USPS: Postal Board of Governors approve funding to create information mailstream.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 September 1998-USPS: Postal Board of Governors approve funding to create information mailstream (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:010998 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors approved funding today for two separate programs that together will create a national network of data information that can track letter mail and diagnose service problems.

New customer products may also be developed using the new data. The Identification Code Sort program (ICS) will add a new function to 9,000 barcode sorting machines nationwide that will utilize an untapped resource -- the fluorescent barcode that is currently applied to the back of letters. This information contained on this tag identifies the type of mail, the machine...