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SpatialNews.com Press Release
Precision Geocoding Technology to Integrate with Microsoft Online Mapping
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LANHAM, Md., Jan. 3 -- Group 1 Software, Inc., a
Pitney Bowes Company (NYSE: PBI), today announced that Microsoft Corp. has
chosen to incorporate Group 1's GeoStan(TM) geocoding software and data into
its online offerings, MapPoint Web Service and Windows Live Local, for
real-time geocode assignment. Group 1's GeoStan will enable Microsoft to
improve the accuracy of the address location on its online mapping systems.
"Group 1 Software provides broad experience and a successful track record
for precise location accuracy," said Stephen Lawler, general manager for
Windows Live Local and MSN. "The combination of Group 1 Software's geospatial
expertise and Microsoft's commitment to the search and mapping industries
delivers new business opportunities and access to data that will benefit our
industry partners and customers alike."
GeoStan, a component of the company's comprehensive Customer Communication
Management (CCM) solution, corrects, standardizes, and geocodes North American
address information at successive levels of precision, including parcel,
street segment, ZIP+4(R), ZIP+2 and ZIP Code(R). GeoStan provides a more
comprehensive set of parcel and address-level geocodes by combining USPS(R)
and CPC postal data with spatial data files from the world's leading data
providers. Precisely defining the location of an address with latitude and
longitude coordinates, the location is then displayed on the MapPoint Web
Service map or Windows Live Local photo.
"As a leader in online mapping services, Microsoft requires the most
accurate geocoding solution available," said Steve Walden, vice president and
general manager, Group 1 Software. "We are pleased that Microsoft recognizes
the high quality location accuracy of GeoStan and selected it for its online
mapping solutions. Microsoft's selection for Group 1's geocoding solution
provides testimony to our ability to deliver enhanced pinpoint accuracy for
online mapping services."
About Group 1 Software
Group 1 Software, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes, develops
software that provides a comprehensive Customer Communication Management (CCM)
solution, which maximizes the value of customer data and improves the
efficiency and effectiveness of customer communications. Group 1 Software's
solutions are an essential component of enterprise applications, serving to
consolidate, cleanse and enrich corporate data, and generate personalized
business documents for multi-channel delivery, customer care and efficient
business processing. The company's solutions are utilized by over 3,500
organizations worldwide in the utilities, financial services/banking,
GIS/mapping, retail, telecommunications, insurance and other industries,
including Entergy, L.L. Bean, Microsoft, QVC, Siemens, Wal-Mart and Wells
Fargo.
GeoStan, Group 1 and Group 1 Software are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Group 1 Software, Inc. Other product or service names mentioned
herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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