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These are the products we offer for postal automation, address standardization, CASS, PAVE, NCOA, data hygiene (merge/purge etc.).
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Citation Software offers a variety of solutions
that allow you to
manage, clean up, and enhance
name/address/phone-number data, etc.
Some of these solutions handle data for the
US only; others deal
with data for the US & Canada, and
others deal with data for many countries.
Scroll down this page to learn about the various solutions —
or read more here first to get a general overview.
Here is an overview of what you can do with these solutions.
If you have a list of names, addresses, and other data,
you can:
- make sure the addresses are all valid
- add missing Zip codes
- add a special U.S. Postal Service code called a "Delivery Point Code"
- add phone numbers
- add gender information depending on name
- re-arrange name-and-address data so the various pieces of information are in the right place
- clean up and organize jumbled mailing lists
- get Standard Industry Codes (SIC) for individual businesses
- remove duplicate information from a name-and-address list
- combine several name-and-address lists into one list
- get the geographical location (longitude & latitude) for an address
- put names and addresses into the order needed for taking advantage of U.S. Postal Service discounts
- print special forms and package labels, tags, etc. that the U.S. Postal Service requires
- merge names and addresses into a form letter
- print names and addresses on labels
- print U.S. Postal Service POSTNET bar codes and Intelligent Mail bar code on your documents
- and much more!
Also, if your company has a computer system that allows people to type an
individual name and address into an electronic form, we can provide software
that will automatically make sure that the address is okay as soon as it is typed!
To find the solution that best meets your requirements, please look through
the information below — or, contact us via e-mail at
info@CitationSoftware.com
or by phone at 508-436-2543.
NOTE: Some of the terminology and abbreviations
on this page can be confusing! Feel free to contact us
if you need help understanding some of this information.
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AddressDoctor
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AddressDoctor is a unique and highly accurate
international address-verification and correction system that
can validate and correct addresses from
many countries.
It saves time, money and resources by identifying
incorrect addresses.
The AddressDoctor technology is available in two
different forms:
- AddressDoctor Enterprise
- AddressDoctor eCommerce
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AddressDoctor Enterprise
AddressDoctor Enterprise is address-standardization/verification
software that you run on
your own computer. You can use it to process addresses
from many countries, in real time or in batch mode.
AddressDoctor Enterprise parses and analyzes all the
elements of an address and confirms that it is correct
or generates a list of possible alternatives. This
highly effective, rapid addressing tool offers
fault-tolerant functions for:
- Obsolete locality names
- Localities (place or postal code)
- Locality synonyms (München/Munich)
- Large-volume receivers (by name)
- Street names (county or city)
- Post Office boxes
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Leading-edge error identification and correction
Unknown spellings, typos, verbal misunderstandings and
illegible documents result in a variety of data-entry errors.
AddressDoctor Enterprise uses phonetic and other fault-tolerant
or fuzzy methods to combat these human errors
and obtain the best possible results.
Further, a logic adapted to each individual country's
postal rules is also used to analyze input.
You'll
also be able to match addresses to detailed
street-level directories for over 40 countries.
Features
- Batch or real-time processing
- Postal codes for over 100 countries
- Corrects address data for over 240 countries
- Parses and analyzes address elements
- Generates list of possible alternatives
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Benefits
- Increase global mail deliveries
- Reduce waste caused by undeliverables
- Boost response rates
- Improve integrity of database
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AddressDoctor eCommerce
AddressDoctor eCommerce is an on-line service that
lets you save time, money and resources by identifying
incorrect addresses in real time. Using intelligent and highly optimized algorithms, it diagnoses and corrects addresses for more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
AddressDoctor eCommerce validates
on-line customer address entries before an e-commerce transaction
has concluded. This prevents incorrect addresses from
reaching the on-line database and is of particular
value because it goes far beyond the limited safeguards of
credit-card-billing verification. For example,
AddressDoctor eCommerce makes it possible to
verify address data without entering credit-card information,
and it can
ensure deliverability when shipping internationally or
to an address other than the credit-card-billing address.
Features
- Subscription service
- Utilizes XML interface and the Internet
- Real-time address verification
- Corrects address data for over 200 countries
- Available 24x7
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Benefits
- Safe address verification for credit-card entries
- Reduce waste caused by undeliverables
- Increase response rates
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Pricing
Pricing for the AddressDoctor software depends upon
your specific requirements. Contact us for a price quote.
