Press Release
- Date:
- Monday, February 09, 2004
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
Group 1 Software Partners with GrayHair Software For PLANET Code Technology
Group 1 to Enhance Its Clients' Mail Tracking Capabilities Through Partnership with GrayHair
Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with GrayHair Software, Inc. of Moorestown, NJ. Under the agreement, Group 1's MailStream Plus software solution will generate output files in support of GrayHair's Mail·Trak PLANET Code technology. GrayHair Software is the mailing industry's leading provider of PLANET Code processing and mail-tracking services. PLANET Codes enable mailers to track their mail electronically through the United States Postal Service (USPS) CONFIRM program.
Utilizing GrayHair's innovative technology, MailStream Plus users can track mail pieces more easily from postal acceptance through delivery. MailStream Plus is a comprehensive solution for mail preparation that presorts mail for the highest attainable postal discounts from the USPS.
“We're pleased to enter into this partnership with GrayHair Software,” said Tim King, Group 1 Software's vice president of postal affairs. “MailStream Plus customers now have access to a cost-effective, round-trip mail tracking program. This partnership underscores our commitment to continuing to offer our customers the industry's most comprehensive and flexible direct mail software solutions.”
“To be successful, a business must constantly focus on ways to improve its present and future clients' experiences with its products and services,” said Cameron Bellamy, president of GrayHair Software. “The Group 1 Software-GrayHair Software partnership helps both organizations attain that most strategic objective.”
About Group 1 Software:
Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of solutions that help over 3,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their customer and other data. Group 1 provides industry-leading technologies that allow businesses to cleanse and enrich their corporate data, generate personalized customer communications and integrate and deliver data across the enterprise. These technologies are essential components of enterprise applications including customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business intelligence systems. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group 1 offers solutions utilized by leaders in the financial services, banking, GIS/mapping, retail, telecommunications, utilities, insurance and other industries. The company's customer base includes such recognized names as Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, MapQuest, QVC, Siemens, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo. For more information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at http://www.g1.com.
About GrayHair Software:
GrayHair Software, Inc. was founded in February of 2000 and has quickly become the leader in the Confirm/PLANET field. Its leading position and unique “client biased” approach to all of its offerings is the heart of the company's success. All of the company's product offerings, including CampDirector, a direct mail campaign management tool, vProof'n, a virtual proofing tool, and PCS a postage reporting application feature the same “client biased” design that puts the needs of the client first and foremost. For additional information about the company please visit their website at http://www.grayhairsoftware.com or call 866-507-9999.