US POSTAL SERVICE: Pushing the "smart" envelope.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 April 1999-US POSTAL SERVICE: Pushing the "smart" envelope (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:270499 * U.S. Postal Service and EMA Foundation announce findings on Intelligent Document Study Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Postal Service and the Envelope Manufacturers Association Foundation for Education and Research announced today findings on the future of paper-based communications.

The report asserts that an "intelligent document" potentially can be used by mailers to initiate an electronic transaction, confirm delivery, and track the mailpiece from mailbox to delivery -- essentially enabling mail to "talk" to the customer as it travels through the mailstream. "We welcome new technologies in envelope manufacturing that support an...