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MatchUp
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MatchUp (formerly named DoubleTake) is an extraordinary
de-duplicating (merge/purge) solution that gives you many different ways
of identifying duplicate records. You can work with
as many as 512 different files simultaneously.
MatchUp allows you to process files in different formats,
with different field structures, without taking the time
to manipulate the files and get them all into the same
format with the same field structure. For example, you
can process dBASE, Xbase, and ASCII files in one run — and
it's okay if the names and addresses are not in the same fields
in all of the files.
Complete CASS certification reports are provided.
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MatchUp does suppression and intersection runs;
parses street addresses; gives you precise control over how
matching is done; splits name fields, address fields, and
city-state-zip fields on the fly; and much more. And, it generates
editable reports.
Save time de-duping up to 512 files in one run!
You can do direct processing of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel,
dBASE, ASCII, SQL Server*, DB/2*, and Oracle* tables. Both input
and output of these formats are supported.
You can also work with ODBC-accessed files directly.
You can merge files with different field structures directly.
MatchUp is lightning-fast: about 500,000 records per hour, depending on processor.
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MatchCodes
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Match Up allows for the use of up to eight "matchcodes"
in a single run for quick, thorough results. You can set one code
to search on addresses, a second to search on on phone numbers, etc.
If any matchcode hits, dupes are recorded! You can easily create
unique matchcodes that look for any length of data from any place
in any field.
Select from exact matching, Soundex, or Phonetics matching
(which recognizes phonemes like "ph" and "sh").
MatchUp also recognizes nicknames (Liz, Beth, Betty, Betsy, Elizabeth)
and alternate spellings (Gene, Jean, Jeanne).
You can also save matchcodes and use them again in the future — a
great time-saver for frequently-used files.
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MatchUp is available as a desktop application with a
graphical user interface (GUI), and it's also available
in the form of a programmer's toolkit (API).
Pricing
Two desktop versions of MatchUp are availalbe:
- MatchUp With CASS. This is a subscription-based product.
It costs $3,350.00 USD for the initial purchase, which
includes a one-year CASS subscription. The annual renewal fee
for the CASS subscription is $1,250.00 USD.
- MatchUp Without CASS. This is not a subscription-based
product. Our price for this product is $2,895.00 USD.
Our price for the MatchUp programmer's toolkit is $4,795.00 USD.
This is a one-time cost — the programmer's toolkit is
not a subscription-based product.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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SuperDupe
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SuperDupe is an affordable de-duplication (merge/purge) application that
can use an advanced soundexing algorithm to find duplicate records.
SuperDupe can identify sound-alike or near-matching names,
initials, even nicknames like Bob for Robert
or Dick for Richard. For example the following
would be identified as duplicates:
Bob Harmon 123 E. Main St
R. J. Harmon 123 East Main St
Robert Harmon 123 E Main Street
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With SuperDupe, you're in control of the checking criteria. Set it to find multiple
records going to the same address by using the Address & ZIP™-only checking criteria.
Using the Name & ZIP Code™ option finds customers who may have moved.
SuperDupe even allows you to check duplicate phone numbers or set
user-defined options to check for duplicates based on custom fields or identification numbers.
SuperDupe also allows you to set the criteria for determining which record to
tag for deletion. Use highest or lowest in a list, most complete, etc.
After processing, view or print a list of the duplicate records found by SuperDupe.
SuperDupe even has a pack command to permanently delete duplicate records
from your list.
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Check up to 15 lists at once
SuperDupe makes it easy to combine your regular mailing list with other lists.
It can check up to 14 new lists against your master file. You also have the
option of merging field data from one list to another to eliminate outdated
information or to fill in missing data.
Supports familiar file formats
SuperDupe works directly with your favorite file formats:
- dBase (.dbf)
- ASCII fixed-length (.txt)
- ASCII comma-delimited (.csv)
- Microsoft Access (.mdb)
- Microsoft Excel (.xls).
SuperDupe can even operate on different file types in the same session.
Fix errors on the fly with SuperDupe's built-in editor
Find a mistake in your list? Fix it without leaving the program.
SuperDupe contains a built-in editor so you can edit records before
or after you check your list.
System requirements
Windows 2000 and higher
256 MB of available memory
64 MB of free hard-disk space
Pricing
Our price for SuperDupe is $945.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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matchIT
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The matchIT products are data-quality systems. These products are available as a
desktop system with a graphical user interface (GUI) for Windows,
and they are also available as programmer's toolkits/libraries/SDKs.
