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QUESTION: What is an Intelligent Mail bar code?
ANSWER: An Intelligent Mail barcode is a 65-bar
code that can be applied to mail in the United States. The idea behind the
Intelligent Mail bar code is that it can be used to track mail
after it has been sent.

An Intelligent Mail bar code
The Intelligent Mail initiative was announced by the U.S. Postal
Service in 2003 and was expanded upon
and enhanced in 2007. The U.S. Postal Service has stipulated that
the Intelligent Mail bar code will be required starting in May 2011
for companies looking to earn U.S. Postal Service automation discounts.
The Intelligent Mail bar code replaces the
POSTNET and
PLANET bar codes
and promises to raise the level of service the U.S. Postal Service
provides to its customers. Use of the Intelligent Mail bar code
will help the U.S. Postal Service
improve deliverability, provide new services, and increase overall efficiency.
Over the years, the Intelligent Mail barcode has also been referred to
as "OneCode," "IMB," and the "4-State Barcode."
Software that supports the Intelligent Mail Bar Code
Citation Software offers several products that support the Intelligent Mail Bar code:
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DesignMerge.
This is a bundle of QuarkXPress™ XTensions
or Adobe® InDesign® Plug-Ins
that provide sophisticated features for
variable-data-printing and database-publishing.
To put it another way: DesignMerge makes it possible to
design and produce variable-data documents from within
Quark or InDesign. DesignMerge is available for Macintosh and Windows.
Click here
for more information about DesignMerge.
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Bulk Mailer.
This 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
you can meet
the U.S. Postal Service's requirements for postage discounts.
Click here for
more information about Bulk Mailer.
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FusionPro.
This is a family of VERY AFFORDABLE software solutions for variable-data printing
and cross-media communications. (Pricing starts at $569.00 USD.)
Available for Macintosh and Windows,
the FusionPro products allow you to design and produce variable-data documents
from within Adobe Acrobat. Server-based FusionPro software is available also.
Click here for
more information about the FusionPro products.
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NEWLEAF.
This is easy-to-use
variable-data-printing
software for Windows that's designed to provide a working environment familiar to
Microsoft Office users.
NEWLEAF has two features that set it apart from
most similarly priced variable-data-printing solutions:
- It has a "chart wizard" that makes it
easy to create pie charts, line graphs, etc. that
represent data in your database.
- It is designed to do high-speed production
on many different kinds of printers, including
printers used in graphic-arts environments as
well as printers typically not found in graphic-arts
environments. The list of supported printer types includes
PostScript printers,
PCL printers,
AFPDS printers,
IJPDS printers,
and more.
Click here
for more information about NEWLEAF.
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PReS Suite.
This is an enterprise-level, scalable composition solution that handles highly
complex transactional documents, such as invoices and statements, as well
as personalized direct-marketing and event-triggered correspondence
applications. It enables you to create and format personalized
documents or messages and then print them or distribute them electronically
via e-mail, fax, SMS, or Web. In addition, PReS Suite can archive documents automatically.
Click here
for more information about PReS Suite.
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PrintShop Mail
is a suite of easy-to-use software products for creating variable-data documents.
It is offered as a modular system. There are two main modules:
- PrintShop Mail Design.
Lets you design and produce variable-data documents from your desktop.
PrintShop Mail Design is available for Macintosh and Windows.
- PrintShop Mail Web.
An optional Web edition
that works in conjunction with
PrintShop Mail Design to serve
the needs of multiple users, make it easy to produce
ongoing and repetitive communications, and allow you to host a
Web-to-print system that enables Web-based ordering of customized documents.
PrintShop Mail Web is available for Windows only.
Click here
for more information about PrintShop Mail.
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See also POSTNET bar code
See also PLANET bar code
To get more details, read Intelligent Mail Barcode, the next generation of USPS barcode technology.
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