Pitney
Bowes docSense and
Group 1 Software Form a
Global Strategic Business Partnership
Stability
and Reliability, Strong Customer Focus and
Complementary Technology Considered Keys to Partnership
DANBURY,
Conn. and LANHAM, Md., March 5, 2002 -- Pitney
Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), the global leader of integrated mail
and document solutions and Group 1 Software (Nasdaq:GSOF),
a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM)-
enabling software solutions, today announced a strategic
partnership. Under the agreement, Pitney Bowes will resell
Group 1's DOC1 Suite, which provides enterprise-wide solutions
for efficient and effective customer-focused communications.
"Pitney
Bowes understands the value of a comprehensive document
strategy to create and manage highly personalized customer
communications," according to Karl Schumacher, president,
Pitney Bowes docSense. "We offer solutions that enable our
customers to create, produce, distribute, receive and update
mission critical documents in a closed loop messaging cycle.
We are the leading provider of software and services for
the efficient creation and distribution of effective documents
in paper and digital form. This strategic alliance with
Group 1 significantly enhances our ability to better serve
the customer and offer the DOC1 suite as a key component
of our integrated messaging solution."
Pitney
Bowes docSense/Group 1 Partner Page 2 of 3 " After evaluating
the document composition marketplace we concluded that a
durable alliance with Group 1 offers many advantages, including
noteworthy synergies with StreamWeaver, our industry leading
print stream manipulation solution and Digital Document
Delivery, our digital presentment technology. In addition,
our two companies have over 100 years of combined experience
in document processing solutions, share the key attributes
of stability and reliability and have the same core value:
the customer is always first," said Schumacher.
The
DOC1 suite extends the benefits of core document composition
capabilities to include one-to-one marketing and next generation
archive and retrieval. Additionally, DOC1's interactive
drag and drop graphical user interface permits marketers
to include powerful, targeted messages with both print and
electronic communications. The strategic alliance offers
a single solution to create both print and web-based customer
communications and ensures that a company's marketing messages
and corporate branding can be consistent across all contact
channels. Consequently, organizations can realize increased
response rates and a rapid return on investment for message
campaigns.
"This
alliance combines the capabilities of two powerhouses in
customer communications management," said Alan Slater, president
of Group 1's DOC1 Division. "Together, our technologies
touch every part of the enterprise, front end and back end,
forming an integrated closed loop solution. Additionally,
Pitney Bowes docSense and Group 1 can deliver truly global
solutions that can be implemented and supported worldwide."
Pitney
Bowes Inc. is a $4.1 billion global provider of leading
edge integrated mail and document management solutions headquartered
in Stamford, Connecticut. Pitney Bowes docSense is the company's
global provider of premier solutions for the creation and
distribution of efficient and effective documents in paper
and digital form. More information is available at www.pitneybowes.com.
Group
1 Software is a leading provider of customer relationship
management (CRM)-enabling software solutions for data quality,
marketing automation, customer relationship communications
and direct marketing applications. Group 1's software systems
and services enable 2,500 customers worldwide to market
smarter by helping them find, reach and keep customers.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group
1's solutions are utilized by leaders in the financial services,
banking, retail, telecommunications, utilities, e-commerce,
and insurance industries. The company's customer base includes
such recognized names as AT&T, Charles Schwab, Entergy,
GEICO, L.L. Bean, MCI WorldCom, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.
More information is available at http://www.g1.com.
Media
Contact:
Scott Gerschwer
Manager, Media Relations
203-739-3163
Scott.Gerschwer@pb.com
David Peikin
Corporate Communications
Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF)
(301) 918-0818
(301) 918-0430 (fax)
pr@g1.com
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