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DESKTOP SOFTWARE: matchIT Data Quality Suite
The matchIT Data Quality Suite is an accurate and modular batch data-quality software system
for the Windows desktop. The suite consists of several scalable configurations and individual modules
for de-duplication (merge/purge), suppression, enhancement, address validation,
extraction and standardization of customer data — all within one streamlined workflow.
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matchIT utilizes sophisticated, best-of-breed matching algorithms to identify
potential duplicate records.
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matchIT offers a user-centric interface designed to minimize the skill level required to perform
complex tasks. The matchIT Data Quality Suite is modular and scalable,
yet even when fully configured it operates as one seamless work environment.
matchIT can automatically read and map data based on a sampling of the contents
of each field — even when the data is supplied without a header row (i.e., without field names).
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Features
Here are just some of the features supported by the matchIT software:
- Imports all common file types: Access, DBF, ASCII (CSV, tab-delimited,
or pipe-delimited), fixed width, Visual FoxPro, Paradox, more.
- Exports to all common file types: Access, DBF, ASCII (CSV, tab-delimited,
or pipe-delimited), fixed width, Visual FoxPro, Paradox, more.
- ODBC support for imports and exports.
- Interactive verification of matches.
- Effective matching of business data.
- Effective matching of consumer data.
- Phonetic matching.
- Non-phonetic fuzzy matching.
- Drill down to suspect data.
- Detailed reporting.
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matchIT's "addressIT" module
Accurate addresses are an integral component of effective marketing and
customer-data management. matchIT's addressIT module extends the capabilities of
the matchIT suite to standardize addresses to USPS regulation and provide
address validation for each individual delivery point. The addressIT module
is fully certified by the U.S. Postal Service to:
- Correct misspellings, directionals (N, SE, etc.) and designators (ST, BLVD, etc.).
- Update 5-digit ZIP codes and add the ZIP+4 codes and carrier routes.
- Assign Line -of-Travel (LOT) for greater postal discounts.
- Add congressional and county codes.
- Correct multiple lines of address information.
- Identify and analyze un-coded addresses so previously undeliverable addresses
can be corrected and included with the rest of your mailings.
Delivery Point Validation takes address correction to the highest level by
interrogating the address at the building level to determine whether an
address is deliverable.
matchIT's "suppressIT" module
The suppressIT module is designed to screen your data against a multitude of
industry-standard suppression files. It can accommodate multiple file comparisons of both
mailing-suppression data and telephone-suppression data.
Proprietary matching algorithms ensure that you achieve the highest hit rates and
accuracy when comparing suppression files against your database or marketing lists.
suppressIT can detect potential matches such as "Bill Dayton Jr." at CNN, and
"Deighton, William Robert" at Cable News Network, LP, even if address
information is entered incorrectly. And, suppressIT can perform this matching process
across dozens of files in one single job.
Suppression files currently available include
- DMA do-not-mail (MPS)
- Deceased do-not-contact (DDNC) lists for both the US and UK
- the Equifax disConnect file (encompassing over 25 million records), for the UK.
- DMA Telephone Preference Service (TPS)
- Wireless Block Identifier (WBI)
- Wireless Ported Number list (WPN)
Third-party party suppression files may also be loaded into the suppressIT module,
including the National Do-Not-Call registry.
PROGRAMMER'S TOOLKITS/LIBRARIES/SDKs: matchIT APIs
The matchIT API is divided into three programmer's toolkits:
- matchIT Batch Toolkit:
Use this toolkit for batch data quality and identification
of matching records for de-duplication, merge/purge, etc.
The matchIT Batch Toolkit, unlike most competing products, deals effectively
with poorly structured data.
- findIT Duplicate Prevention Toolkit:
This toolkit can help you to
eliminate duplicate contact entries at the point of entry. The toolkit
accomplishes this by performing a fuzzy-matching lookup as the record is keyed
to check whether the record already exists. To further improve data entry, there is an
available toolkit
to incorporate rapid addressing. This technology is designed to greatly
reduce the number of keystrokes required to complete an address
(typically requiring fewer than 15 keystrokes) and validate the address against
the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) data file.
- cleanseIT Web Entry Toolkit:
This is a cleansing component for case correction,
genderization, salutation, and name-splitting.
