Pitney Bowes to Showcase Advanced Mailing, Shipping and Messaging Systems and Solutions At National Postal Forum

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

National Postal Forum

Booths No. 444, No. 458 and No. 644

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000

Special Previews of ClickStamp(R) 2.0, www.postinsight.pb.com

and USPS Delivery Confirmation

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) today announced that it will showcase a broad array of its technologically advanced mailing, document delivery, logistics management, outsourcing and financial services solutions at the National Postal Forum - booths No. 444, No. 458 and No. 644 - September 10 - 13, in Anaheim, CA.

The company will also offer special previews of ClickStamp(R) 2.0 - the newly enhanced version of its Internet postage service, www.postinsight.pb.com - an online knowledge base devoted to news and research about global postal trends and industry issues, and USPS Delivery Confirmation - using IntelliLink(TM) Connectivity on the DM300(TM) mailing system.

"As businesses look for new and more efficient ways to reach their customers, the communications landscape is becoming a complex mix of physical and digital delivery. Our unparalleled expertise in the mail and messaging industry makes Pitney Bowes uniquely qualified to partner with businesses to manage communications and business basics and span this new "digital divide," said Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc. "We offer the most comprehensive suite of products and services to meet the broadest spectrum of mail and message processing needs for businesses of all sizes."

Some of the products and services that will be displayed include Pitney Bowes Incoming Messaging Solutions revolutionary M3(TM) System for automated sorting and handling of mixed mail; Pitney Bowes Management Services; Pitney Bowes docSense D3 for digital document delivery; Pitney Bowes TranScape Arrival and Ascent shipping and logistics solutions; and Pitney Bowes Ergonomic Solutions.

ClickStamp(R) 2.0 features a Welcome Wizard - a user-friendly virtual coach that guides users through every step of the set-up process - and is fully integrated with Microsoft(R) Word(R) to enable users to print postage from the same program they use to write their correspondence. The advanced promotional features in ClickStamp(R) 2.0 allows users to print graphics, messages, logos and even website addresses for a more professional look and the enhanced address verification function utilizes the latest U.S. Postal Service data to reduce address errors and returns. ClickStamp(R) 2.0 is also integrated with the most popular contact management software programs like GoldMine(R), Act(TM) and Outlook(R).

There will also be a sneak preview of the new Pitney Bowes sponsored www.postinsight.pb.com at booth No. 444. Updated daily, postinsight.pb.com will deliver the global postal community a reference resource devoted to news and research about global trends and industry issues that impact posts around the world.

IntelliLink(TM) Connectivity on the DM300(TM) mailing system, currently available in limited areas, will also be previewed at the Forum and launched nationally in October. IntelliLink(TM) Connectivity enables integrated USPS Delivery Confirmation.

Pitney Bowes Inc. is a $4.4 billion global provider of total messaging solutions. It serves over 2 million businesses of all sizes in 118 countries through dealer and direct operations. For more information about the company, visit www.pitneybowes.com.