eBulletin Archive
2010
The 2010 archived eBulletin from BCC Software.
December 2010
Week of December 20 — Login Live: A New Training Option
BCC customers will have a new Classroom Workshop training option in 2011.
Week of December 13 — Updated Processing Acknowledgement Form (PAF)
The USPS® requires all NCOALink® users, when submitting a new/renewal PAF, to use the most up-to-date version of the form.
Week of December 6 — Does a Senator Have a Solution to the Postal Service's™ Woes?
While the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) rejected the USPS's exigent rate case, it was widely acknowledged — by both the PRC and government officials — that it is vital that the USPS make operational changes in order to end its ever-increasing monetary losses.
November 2010
Week of November 29 — BCC Software System Upgrade Canceled
The eBulletin for the week of November 1-5 stated that Data Services would be closed from 12:00am ET Sunday, December 5 to 8:00am ET Monday, December 6 for a system upgrade. This upgrade has been postponed, so operations will take place as normal and jobs submitted will be processed with no delays.
Week of November 15 — Tech Tip: Canceling Data Services Jobs
Sometimes plans change and Data Services jobs need to be canceled. When such occasions arise, it is important to contact the Data Services department to ensure that your job is canceled at BCC.
Week of November 8 — MID Management and Firm Packaging Enhancements Now Available
Preview Release 02.15.57.01 for the Mail Manager suite was released this week.
Week of November 1 — BCC to Launch New Address Quality Solution
This week, BCC launches Accurant AQ, a solution for address standardization and validation.
October 2010
Week of October 25 — Tracking Your Prepaid Credits
Signing up for prepaid credits for BCC’s Data Services processing is a quick, easy and cost-saving way to update and enhance your address lists.
Week of October 18 — Mail Manager and New USPS® Deflection Guidelines
BCC Software is always striving to improve our software and other products to maintain high customer satisfaction, as well as help our customers prepare mail in the most efficient method possible following all USPS guidelines.
Week of October 11 — Meet the Experts at BCC Open House
If you're located in the Western or Central New York area (or planning to visit), take advantage of an opportunity to get some one-on-one time with experts in each area of our company.
Week of October 4 — PRC Denies USPS® Rate Increase Proposal
On September 30, the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) rejected the USPS request for an exigent rate increase, largely because it failed to meet the rate increase requirements set by Congress.
September 2010
Week of September 27 — BCC at Graph Expo: Discussing BCC Solutions and the Future of the Industry
BCC will once again be attending the annual Graph Expo event at McCormick Place South in Chicago.
Week of September 20 — National PCC Day: "Best Kept Secrets" of Address Quality
Last week, BCC Product Managers Mitch Carpenter and Karen Birmingham attended the local Greater Rochester PCC Day event to hear presentations from USPS® Postmaster General John Potter (visit Mailing Industry News for a recap of his speech) and other mailers on the state of the industry.
Week of September 13 — Staying Compliant With eDocumentation and Mail.dat
Last week, the Postal Service™ sent out an update announcing new standards, effective January 2, 2011, that will require mailers preparing comailed or copalletized mailings—or mail owners who contribute mailpieces to a consolidated comailed or copalletized mailing—to submit electronic documentation to the USPS® PostalOne!® system by an approved method.
Week of September 6 — BCC to Host Technology Summit in Dallas
If you’re planning to attend the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA) Regional Training Workshop, September 21-22 in Dallas, TX, join BCC Software and co-host BÖWE BELL + HOWELL for an informative Technology Summit that will explain how businesses can successfully respond to the changing postal landscape.
August 2010
Week of August 30 — Do You Know Where Your Mailings Are?
With the advanced Performance Reports and Export Report functionality available in Track N Trace®--BCC’s OneCode Confirm® option fully integrated into BCC's Mail Manager solutions—you'll know where your mailings are every step of the way through the mailstream, for greater visibility, predictability and accountability.
Week of August 23 — Tech Tip: Installing Your Bimonthly Updates
Installing your August update? The BCC Software Support team often receives calls shortly after the bimonthly updates are shipped regarding a few common installation issues, which could deactivate your ZIP+4 data and change your Mail Manager software "ZIP4" Status Bar from Green to Red, until you reinstall the encoding data correctly.
Week of August 16 — New Data Quality Blog and White Paper
Successful mailings begin with superior data. Too often, mailers leave dollars (and customers) on the table by sending their perfectly prepared mailpieces to a mailing list with missing, incorrect or outdated address information.
Week of August 9 — IMb Webinar Recordings Now Available
BCC hosted two Intelligent Mail® web events last week – one for Beginners still working in POSTNET™-only environments, and contemplating their Intelligent Mail adoption strategies, and another for Advanced mailers looking to improve their IMb operations.
Week of August 2 — Printer Webinar Recording Now Available
BCC hosted a well-attended web event last week, How Printers Can Succeed Amid Postal Challenges, which took a deep dive into the recently proposed USPS® Exigency Case and discussed ways that savvy print-to-mail operations can adapt.
July 2010
Week of July 26 — Intelligent Mail Web Events Set for August 4-5
Regardless of your current level of Intelligent Mail® adoption, there's still a lot to learn about the barcode technology that is reshaping the future of mail.
Week of July 19 — At the Blog: Direct Mail's Continued Importance; Real Postal Reform
Two new blog posts this week at Mailing Industry News explore essential issues for the postal community.
Week of July 12 — New TaskMaster Enhancement
Mailers taking advantage of BCC's TaskMaster automation feature--standard with Mail Manager Full Service™ and optional for Mail Manager™--now have a new capability when using the built-in feature.