The cleanseIT Web Entry Toolkit can help you to make the most of your Web
data by screening for garbage and offensive entries. You can specify
your own parameters for this and instruct cleanseIT on how to deal with such data.
Not only can cleanseIT work directly with Web data as it is entered, but it
allows you to simplify Web forms. It can case the data correctly, expand
abbreviations, split data into the correct fields, and create salutations
to personalize the dialog.
Pricing
Pricing for the matchIT software depends upon your specific requirements. Contact us
for a price quote.
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MAILERS+4 is CASS-Certified/PAVE-certified
mailing-list software (bulk-mailing software).
Available for Windows computers, this easy-to-use software lets you automate your mailing process so
that you can meet
the U.S. Postal Service's requirements for maximum postage discounts.
MAILERS+4 is one of the most affordable bulk-mailing solutions availalbe.
Two versions of the MAILERS+4 software are available. One version is called, simply,
MAILERS+4, and the other version is called
MAILERS+4 Professional.
The main difference between MAILERS+4 and MAILERS+4 Professional is that
MAILERS+4 allows you to process a maximum of 5,000 address records
per mailing, whereas MAILERS+4 Professional does not impose a
limit on the number of records that you can process for each mailing. The only
other difference between the two versions is that the
MAILERS+4 subscription plan provides
updates to the national address database
every two months, whereas with MAILERS+4 Professional you can
choose a subscription plan that provides updates either every
two months or every month.
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The MAILERS+4/MAILERS+4 Professional
software verifies and standardizes addresses against
the U.S. Postal Service's national
database of addresses (it's called the DPVTM database);
adds nine-digit ZIP codes;
eliminates duplicates (merge/purge); does postal presorts; prints bar-coded labels,
tags, and required postal forms; and handles other, miscellaneous tasks.
As mentioned above, the MAILERS+4 products are
CASS certified and
PAVE certified.
The MAILERS+4 products let you print a POSTNET bar code
or an Intelligent Mail bar code
on each piece of mail.
The software also lets you print the 3553 CASS form that
you'll need to submit to your post office when you do
bulk mailing.
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Using MAILERS+4/MAILERS+4 Professional
will help you save on postage and printing,
eliminate costly duplicates, boost response rates for direct-mail
campaigns, and get your mail delivered faster.
Features
- Verify and standardize addresses
- Presort for lower postage
- Print labels, forms and tags
- Print POSTNET and
Intelligent Mail bar codes
- Link to Move Update services
- USPS CASS Certified
- USPS PAVE Gold Certified
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Benefits
- Save on postage and printing
- Reduce the number of undeliverable mail pieces
- Eliminate costly duplicates
- Increase response rates
- Get your mail delivered faster
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Address Check feature
The "Address Check" feature appends the nine-digit ZIP
code (ZIP+4), the Delivery Point Code (DPC), and the check
digit (parity digit) to each record. The Address Check feature
can also append marketing data to your files
such as county name, time zone, MSA, PMSA, congressional district,
latitude & longitude, address type, Line of Travel (LOT) number and more.
Automatically presorts for postal discounts
MAILERS+4 and MAILERS+4 Professional presort
First-Class, Periodical and Standard Mail. The sort is
optimized to get you the lowest possible postage. It handles letters, flats,
and postcards. It works with both profit and non-profit mailings. It supports
the Enhanced Carrier Route subclass with Line of Travel (LOT). It also
prints bar-coded bag and tray labels required by the USPS.
You can save even more with destination discounts. You select from a list
of Bulk Mail Centers (BMC), Sectional Center Facilities (SCF) and
Destination Delivery Units (DDU). The software does all the work for you,
and you get the best discounts. The software even prints the
3600 series report and the Tray and bundle report that are required by
the U.S. Postal Service. It's easy to use and very fast!
Pricing
Pricing for MAILERS+4 starts at $229.00 USD.
Call us at 508-436-2543 to discuss your particular needs and get a price quote.
Add-ons
Several "add-on" products are available for MAILERS+4 and MAILERS+4 Professional:
- Canadian Addresser. Lets you SERP-verify
the Canadian addresses in your list and print out labels standardized
to Canada Post requirements. Lets you download updates for seamless
integration into MAILERS+4. Runs concurrently with U.S. address
verification. Pricing starts at $650.00 USD for a one-year subscription.
- eLOT. Lets you sort qualifying Regular 3/5-digit Standard mail
by approximate carrier-casing sequence (Enhanced Line Of Travel)
for lower postage rates. Call for pricing.
