Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software

Press Release

Date:
Monday, October 07, 2002
Contact:
David Peikin
Phone:
(301) 918-0818
Email:
G1@schwartz-pr.com

Group 1 Software Offers Direct Marketers
Maximum in Canadian Postal Presort Discounts
With Canada Post Corporation (CPC) Recognition

Company's SortStream Canada Solution Recognized by CPC's Software Evaluation Recognition Program (SERP)

Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced regulatory approval by Canada Post Corporation (CPC) of Group 1's SortStream Canada postal presort solution. Canada Post has SERP-recognized SortStream Canada for all categories of mail, providing mailers the highest attainable postal discounts. As a significant enhancement, SortStream Canada is now CPC-recognized to support palletization, also referred to as monotainers, for direct marketers presenting mass mailings in Canada. “This latest release of SortStream Canada offer direct marketers the industry's most comprehensive presort solution,” said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. “With SERP-recognition for palletization, we can now provide tremendous cost savings to companies carrying out substantial direct marketing programs in Canada.”

With its easy setup and execution, SortStream Canada runs on every major platform, including Windows NT, MVS, VSE, AS/400, DEC, Unix (including Linux), and Windows 2000. Group 1's industry-leading direct marketing applications dramatically reduce organizations' mailing costs. These solutions enable businesses to maximize postal discounts by standardizing addresses, validating postal codes, and presorting mailings for significant savings from the United States Postal Service and Canada Post Corporation.

Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of software solutions for data quality, marketing automation, customer communications management and direct marketing applications. Group 1's software systems and services enable over 2,000 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 Acxiom, AT&T, Charles Schwab, Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo. For more information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at http://www.g1.com.

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