Week of July 5 — Customized Market Mail Now Available
Support for USPS® Customized MarketMail® shipments was released this week in an interim update for BCC's Mail Manager™ and Mail Manager Full Service™ software.
June 2010
Week of June 28 — Tech Tip: Understanding Return Mail & Return Codes
Mailers often contact Data Services with questions about return mail, with a common theme being the misconception that the combination of NCOALink® and DPV® processing should identify all Undeliverable As Addressed (UAA) mail.
Week of June 21 — Cenveo Find Success
with a Full Service Upgrade
The third largest graphics communications company in North America, Cenveo, Inc., was using an array of postal software solutions from multiple providers when they began looking to standardize their operations and increase their efficiency.
Week of June 14 — The Facts about Address Resolution Service
While required Move Update services like NCOALink® processing provide updates regarding moves on file with the USPS®, value-added services like BCC's Address Resolution Service (ARS) can be used to further improve address quality, boost the number of deliverable records within a list and reduce the amount of return mail in future mailings to ensure maximum postal ROI.
Week of June 7 — Customized MarketMail Coming in July
A July release of Mail Manager™ and Mail Manager Full Service™ software will include support for Customized MarketMail shipments.
May 2010
Week of May 31 — Mail Manager User Maximizes Efficiency with On-Site Professional Services
A printer/mailer using Mail Manager recently contacted BCC's Professional Services team to arrange a customized, on-site visit.
Week of May 24 — BCC Blog: MTAC Conference Recap
The May 2010 Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings wrapped up last week with discussions and updates from prominent postal officials and industry representatives.
Week of May 17 — MTAC and IDEAlliance: Get the Latest News from BCC
Executive Vice President Chris Lien, Vice President of Software Engineering Bob Schimek and Director of Product Management Paula Stoskopf are attending MTAC this week in Washington, DC.
Week of May 10 — BCC Blog: IDEAlliance Conference Recap
The 2010 IDEAlliance Print Distribution Conference wrapped up last week with several controversial discussions and new ideas for postal advancement.
Week of May 3 — Come to Chicago for Power Training in July
BCC will host a three-day Power Classroom Workshop, July 11-13 at MicroTrain Technologies in Chicago, IL.
April 2010
Week of April 26 — Find Out Tomorrow How BCC's Full Service Advantage Can Help You Meet Postal Challenges
Does your business have a strategy to overcome declining mail volumes?
Week of April 19 — Is Your Business Prepared for Growth? Find Out Next Thursday
Are you ready for the future?
Week of April 12 — Find Out What's Next
at Spring Trade Shows
BCC representatvies are returning home from the National Postal Forum in Nashville this week and gearing up for the next four trade shows around the corner.
Week of April 5 — Wondering "What's Next?"
Find out at NPF 2010
BCC will discuss What's Next at Booth 132 of the National Postal Forum (NPF) in Nashville next week.
March 2010
Week of March 29 — Arandell Finds Not Just a Provider, but a Partner with BCC
One of the top four catalog printers in the country, Arandell Corporation recently decided to make the switch from their previous software provider of 15 years to BCC's Mail Manager Full Service.
Week of March 22 — BCC to Attend Spring Trade Shows
BCC will be a proud participant at several spring industry events.
Week of March 15 — Understand Your IM® Barcodes With the Mail Verifier Plus
By now you may have received a postcard (below) explaining the new benefits of BCC's Mail Verifier Plus (MVP) barcode analyzer, and how it can improve your mailing efficiency.
Week of March 8 — ePAF Improvement for Broker/Agents and List Administrators
Broker/Agents and List Administrators providing Data Services for their clients have a new reason to consider using BCC's electronic Processing Acknowledgement Form (ePAF) feature when submitting jobs for Move Update processing.
Week of March 1 — New Mail Manager Full Service Enhancements
Mail Manager Full Service users now have access to three new features (recently released in a Web update via the Customer Portal).
February 2010
Week of February 22 — Address Resolution Service Helps American Red Cross Reach More Donors
A longtime BCC customer who also happens to be a longtime volunteer for the American Red Cross recently used one contact to help the other.
Week of February 15 — Product Management Specialist Named for Mail Manager Family
Mitch Carpenter has been named the new Product Management Specialist for the Mail Manager family.
Week of February 8 — BCC Creates New Customer Services Department
For more than 30 years BCC has backed up a superior array of products and services with truly industry-leading customer support.
Week of February 1 — BCC to Deliver NPF Presentations
Senior BCC staff have been selected to deliver in-depth presentations at the 2010 National Postal Forum, April 11-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, TN.
January 2010
Week of January 25 — Tech Tips: "Courtesy Pallets" and Full Service Discounts
If you use pallets in your mail-preparation methods and are trying to comply with the rules regarding Full Service Intelligent Mail discounts, you may find that the old practice of using "courtesy pallets" no longer fits in with new USPS® regulations.
Week of January 18 — Important Tips for Optimal PAF Maintenance
The BCC Data Services team stands by its commitment to process and return Move Update jobs in the least possible time - including same-day service for jobs requiring USPS® NCOALink® processing.
Week of January 11 — Get Trained While You Get Away
BCC will host a three-day Standard Classroom Workshop, February 16-18 at Valencia Enterprises in Orlando, FL.
Week of January 4 — TaskMaster Now Enhanced to Support Batch File Names
A new feature included in the December update (version 02.15.51.09) now gives TaskMaster users the ability to create files and reports such as a qualification report for an individual batch.