- GeoCoder. Lets you append latitude/longitude coordinates
and census tract & block data to
address records. Latitude/longitude coordinates are accurate
to the ZIP+4 level. You can use the latitude/longitude information to
determine distance between two sites, pinpoint
customer locations, or find dealer closest to customer.
You can use the census tract & block information to
link addresses to marketing data. Pricing starts at $1,425.00 USD.
- RBDI. Lets you determine whether an address is a
business address or a residential address. Reduce parcel-shipping
costs, improve shipping efficiency, select the best carriers,
allow customers to choose shipping methods & costs
when placing an order for a product on your Web site.
The RBDI add-on costs $650.00 USD for a one-year subscription.
- SmartMover NCOALink. Lets you update name-and-address lists using secure data storage and
SmartMover. You can process files in-house as a USPS-certified End-User
and get monthly NCOALINK change-of-address data
sent directly to you. A SmartMover package is available for
Limited and Full-Service Providers. Call for pricing.
- Realtime SmartMoverSM NCOALink®. Lets you do change-of-address
processing even if you aren't an NCOA Licensee. The service works from
within MAILERS+4 Professional, and it is
available 24 x 7. For $1,995.00 USD, you'll get a one-year subscription that allows you
to process an unlimited number of records. To use the service, you'll use MAILERS+4 Professional
to upload
your name-and-address
list to the Realtime SmartMover secure server. You'll be notified when
NCOALink processing is complete
(normally within a few hours). Then, you'll open your updated file in
MAILERS+4 Professional and continue to process your First-Class™
and Standard mailings for automation and presort rate discounts.
Get a free trial version!
A free trial version of MAILERS+4 is available. Contact us at 508-436-2543 to get your
free trial software.
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Personator
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Personator is a solution that splits name fields into prefix, first name,
middle name, last name, and suffix/title;
does genderization (adds the correct prefix); and
makes perfect salutations. Personator can also split
addresses into components.
Personator accurately splits full-name and inverse-name fields into
their components, splits city/state/zip fields, and much more. It
works with your own field names and layouts, and it recognizes
multi-word name parts like Dr. – Mrs. – de la Rosa.
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Personator increases response rates and profits from direct mail by:
- splitting full-name or inverse-name fields into Prefix, FN, MN, LN, and Suffix/Title
- adding correct prefix (genderizing)
- making perfect salutations
- splitting one-line, two-line, and three-line street addresses into components.
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Splitting full-name, inverse-name, and even double-name fields
- With double names, you control what's done with the second name: split it, move it, discard it, or make a second record.
- Simple, but also flexible. Reusable setups. Extensive user-definable preferences. Editable lookup tables.
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Personator comes with the GenderBase 100 database.
This is a database of over 100,000 first names
matched with a seven-level range from strongly female to strongly male.
There is a rich mixture of ethnic names from every national and cultural group on the planet.
The GenderBase 100 database includes a correction file that
will fix abbreviations and typos such as "Wm"
and "Ahrry," enhancing processing speed and accuracy.
Pricing
The Personator software is offered both as a desktop application
with a graphical user interface (GUI) and as a programmer's toolkit
with an API. The desktop version costs $675.00 USD,
and the programmer's toolkit costs $945.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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RightFielder
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RightFielder is a program that straightens out jumbled databases! If you have
databases with fields in different orders and/or with
the wrong information in the wrong fields (for example,
company name is in the city field, state is in the Zip code
field, etc.), RightFielder is for you!
Believe it or not, RightFielder even works in situations where you've
got more than one kind of data in the same field (for example, if the
city and state are together in one field).
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RightFielder can even convert
"print image" files and "label format" files
to flat files! And, it handles
addresses outside the United States.
RightFielder is fast! It can process up to 1,000,000 records per hour
(depending upon the complexity of the processing tasks, and depending upon
your computer's configuration).
RightFielder examines each field in a record, figures out what you've got,
and "right fields" the data, moving names into name fields,
companies into company fields, etc.
RightFielder distinguishes between name fields, titles, departments, companies,
street addresses, cities, states, zip codes, and phone numbers.
Gets the job done with ease and flexibility
The picture below shows a sample record from a "top justified" file. Notice that
SUITE 120 is below the primary address, ONTARIO is spelled out, and the
Postal Code is off on its own. To top it all off, somebody put
ATTN: SUSIE as the last address line!
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In the record's output, RightFielder has moved SUSIE into the "Name" field and
SUITE 120 into the "Secondary address" line. With RightFielder you
have the option to keep your address lines as entered, put primary above secondary,
put secondary above primary, bottom justify, or top justify. It's all up to you!
Next, RightFielder went to work on the city/st/zip data. TORONTO and ONTARIO
have been parsed and ON given its proper abbreviation.
So in fell swoop you've converted unorganized chaos into accurately fielded data.
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Pricing
The RightFielder software is offered both as a desktop application
with a graphical user interface (GUI) and as a programmer's toolkit
with an API. The desktop version costs $675.00 USD, and the
programmer's toolkit costs $945.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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StyleList
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StyleList is software that
converts ALL UPPER to Upper/Lower case or vice versa,
expands user-definable abbreviations or creates them,
corrects punctuation, and controls field lengths.
StyleList is the perfect tool to control the formatting
of data within mailing list fields. Now you can quickly
and easily add the personal look that will boost your
mailing's success – and yours.
StyleList is offered both as a desktop application with a
graphical user interface (GUI) and as a programmer's toolkit
with an API.
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Look how StyleList improves this label
D/M J MCHUE JR PHD
GM
GM
21 NW ST LOUIS ST
S SF CA 94080
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Dr. & Mrs. J. McHue, Jr. Ph.D.
General Manager
General Motors Corporation
21 NW St. Louis Street
South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Above, StyleList is enhancing the data's appearance. This makes labels and letters
look more personal and more attractive to the recipient's eyes. It is converting to
U/L case, adding proper punctuation, and expanding abbreviations from easily customized tables.
Below, StyleList is shortening field lengths. You set the field lengths desired and
select from 6 different methods to compress the data without truncation. Either way,
StyleList meets all U.S. Postal Service specifications.
Dr. and Mrs. J. McHue, Jr. Ph. D.
United States Sales Company, Inc.
123 East Sixth Avenue, PO Box 99
South Miami, Florida 33131
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D/M J MCHUE JR PHD
US SALES CO INC
123 E 6TH AVE POB 99
S MIAMI FL 33131
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StyleList is so easy to understand and use that you won't even need the manual.
You point to the file you want to process, select the fields and settings on a
single Setup Screen, and GO. It's that simple!
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Pricing
The desktop application costs $675.00 USD,
and the programmer's toolkit costs $945.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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Address Object
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Address Object is a developer's toolkit that can be
integrated into your custom applications. It
lets you protect against fraud, waste and
excess shipping and mailing costs by cleaning
up the inaccurate, incomplete
and undeliverable addresses in your database.
Address Object can catch data-input errors and
ensure the integrity of your database. It
is powered by a CASS Certified address-verification
engine and meets the strictest U.S. Postal Service
specifications for address accuracy and ZIP+4 codes.
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Address Object allows you to:
- Print CASS form 3553
- Verify data at point of entry or in batch mode
- Resolve data inconsistencies
Sample source code is included.
Address Object has a COM interface (for Windows developers).
It is also available for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris.
The current version of Address Object includes the
Delivery Point Verification (DPV) functionality,
which allows Address Object to ascertain whether a
particular address actually exists. (With
earlier version of Address Object, this was an add-on.)
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Batch or real time
You can use the Address Object software to process
addresses in batch mode,
or you can do real-time processing.
For example, you can use Address Object to develop a
program that verifies batches of addresses on demand or
at scheduled times.
And, you can also use Address Object to
ensure the integrity of your database by preventing
errors before they occur. For example, if visitors
to your Web site enter their addresses into an
HTML form, you can use the Address Object software
to verify each address right then, when the person enters
the information.
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Features
Address Object offers the following features:
- Verify data in batch or at point of entry
- Append CASS Certified postal codes
- U.S. Postal Service address standardization
- Get latitude & longitude coordinates
- Append county name and time zone
- DPVTM processing for greater accuracy
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Visual Basic code snippet
INPUT DATA:
Address: 2512 Tulip Ln
City: Las Vegas
State: NV
ZIP: 89101
'Create an instance of the object
Dim addPtr as New AddressCheck
'Set the properties with the input data
addPtr.Address = "2512 Tulip"
addPtr.Zip = "89101"
'Call the VerifyAddress method
add.Ptr.VerifyAddress()
'Display the results
Add = addPtr.Address + " " + addPtr.Suite
City = addPtr.City
State = addPtr.State
ZIP = addPtr.ZIP + "-" + addPtr.Plus
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How it works
Address Object's functionality is divided into four interfaces:
- AddressCheck
- Parse
- StreetData
- ZipData
The AddressCheck interface can verify that an address is a
properly formatted address that matches a valid range of addresses found in
the U.S. Postal Service's ZIP+4 database. The CASS Certified address-checking logic enables
you to claim discounted postage rates for your mailings. Address Object even
generates the form required by the Post Office to claim those discounts.
