BBH to integrate, distribute and service Data-Pac solutions
Durham, N.C., December 17, 2008 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH), a leading provider of high-performance document management solutions and services, and Data-Pac, a leading provider of postage accounting and postage metering solutions, have signed a distribution agreement that enables BBH to integrate, sell and service Data-Pac postage accounting software and postage metering equipment.
"Our goal is to offer customers solutions that enable new levels of efficiency and value as the mailing process becomes more data-rich and connected," said Mark Van Gorp, BÖWE BELL + HOWELL vice president of business development. "Data-Pac has demonstrated innovation and leadership, and their solutions complement our vision."
"BÖWE BELL + HOWELL has a solid reputation for providing reliable solutions and high-quality service, and we believe the partnership between the companies will provide a winning combination for customers," said Dick Yankloski, chief executive officer of Data-Pac.
The addition of the Data-Pac line provides BBH customers with additional opportunities to benefit from USPS regulatory changes, in particular, the transition to the Intelligent Mail Barcode in 2009. Piece-level information will be increasingly important as mailers seek to minimize the causes and probability of errors as items move through the mailstream. The combination of Data-Pac's eSMART-MAiL, the industry standard for postage accounting software, and BÖWE One software, BBH's leading automated document factory solution, provides production mailers with visibility into the mailstream and control over their processes, creating a powerful, piece-level cost accounting solution.
Data-Pac also recently received approval to manufacture the U.S. Postal Service's America 2 Postage Meter, which can be integrated with Data-Pac's Digital Inserter Base. These systems can be installed on BBH inserting systems, at the customer's site or on the factory floor, providing highly reliable solutions for high-volume production mailers.
The agreement also provides support for Data-Pac systems through BBH Services, which includes a nationwide network of field service representatives, backed by one of the most advanced technological infrastructures in the industry.
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About BÖWE BELL + HOWELL
Headquartered in Wheeling, Ill., BÖWE BELL + HOWELL, a company with more than 70 years of industry experience, is a leading provider of high-performance document management solutions and services. The company's portfolio of inserting, sorting, plastic card, integrity, cutting, packaging, print-on-demand and software solutions is the most comprehensive product offering for paper-based and digital mail communications. These solutions are supported by one of the largest dedicated service organizations in the industry.
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About Data-Pac
Founded over 37 years ago and headquartered in Rochester, NY, Data-Pac is a leader in providing postage accounting software and, most recently, postage metering and mailing systems. Data-Pac was the first new company to receive USPS metering approvals in 25 years.
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