QAS Address Management Solution Helps Universities Save Thousands Per Mailing; QAS's Recent Customer Wins Add More Than $250K to Revenue

Business Wire, August 17, 2004

BOSTON -- QAS, an international leader in address management software, today announced that more than 20 colleges and universities across the nation have deployed its QuickAddress software solution. The new customer wins, which total more than $250K in revenue, reflect the Company's continued success in the higher education space and that market's realization of the operational and cost benefits that come from using address management software.

Jack Miller, director, information systems of Whitworth College, speaks to the impact QAS's address management software is expected to have on the institution. "QuickAddress Pro was installed in a matter of days, and training was minimal, so my staff was proficient with it very quickly. Our mail center is also pleased with the software as it complies with the U.S. Postal Service's CASS certification--an important consideration when seeking vendors. We look forward to experiencing a significant reduction in the volume of costly returned mail."

Among the most recent institutions of higher education to benefit from QuickAddress are: Brigham Young University, Central Washington University, Colby College, Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City, Stanford University, University of California (Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Office of the President), University of Connecticut, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, Whitworth College and Yale University.

QuickAddress Pro is a point-of-entry solution that verifies addresses against U.S. Postal Service records. By preventing address data errors before they occur, QuickAddress Pro can help a college or university save thousands of dollars on postage, printing and returned mail fees for each mailing. Because of QuickAddress' ability to provide end users with potential savings, easy deployment and affordability, top universities are choosing the solution to streamline their admissions and orientation processes and more effectively manage their marketing mailings.

"Colleges and universities rely heavily on postal mail to attract students, communicate with new students through the admissions and orientation process and connect with alumni. Ironically, these organizations also typically have limited postal budgets," said Jonathan Hulford-Funnell, chief operating officer of QAS. "When you take into account the cost of recompiling, re-mailing and sometimes reprinting materials because of bad address information, those budgets can be depleted very quickly."

"We are the 'go-to' vendor and worldwide leader for organizations looking for an easily deployable, affordable and dependable address management solution. These recent university wins show that we're making significant headway to becoming that in the higher education space, among others," Hulford-Funnell concluded.

About QAS

Established in 1990, QAS (www.qas.com/us) is a pioneer in address verification software. The company's address software, called QuickAddress, can capture, verify, correct and maintain address records to meet any organization's data quality initiatives. The products are based on data secured from national postal authorities, including the United States Postal Service. QAS has over 8,500 customers worldwide in the finance, insurance, retail, travel, healthcare, education, telecommunications, government and media sectors. In addition, there is a wide range of QAS business partners who have seamlessly integrated QuickAddress software within their own applications. These include organizations such as Oracle Corp., SAP, Siebel Systems, Inc., Ecometry, CommercialWare, PeopleSoft and Allenbrook. QAS is based in Boston, with international headquarters in London. The company has multiple offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific.