • May 8, 2007 – May 10, 2007

Objective – The objective of this course is to build on the knowledge received from the beginning course and address common document application requirements.

DOC1 Series 5 Advanced – "Total Knowledge of Solutions"

This course is different than our traditional instructor-lead courses. Taking a different approach in delivering the material, this course guides students through complex logic and allows them to solidify and enforce the information while resolving real business needs. This 2.5- to 3-day course is targeted to advanced users and will allow students to immediately use the knowledge gained with self-paced skill building exercises.

Addison, TX

  • March 13, 2007 – March 15, 2007
  • May 29, 2007 – May 31, 2007

Lanham MD

  • April 17, 2007 – April 19, 2007

Objective – The objective of this course is to provide in-depth exposure to logic techniques and challenge students in the use of DOC1 Series 5 to build applications that resolve real business requirements.

DOC1 Series 5 Basic – "Understanding the Essentials"

This complete hands-on traning course enables you to master everything from the basic DOC1 Series 5 functions to more complex features. Through exercises designed to simulate real life applications, this 2.5- to 3-day course will be delivered in a step-by-step interactive educational atmosphere.

Addison, TX

  • April 10, 2007 – April 12, 2007

Lanham MD

  • March 20, 2007 – March 22, 2007
  • May 22, 2007 – May 24, 2007

Objective – The objective of this course is to present a comprehensive introduction to help users of DOC1 Series 5 build applications and have a firm understanding of the product’s essential functionalities.

DOC1 Series 5 Message1 – Strategic Target Marketing

Outside of the normal DOC1 Design system, Message1 allows you to create messages independently of the main application. This course exposes users to the four user roles: DOC1 Administrator, Project Administrator, Author and Reviewer. This 2-day, instructor-led course teaches attendees how to manage, maintain and implement-marketing messages intended to be used for strategic business documents.

Addison, TX

  • April 25, 2007 – April 26, 2007

Objective – The objective of this course is to understand the Message1 environment, its place in the DOC1 Designer and the various users’ responsibilities.

DOC1 Series 5 PCE (Post Composition Engine) – “Modification Scripting Tool”

In this course, students will receive comprehensive training in the use of the DOC1 PCE tool. Fundamental techniques and practical exposure through popular post processing scripts will be the core of this course. This 2.5- to 3-day course concentrates solely on handling the requirements of post-processing with hands-on exercises to re-emphasize techniques.

Lanham MD

  • April 3, 2007 – April 5, 2007

Objective – The objective of this course is to expose and deliver common PCE script operations through self-paced exercises that are designed to focus on satisfying common business requirements.

MailStream Plus

You will learn how MailStream Plus presorts your mailing file to USPS® specifications. Basic USPS® regulations and possible postal discounts for selected classes of mail will be discussed.

Lanham MD

  • April 24, 2007 – April 25, 2007

Objectives – Upon completion, the student will be able to:

  • Discuss the MailStream Plus system components and functions
  • Understand the USPS® system of pricing tiers and their relationship to worksharing
  • Create and submit batch jobs for different mailing classes and types
  • Generate and review MailStream Plus reports
  • Understand the benefits of a default-driven mail sortation system
  • Able to identify options appropriate for specific mailings

MailStream Plus – Dispatcher4

You will learn how MailStream Plus presorts your mailing file to USPS® specifications. Basic USPS® regulations and possible postal discounts for selected classes of mail will be discussed.

Lanham MD

  • March 29, 2007 – March 30, 2007
  • May 24, 2007 – May 25, 2007

Objectives – Upon completion, the student will be able to:

  • Discuss the MailStream Plus system components and functions
  • Understand the USPS® system of pricing tiers and their relationship to worksharing
  • Create and submit batch jobs for different mailing classes and types
  • Generate and review MailStream Plus reports
  • Understand the benefits of a default-driven mail sortation system
  • Able to identify options appropriate for specific mailings

StreamWeaver Development Using Visual Engineer Workshop

This 3.5-day workshop is appropriate for new technical StreamWeaver users or those who attended training prior to the release of StreamWeaver 4.0.

Lisle, IL

  • March 27, 2007 – March 30, 2007

Objectives – Upon completion, the student will be able to code StreamWeaver to perform the following:

  • Reorder pages within documents
  • Add, delete or modify barcodes for insertion equipment
  • Create multiple-document output
  • Consolidate documents
  • Insert pages into a document
  • Create extract files

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USPS Notification on the RIBBS Web Site

This past February, the USPS® posted the following letter on their Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (RIBBS) Web site:

Dear Postal Customer:

In the continuing effort to provide more efficient and effective mail delivery, starting August 1, 2007, the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) is implementing new requirements in the software you use to process your address lists.

As you are aware, the USPS® relies on address-matching software to ensure the accuracy of addresses on mail qualifying for postage discounts. Each year vendors submit their address-matching software to the Postal Service to certify it through the Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS™). The next regularly scheduled update to this certification process (Cycle L) wil be implemented on August 1, 2007. Starting that date, the process by which a ZIP + 4® code is added to an address (delivery point), will be required to include a primary number validation through the use of Delivery Point Validation (DPV™). Only those addresses that contain primary number information (street, PO Box numbers, Rural Route Box numbers) that can be confirmed as being accurate will be assigned the proper ZIP + 4® code from the USPS® ZIP + 4™ code directory. Addresses that do not have confirmable primary number information may be assigned a 5-digit ZIP Code™ but will not be assigned a ZIP + 4® code; therefore, pieces bearing those addresses will be ineligible for postal automation discounts.

Use of CASS™ Certified software (Cycle L) will provide many benefits including an increased confidence in the quality of the ZIP + 4® coded addresses in your database. Overall, this new DPV™ requirement will help you efficiently reach more of your intended recipients through our automated processes and avoid lost opportunities with your customers due to Undeliverable-As-Addressed (UAA) mail.

We recommend that you do not wait until this new requirement becomes effective in August 2007 – you can start improving your address lists immediately! Talk with your software vendor or service provider to get started. You can process your address lists today using DPV™ to determine which addresses cannot be validated to the delivery point and then use your vendor or Postal Service™ address correction products to resolve those addresses.

You may get more information regarding CASS™ Certified software and these requirements at http://ribbs.usps.gov/doc/cmg.html. Also, you can contact your software vendor or the USPS® National Customer Support Center at 800-642-2914 or via email at CASSMAN.NCSC@USPS.GOV.

Sincerely,

Anita J. Bizzotto
Chief Marketing Officer
And Executive Vice President

Charles E. Bravo
Senior Vice President
Intelligent Mail and Address Quality

For additional information, please visit the USPS Web site, http://www.usps.com/, or the RIBBS Web site, http://ribbs.usps.gov.

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