Resource Map to Help Mailers Navigate Stream of Documents

Intelligent Mail Information Flows on RIBBS Website

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Whether taking the leap to
sign up for Intelligent Mail services in May, or planning for the future,
business mailers are sure to find "A Resource Map to Intelligent Mail
Documents" a good place to start.

Available on the Postal Service's RIBBS website (ribbs.usps.gov), the resource
map lists and describes an array of Intelligent Mail guides, specifications,
and manuals that will make it easier for customers to take full advantage of
the suite of Intelligent Mail barcodes.

Included in the resource map is "A Beginners Overview to Intelligent Mail
Services." This guide provides fundamental information on the benefits of
Intelligent Mail services, such as the ability to uniquely track each piece of
mail in a mailing. Mailer requirements for using the services, the two
service-level options (Basic and Full-Service), how to get started, and where
to find additional resources also are explained.

The resource map also references "A Guide to Intelligent Mail for Letters and
Flats." Created to instruct mailers how to prepare mail and electronic
documentation, this paper also includes a section on start-the-clock
information and automated address correction, both free with the Full-Service
option. (Pricing for the Full-Service option will be available Nov. 29.)

"Mailers who use the Intelligent Mail barcode with the Full-Service option
will be able to use its expanded data capacity to test the effectiveness of
different promotions or creative concepts," said Tom Day, senior vice
president, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality. "And with automated address
correction, they'll have the opportunity to update their address lists before
they send out another mailing."

Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other
media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at
www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery
service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences,
businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail
locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax
dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government
Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has
annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail.

SOURCE U.S. Postal Service

Patricia Licata of the U.S. Postal Service, (O) +1-202-268-2783, (C)
+1-202-262-3208, patricia.licata@usps.gov