Address Object can automatically update rural
route addresses that have undergone 911 conversion to standard street addresses.
The AddressCheck interface also enhances your mailing list by providing additional
information, such as Congressional District, County name and FIPS code, time zone,
and several others.
The Parse interface breaks down a street
address into its component parts, such as
street number, directional (S, NW and so on), street name and suffix (ST, RD, BLVD).
If the first pass does not yield the expected results, because the street address follows a
non-standard format, the ParseNext method will offer an alternative parsing.
The AddressCheck interface also parses the submitted data, but the Parse interface can
be used without initializing the data files required for AddressCheck, making Parse
faster to use when full address checking is not necessary.
This interface can also parse Last Line data (city, state and ZIP Code) into the separate
parts. This is handy if your address data comes to you as lines of plain text instead
of discrete fields.
The StreetData interface can match a street
name or just a partial name against a ZIP Code and return the known valid address
ranges that match that pattern. In conjunction with the AddressCheck interface,
StreetData can be used to match incorrect or misspelled addresses to a valid
address range. For example, if "123 Main Ave" is not a valid address for the
ZIP Code, the StreetData interface can determine that the number 123 falls within a
valid range for "Main St," allowing you to use an address record that would otherwise
result in an undeliverable mailpiece.
The ZipData interface performs several functions,
matching geographic data to ZIP Code and city information.
First, the FindZip method returns geographic data about one or more city names that
match the input ZIP Code, including automation (or carrier route) information, country
name and FIPS code, postal facility type, official "last line" indicator, latitude and
longitude for each match. The FindZipInCity methods can return the same information
for every ZIP code that matches that input city and state combination. The
FindCityInState methods can determine if the input full or partial city name matches a valid
city name with the state. This can be useful to help correct misspelled city names in
your mailing list.
Certifications
The Address Object software is CASS-certified by the U.S. Postal service and SERP-certified
by Canada Post.
Highest level of accuracy
Address Object validates addresses to the highest level
of accuracy — the physical delivery point — using
the DPV and LACSLink systems, made mandatory in 2007
by the U.S. Postal Service for CASS Certified processing
and Postal discounts.
Add-ons for Address Object
The following add-ons are available for Address Object:
- Canadian Address Object. This add-on allows you to
validate, correct, standardize, and enhance Canadian addresses.
It standardizes to Canada Post SERP requirements. It also
adds postal code, municipality, province, and time zone.
- RBDI. This add-on allows you to
determine whether a particular address is a
residential address or a business address.
(RBDI stands for "Residential/Business Delivery Indicator.")
System requirements
Address Object is available for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows.
Pricing
Pricing for the Address Object software is dependent upon your specific requirements.
Call us at 508-436-2543 for a price quote.
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GeoCoder Object
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GeoCoder Object is a developer's toolkit that can be
integrated into your custom applications. It allows
you to get latitude/longitude based on a ZIP+4 code;
it's also possible to get census tract & block number,
county name, and FIPS code.
Not only can you find coordinates of an address — you
can use the tract and block numbers to link to
Census Bureau demographic data.
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Benefits
- Add geographic data to the ZIP+4 level
- Improve customer relations with dealer-locator lookup
- Enhance target marketing with links to 2000 Census data
- Locate map coordinates from street address
Features
- Appends latitude/longitude coordinates to the 6th
decimal place
- Appends census tract and block group
- Cross platform (Windows, Linux, Solaris)
- Appends county FIPS code
- Updates semiannually
- Sample source code
Pricing
GeoCoder Object costs $2,750.00 USD per year.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Call us at 508-436-2543 for a price quote.
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GeoData
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GeoData is raw geographic data, complete with latitude and
longitude coordinates. Use it to develop
your own custom program for dealer-location lookup,
for direct-marketing programs that are geographically focused,
and more.
