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When mailers decide how they will implement Intelligent Mail® the benefits they can derive will be based on the level of uniqueness they will assign to the Intelligent Mail® Barcode number. Even if there are no immediate needs to take advantage of these potential benefits, mailers would be wise to design their IMB implementation to assign barcode numbers unique to the mailing and the addressee so that Intelligent Mail® benefits can be enjoyed at a later date without another implementation project.

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 implementation of the R2006-1 rate case in two phases on May 14, 2007 and July 15, 2007 poses new challenges to mailers and the USPS. It is full of nuances that can affect your postage and workflow in unexpected ways. This is a series where we will present a few of these at a time.

Many customers have been calling with questions about the new USPS OneCode Solution(TM) from the USPS. A few of the question are answered directly below, with links provided to offcial sources of information.

It was not American Idol, the Academy Awards, or Broadway Show production where there were lines and standing room only; it was the National Postal Forum Address Quality Symposium. Yes, standing room only... for addressing?

Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP) will be extending the April, 2006 deadline for re-certifying software for Presort, to January 11, 2007.

One way to avoid the residential delivery surcharge is by barcoding your mailings with an RDI. Find out how.