Postal Affairs Blog

Window Book Announces CoPal Program for Providing Greater USPS Drop Ship Entry Discounts

January 13, 2009, Cambridge, MA

Window Book is proud to announce we have added functionality to DAT-MAIL Toolbox that enables users to utilize ALG Worldwide Logistics CoPal program.  ALG provides the transportation and logistics for co-palletization and destination entry services.  DAT-MAIL software is the front end mailing software.  Together we have a new CoPal program to provide mailers with optimized drop ship entry discounts.

This CoPal program is incorporated in Window Book’s mailing software, DAT-MAIL Toolbox.  Mailers can use CoPal to process Standard Letter mail, and it enables mailers to profit from bigger USPS^® Postage drop ship discounts for entries to approximately 334 USPS^® Sectional Center Facilities (SCFs) and 29 BMC/ASF facilities.  DAT-MAIL Toolbox includes palletization functionality, complete freight planning analysis, Postage Statement generation and postage accounting functionality.  Compared to other post presort mailing software which requires multiple modules to import, palletize and optimize discounts, DAT-MAIL has proven its versatility and speed with easy to use enhanced functionality within one program.

Window Book’s DAT-MAIL is a complete mailing management post presort software that processes both Mail.dat and non-Mail.dat data, and maintains database of postal activities by client, job and permit.  It also allows mailers to generate USPS 8125, PS 3602, and PS 3541 postage statements automatically by importing the Mail.dat or by computer assisted entry of non-mail.dat presort data.  This flexibility and comprehensive reporting feature will help mailers save time, increase productivity and process their jobs faster.

In order to participate in Intelligent Mail Full Service you need to submit your Postage Statements and Mailing Documents electronically (eDocs) using the USPS^® PostalOne!^® system.

The good news is DAT-MAIL supports PostalOne! Mail.dat and Web Services now for transmitting eDocs and scheduling drop shipments with FAST.  DAT-MAIL will support Mail.XML 6 after it is released in fall 2009.

Your Next Step to go live with eDocs
In order for you to take advantage of DAT-MAIL’s support for the PostalOne! system, you must first register with USPS PostalOne!  Then, you have to complete your CAT (Customer Acceptance Test) and parallel test before being accepted by the U.S. Postal Service to go live with eDocs.

Avoid the hassle and let Window Book’s postal experts do the work for you.
All of these procedures including getting PostalOne! User ID and going through CAT and parallel testing can take months.

In effort to facilitate you in preparing for USPS PostalOne! and Intelligent Mail Full Service, Window Book has set up eDocs Expressway to:

Request a no cost consultation regarding the eDocs Expressway now.
Your success is our success.

Thank you for your business and we wish you a prosperous New Year!

Sincerely,

J. Jeffery Peoples
CEO and Founder
Window Book, Inc.

January 6, 2009, Cambridge, MA

Window Book has successfully completed the USPS Intelligent Mail Label evaluation process and is now a certified vendor for producing Intelligent Mail^® tray labels for Intelligent Mail full service. This means mailers can utilize Window Book’s DAT-MAIL mailing software to produce 10/24 Tray and Sack Transitional Tags for Intelligent Mail testing or live jobs now and the 24 digit only barcode in May of 2009. Mailers can be confident that when they use DAT-MAIL to produce their tray labels now or in the future they are complying with current regulations as well as the new requirements for upcoming USPS^® Intelligent Mail Full Service.

The USPS Intelligent Mail barcode is an electronic system designed for real-time data exchange by the mailers and USPS to communicate information on address quality, presort data accuracy, and postage payment.

Window Book’s DAT-MAIL includes Intelligent Mail solutions to help mailers comply with Intelligent Mail full service requirements, including Intelligent Mail barcoded sack/tray tags and pallet placards, electronic mailing documentation (eDocumentation) with PostalOne! using Mail.dat upload, Wizard Web Services or Mail.XML files, and FAST web services for Drop ship appointment setting.

“It is critical for business mailers to get their systems ready now for Intelligent Mail full service to maintain best practices and manage their mail production costs effectively. Window Book’s DAT-MAIL will allow mailers to meet Intelligent Mail Full Service requirements and optimize postal cost effectiveness,” said Jeffery Peoples, Window Book’s CEO.

About Window Book:
Window Book has helped clients manage their operations more profitably since 1989. A leader in mailing
and shipping software for lettershops, corporate mailers, service bureaus, and mail owners. Window Book’s
best-in-class postal solutions include: Intelligent Mail Full Service, eDocs, Mail.XML, FAST, Bound Printed Matter, Express Mail and Priority Mail Open and Distribute, New Commercial Plus rates, eVS, Mail.dat^®,
post-presort data management, entry planning, drop shipping, postage accounting, postal documentation
& statements, meter and stamp management, delivery confirmation, manifesting shipping system,
and PostalOne!
 

Contact information:
Sooyoung Han
617-395-4573
Marketing Coordinator
mailto:shan@windowbook.com?subject=USPS Certification for Producing Intelligent Mail Tray Labels

Window Book releases Postal Package Partner with new USPS Domestic Rates effective January 18^th 2009

Cambridge, MA, December 23, 2008

Window Book releases Postal Package Partner with new January 18th 2009 USPS domestic rates including the new Commercial Plus rates for Express Mail and Priority Mail. 

Effective January 18, 2009 pricing for shipping services will change for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and some international products.  For domestic service, it offers new competitive Commercial Plus pricing for high-volume Express Mail and Priority Mail users with upfront discounts.   Express Mail is about 14.5% lower than retail prices and 7% lower than retail prices for Priority Mail.  

This Commercial Plus pricing is available to existing Priority Mail permit imprint customers who have shipped more than 100,000 pieces in the previous year (approx. 400/packages per day) or shipped more than 600 PMOD containers (Priority Mail Open & Distribute) in the previous year.  Express Mail Commercial pricing is available to manifest customers who shipped more than 6,000 pieces in the previous year.

Since May 2008, USPS has already made available discounted rates for businesses that send parcels through the U.S. Postal Service.  Many businesses have not taken advantage of these rates because they did not know about them or did not have the software to utilize those rates.

Be sure you are already getting your Commercial discounts and rates with the USPS and you are ready for the new rates effective January 18^th 2009.

Prior to May 12, 2008 regardless of your package volume or how you paid for your postage USPS customers paid the same per piece (retail) price, as you and I. Now you can only use a postal permit or PC Postage to receive volume pricing and volume rebate incentives.  http://www.windowbook.com/Products/SoftwareforShipping.aspx [Postal Package Partner] is a shipping and manifesting software which prints shipping labels, uses permits to process postage, and transmits electronic files to the USPS.  All of Window Book’s Postal Package Partner (PPP) manifest customers qualify for the new lower Commercial Plus rates.

“In this tough economy when postal customers are looking to save money and reduce expenses, we are pleased to help shippers benefit from lower competitive prices which are offered by the Postal Service today and next year with Commercial Plus pricing structure,” said Jeffery Peoples, Window Book’s CEO.