-National Training Initiative Extended to Include Managerial Level-
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oce Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCENY) announced today that it has increased its participation in the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Mailpiece Quality Control (MQC) training and certification program to enable clients to reduce postal costs and improve delivery. With a goal to have over 90 percent of its field personnel and management staff certified, Oce Business Services already has trained 88 percent of its senior level managers.
Through MQC training, mail services organizations can increase their knowledge of mail piece design to ensure its alignment with the USPS' goal of 100 percent automation compatibility. Oce's commitment to this program is exceptionally noteworthy, as on-site personnel, in addition to the company's operations managers, are MQC trained and certified.
Oce's training aligns with the USPS course guidelines and consists of intense study of bar coding specifications and requirements, mail classifications and processing categories, addressing, endorsements, reply mail, permit imprints and special handling of sensitive materials. Upon the successful completion of the curriculum, Oce Business Services employees take the MQC certification examination and with a passing grade are issued a certificate by USPS.
Walter Baransky, Chief Operations Officer of Oce Business Services, said, "Our clients rely on us as a trusted advisor. MQC certification means we're able to ensure that our clients' high-volume mailings align with USPS regulations and are therefore eligible for postal savings. We're also able to advise our clients on how to design mail pieces with optimal deliverability, enabling them to take advantage of further discounts through automation and proper mail piece design."
Direct mail campaigns, as well as other communication initiatives distributed by postal mail, require substantial planning that often span 6 - 8 weeks in advance of the actual mailing date. Organizations often neglect to consider postage costs as part of this planning. Earlier in 2006, the USPS filed with the Postal Rate Commission for another rate hike. While previous postal costs were primarily driven by weight, under the pending proposal, a mail piece's shape will also impact the cost of postage. Although the new regulations won't be in effect until spring 2007, Oce Business Services is positioned to advise clients on the best ways to reduce postage costs while ensuring expeditious treatment of their mail campaigns.
Mr. Baransky added, "Oce Business Services is committed to achieving greater productivity while reducing costs for our clients. Having our field personnel and managers trained in MQC means we can be a more effective strategic partner, which translates into process improvements as well as postal savings for our clients." About Oce Business Services Oce Business Services is one of the world's leading providers of document process management services and technology to law firms, corporations and the public sector. Its spectrum of managed solutions spans the document lifecycle. These include print/copy, mail services, Six Sigma(R) based performance management, records management and eDiscovery. CaseData is a division of Oce Business Services and one of the most experienced providers of eDiscovery, paper discovery, forensics and web-based review services for complex litigation and regulatory compliance matters. Oce Business Services' integrated capabilities allow it to serve enterprise-wide requirements with advanced technology, people and processes. By enabling organizations to manage and control document assets, Oce helps reduce costs, increase efficiency, mitigate risk and introduce innovation. To learn more, visit http://www.ocesolutions.com or http://www.casedata.com.
About Oce
Oce N.V. (Nasdaq: OCENY) is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. The company's solutions are based on Oce's advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Oce digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Oce also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions. Oce employs around 24,000 people, with 2006 annual revenues of approximately $4 billion, operates in approximately one hundred countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania. Oce North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues were approximately $1.7 billion for fiscal 2006, and employment is currently 11,000. For more information about Oce, visit http://www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult http://www.oce.com . Six Sigma is a registered trademark of Motorola Corporation.