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1. PostalOne!®System Presented by: <insert name here>

2. Agenda • What is Business Mail? • What is the PostalOne! System? • What Does PostalOne! Do? • What Are the Benefits? • How Can You Send Information? • Facility Appointment & Shipment Tracking (FAST) • Electronic Mail Improvement Reporting (eMIR) • How Can You Get PostalOne! Access? • Questions & Resources

3. What is Business Mail? • Business mail includes all the ways mail is used to accomplish the goals of your business or organization • Bills, invoices, catalogs, coupons, solicitations, newsletters, magazines, merchandise and advertisements in any quantity are just some of the items businesses & organizations mail every day

4. Mailing Services Choosing a Method for Mailing

5. Discount Mailing Services • Discount Mail • A proven, cost-effective business tool • Offers a lower price on postage for the work you perform • Can accommodate a variety of business needs • Gives your business or organization a professional image with customers • Can promote your business or organization name through use of permit imprint, postage meter, or PC Postage technology

6. Discount Mailing Services • Discount Mail • Work you do, such as preparing, sorting, and entering your mailing, can lower your postage costs • Requires annual mailing fee of $180 at each facility where you enter mail • Optional aspects of a discount mailing (use of permit imprints, business reply mail, or mailing endorsements) may require additional fees • Requires additional documentation be submitted with mailing to identify work share

7. What Is the PostalOne! System? • USPS Information Management System • Supports business processes of the Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) [verifying, accepting & paying postage] for your bulk business mail • Designed to transform the business mailing experience to an Internet (Web-based) process by offering a suite of electronic features & services • Centralized payment processing • Electronic document processing • Online account & mailing information

8. Customers PostalOne!® Electronic Mailing Information What Does PostalOne! Do? Presents Mailing Documents Automates Postage Payment Processing Facilitates Drop Shipment Scheduling Provides Account Access & Mailing Information

9. What Is Available? • Available Features • Electronic mailing documentation, automated postage statement processing & online account access • Online account management & automated drop shipment processing

10. Customers What Are the Benefits? Eliminates Hardcopy Paperwork Benefits Improved Service with Automated Processes Offers Centralized Payment Options Mailing Information Integrates Business Functions PostalOne!® • Online Process Management: • Mailing Activity • Payments • Plan & Schedule • Mailing Quality Feedback

11. What Exactly Is Centralized Payment? • Electronic postage payment system that provides a centralized, convenient, and cost-effective way to fund their account • ACH credit/Fed wire (trust account) • ACH debit • Electronic alternative to presenting checks and cash for postage and fees at multiple post offices

12. Mail.dat® • Web Services • PS Wizard PostalOne!® How Can You Send Information? • Structured approach to electronic documentation and postage that offers options for all mailers: • Mail.dat® • File-based electronic exchange • Web Services • Form-based electronic exchange • Postage Statement Wizard® • Postage statements online • Allows Mailer to choose the one best suited for them

13. Mail.dat® • Mail.dat® is an industry controlled specification managed by IDEAlliance, a non-profit organization that requires membership • IDEAlliance provides governance necessary to “standardize” information protocols • A comprehensive “supply chain” relational data file • Normally used in high volume, complex preparation schemes

14. 1. Send original Mail.dat® file Customer PostalOne!® 2. Send update Mail.dat® file 6. Data returned to mailer for online viewing 2. Mailer presents mail to USPS® 4. USPS® performs MERLIN® or manual verification 3. USPS® accesses information on PostalOne!® 5. USPS® validates deducts postage Mail.dat® Process

15. Web Services • USPS® controlled specification that requires no fee for use • Leverages mature XML technology • Enables mailer to convert data outputs to electronic forms to submit to USPS® • Enables mailer to develop own browser “look & feel” • Enables dynamic messaging to facilitate automating processes

16. 1. Send PS Forms & Qualification Report Customer PostalOne!® 2. Mailer presents mail to USPS® 6. Message sent to Mailer that data is available for online viewing 3. USPS® accesses Information on PostalOne!® 4. USPS® performs MERLIN® or manual verification 5. USPS® validates & deducts postage (all domestic statements) Web Services Process

17. Postage Statement Wizard® • Online tool that allows access to USPS® forms via any desktop browser • Supports postage statements • Complete form & submit online

18. Benefits • Eliminates hardcopy Postage Statements • Reduces wait times • Provides access to financial & historical information • Provides reports

19. Log on to PostalOne! Select a Form • Enter • Permit • User Information • Mailing Characteristics Go to the Appropriate Section Complete Sections & Review Submit Online A B Note: The user can save work at any stage along the way. C D Present Mail to BMEU Etc. BMEU Accesses Information BMEU Deducts Postage BMEU Accepts and Verifies Postage Statement Wizard® Process

20. FAST Facility Access & Shipment Tracking (FAST) • Simplified Scheduling Processes Electronic options providing mailing information • Improved Operational Efficiency When postal facilities understand customer requirements ahead of time, appointment slots can be offered based on capacity • Encourages Timely, Accurate Appointments Mailers who provide accurate content details and arrive on time will have the widest selection of appointment slots

21. Electronic Mail Improvement Report (eMIR) • Replaces old hardcopy PS Form 3749 • Web-enabled business process that: • Identifies issues impacting efficient processing of business mailings • Informs process owners of identified deficiencies and impacts to mailing efficiency • Improves business processes through information management and reporting capabilities

22. Click Reports Click eMIR Link Accessing eMIR • Provides visibility to mail owners/preparers with reported problems • Log into PostalOne!® • Click on Reports and then click the link to eMIR

23. Feedback & Resolution

24. Feedback & Resolution

25. How Can You Get PostalOne! Access? POSTAGE STATEMENT WIZARD (PSW) Contact your local BMEU If you are a… Mail Owner Complete: 1357 – C Customer Request for Web Access Mail Preparers • Complete: Welcome Kit: • * User agreement (i.e. participation, data exchange) • * Site Administrator’s Designation Form • * 1357-C Customer Request for Web Access BMEU will forward documents to the Area / District PSW Coordinators for processing

26. How Can You Get PostalOne! Access? • Complete the online application and submit it electronically. http://www.usps.com/postalone/howto.htm • PostalOne!® Customer Care Center will process your application and send a Welcome Kit to the email address you provide. Contact them at: 1- (800) 522-9085 • Welcome Kit will contain additional forms requiring signatures Mail.dat / Wizard Web Service

27. Resources for Additional Information • PostalOne!®www.usps.com/postalone/howto.htm • Mail.dat® www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm • IDEAlliance www.idealliance.org • Web Services www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm • Postage Statement Wizard®www.usps.com/forms/postagewizard.htm

28. Questions?