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The USPS has agreed to lower the minimum height for the new Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) to .125 from .134 inches. This was a move pushed for by many in the industry, but especially those utilizing ink jet printing technology. The change should dramatically reduce costs associated with switching to the IMB from POSTNET barcode methodology.

A recent notice in the Federal Register will have a dramatic impact on Move Update requirements for both First Class and Standard Class mailers. This appears to be part of the USPS plan for incremental increase in address and data quality in order to ensure greater deliverability and efficiency to postal operation.

The mail tracking system works the same for each mail piece once it has entered the mail stream, however for each company that deploys a mail tracking system the work flow and process flow can vary slightly.

Phase II will focus on data transfer, ingestion, and delivering a robust data system.

The implementation of any enterprise level solution needs careful examination of the current environment, a goal for the future, and a detailed plan to get to that point. An enterprise mail tracking system is no exception. Several key items in the procedure will be examined in this post; process flow, tracking bar code application, enterprise data integration, and business case validation. All of these areas require close interaction between customer and vendor(s) to ensure a smooth and reliable implementation of the mail tracking service.