Windowbook--The United States Postal Service announced last week their intention to increase postage on competitive shipping products by an average of 4.6%. This increase, which still must be approved... View More
An expert describes how S-42 will improve address data quality and could form the foundation of an international change of address system that would also conveniently avoid the privacy law problems inherent... View More
Periodicals mailers can now schedule their Facilities Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®)) Mixed Periodicals appointments (Periodicals mixed with Standard and/or Package Services mail) as if they... View More
Multichannel Merchant--How could the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service save at least $4.5 billion a year? By moving from door-to-door delivery to curbside delivery, according to a USPS Office of Inspector... View More
The Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) and PostalOne!® Full Service Data Distribution systems will be upgrading to the latest IDEAlliance® Mail.XML® version 10.0 in June 2011.... View More
Postal News Blog--In a report on federal agencies' compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the US Postal Service was singled out for "egregious" failure to comply with the Obama administration's... View More
Post&Parcel--Itella has made its e-letter solution NetPosti available to mobile devices The NetPosti service is now available on iPhone and Android phones, as well as tablet devices, such as the Apple... View More
Postal News Blog--Contract negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service resumed Nov. 29, with a Dec. 1 deadline fast approaching. Talks will continue on Nov. 30. The union and management discussed... View More
ZDNet--The [USPS Summer Postage] sale (which is running again this summer) gave large mailers a 30% credit for additional volume mailed over a specific threshold. I was really rooting for the USPS and... View More
NEW YORK - The U.S. Postal Service celebrated another example of its environmental leadership as it dedicated its first and New York City's largest green roof high atop the Morgan mail processing facility.... View More
Founder and President K. Jon Runstrom will be succeeded in July 2010 by Executive Vice President Chris Lien and Senior Vice President Jim Mann ... View More
I'm skimming over a conference report from the Senate Financial Services and General Government appropriations committee (really a fun way to spend your Wednesday afternoon!), and I came across this passage... View More
From CityMail's Blog--10. Vertical rules on the address side of postcards that crimp address space. (Talk about a good way to ensure your piece won't be delivered!) 9. Use of incorrect wording on the mailing... View More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service's sustainability goals and plans were posted by the White House today on its new website, whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq. The website presents federal government... View More
DMM Advisory: IMb Services Update. New FAST Help Desk (August 30, 2010): As announced in the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) 14.3.0 Release Notes (August 15, 2010), the Postal Service... View More
WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe today announced the top executives who will work directly with him in creating a more profitable, nimble U.S. Postal Service, able to compete aggressively... View More
The Mailers Technical Advisory Committee has formed a new workgroup (MTAC Work Group # 138) to develop an approach to streamline the drop shipment process to provide mailers and the Postal Service with... View More
Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced that Rocky Mountain Mail Services (RMMS) has integrated Engineering Innovation's EZ Flats System with Parascript's... View More
PostalNews Blog--From the National League of Postmasters: We are in receipt of a July 28, 2010, letter from Postal HQ stating effective immediately, all hiring, promotions and placement of non-bargaining... View More