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ZIP+4
County FIPS Code
Latitude
Longitude
Census Tract
Census Block
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92688-2112
06059
33.6468
-117.6002
032026
402B
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A programmer can utilize GeoData
to append longitude & latitude coordinates
for use with mapping and distance applications,
or to
append census tract and block numbers
to link the addresses to 2000 Census
demographics so you can identify your best customers and
find more just like them.
Features
- Append longitude & latitude data
- Calculate distance and direction between two locations
- Append census tract & block groups
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Benefits
- Increase response rates
- Improve customer service & satisfaction
- Fine-tune sales & marketing strategies
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Pricing
Pricing starts at $1,910.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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Phone Object
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Phone Object is a developer's toolkit that can be
integrated into your custom applications. It enables a
programmer to update area codes that
have "split,"
correct bad & missing area codes, and standardize
telephone-number formats for consistency.
Phone Object works for U.S. and Canadian phone numbers.
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You'll be able to link U.S. phone numbers to a city, state,
ZIP Code, time zone and county.
PhoneObject is available for Windows only.
Pricing
Pricing depends upon your specific requirements. Call us for
a price quote.
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Name Object
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Name Object is a developer's toolkit that can be
integrated into your custom applications. It enables a
programmer to parse full names into five components
Prefix, First, Middle, Last, Suffix.
In addition, it can append a gender code based on
first name (Male, Female, Neutral, Unknown).
It can also catch vulgar words.
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Name Object uses an internal database of over 12,000
multi-ethnic first names.
You can use the gender codes to separate your lists
to create proper salutations (Mr. or Ms.) or for
special gender-based offers.
Name Object is available for Windows only.
Pricing
Pricing depends upon your specific requirements. Call us for
a price quote.
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Presort Object
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Presort Object is a developer's toolkit that can be
integrated into your custom applications. It allows a programmer
to presort any list that has been processed with a
current CASS Certified engine for ZIP+4 codes.
(NOTE: Address Object
contains a CASS Certified engine for ZIP+4 codes.)
If you mail more than 500 pieces per mailing at
First-Class postage, but you're not presorting —
you're wasting money every time you mail!
The U.S. Postal Service charges substantially lower rates
for customers that presort (organize their mailings prior
to processing within the postal system).
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Features
- Performs First-Class, ZIP+4, bar-coded automation and
carrier route presorts for Letters/Cards.
- Works with any CASS-processed list with ZIP+4 codes.
- Generates Qualification Reports, Mailing Summary Reports,
and Postage Statement Reports in PDF format.
Presort Object is available for Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
Presort Object is sold on a subscription basis. You'll receive a
new DVD every two months.
Pricing
Presort Object costs $4,775.00 USD for a one-year subscription.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
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Email Object
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Email Object is a developer's toolkit that you can integrate
into your custom applications. It allows a programmer to
verify, correct, and standardize email addresses.
It can check for general syntax errors,
parse email addresses into various components,
check for domain-name changes, check for and
correct top-level domain names (TLDs), validate
domain names against a database of known good & bad
addresses, verify whether a domain name exists through
the MaileXchange (MX) Lookup for real-time feedback, and more.
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Benefits
Email Object helps you:
- Improve email-communication performance
- Clean & validate your email address lists
- Save money
- Reduce fraud
- Avoid bouncebacks and undeliverables
- Reduce on-line purchasing fraud and chargebacks
- Increase response rates
Stop spending endless hours trying to find accurate,
deliverable email addresses. Email Object affords you
the flexibility and power you need!
Use Email Object to ensure that only legitimate email addresses
are saved and stored in your contact database. It will
check every email address from a given mailing list and
determine if the e-mail addresses in the list are valid.
It is an easy-to-use, powerful, and customizable tool
for verifying, correcting, and cleaning up your mailing list.
It performs three levels of verification: Syntax, Local Database,
and MXlookup.
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Save time and money, whether you send newsletters to your clients,
bulletins to your members, or you just need to maintain a
clean email contact list for effective communication.
There is no need to disturb your clients and consumers to
check if their email addresses are still valid. Email Object
connects directly to their SMTP server and checks it
for you. Nothing is sent to the recipient.
Customize Email Object to meet your needs
- Add domain names and specify misspelling fixes
- Select level of corrections
- Standardize casing of e-mail addresses
- Check for the existence of the mail server
- Specify invalid domain names for suppression
System requirements
Email Object is available for the Windows platform.
Pricing
Call us at 508-436-2543 for a price quote on Email Object.
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