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Pitney Bowes Launches SendSuite® Live: Delivers Time and Cost Savings for SMBs Prior to Hectic Holiday Shipping Season
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 22, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI)
today announced it will expand its shipping solutions portfolio in
Canada to include SendSuite(®) Live, a web- based global logistics management solution, just in time for
the holiday season. The scalable platform provides SMB and enterprise
shipper's broad access to global carriers for significant cost savings,
helping businesses overcome holiday season shipping costs.
As retailers are preparing for the increase in orders during holiday
time, SendSuite Live's powerful network of carrier connections provides
shippers with extensive options to reduce inbound and outbound shipping
costs and gain greater control of their shipping operation. In fact,
Pitney Bowes estimates shippers can save up to 20 per cent of their
shipping costs while simplifying the carrier payment process.
"The global logistics environment is becoming increasingly complex and
traditional Transportation Management Systems aren't keeping up, often
because of technology limitations and IT constraints", said Bill
Mackrell, general manager, Pitney Bowes Canada. "SendSuite Live changes
this by leveraging web services to create a unified, best of breed,
global logistics management platform that streamlines logistics
processes, reduces business risks and delivers cost savings on a local
and global scale."
SendSuite Live provides access to a wide range of global parcel and
freight carriers' rates and services, allowing a shipper to choose the
best delivery and cost options. It offers origin point shipping for
international shipping and cross-border rating and consolidation.
Access to multiple carriers and services will provide businesses with
the flexibility and options to remain profitable, even when often
customers now expect free shipping. SendSuite Live, with easy to use
applications, also offers the ability to optimize routing and
streamline the logistics process with carrier and vendor compliance,
and effectively manage regulatory compliance concerns, such as SOX and
Export requirements.
It is a fully scalable solution that integrates easily with internal
ERP, WMS and CRM systems. By integrating with Connect+ Customer
Communication Series mailing solution, mailing and shipping costs can
be tracked throughout the organization. The desktop capability provides
the ability to allow on site and remote employees access to rate
shopping with various carriers, and can provide company specific
negotiated carrier rates.
SendSuite Live combines Pitney Bowes's heritage of mail service shipping
with a superior platform that integrates with cloud-based applications
to deliver a wide range of transportation management services to
businesses of any size, simply and economically. Complemented by the
company's nationwide customer service, along with flexible financing
options, any organization can leverage cost savings and improved
operations management with this shipping management solution.
SendSuite Live was developed through an agreement with Pierbridge, Inc.,
a software development firm specializing in supply chain processes, and
customized for SMB market applications. In an associated move, Pitney
Bowes also has an agreement with ConnectShip(®), a technology platform that provides increased functionality for
deploying global transportation carriers and compliance through the
SendSuite Live platform.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small, mid-size and large
firms that help them connect with customers to build loyalty and grow
revenue. The company's solutions for financial services, healthcare,
nonprofit, public sector and retail organizations are delivered on open
platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and
proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes is
the only firm that includes direct mail, transactional mail, call
centers and in-store technologies in its solution mix along with
digital channels such as the Web, email, live chat and mobile
applications. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company with 29,000
employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new
opportunityTM.
Pitney Bowes of Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary has a direct sales
and service force of approximately 1,300 professionals located in
offices throughout the country. The head office for its operations in
Canada is located in Mississauga, Ontario. For additional information
on the company, its products and solutions, visit www.pitneybowes.ca.
SOURCE: Pitney Bowes
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SOURCE: Pitney Bowes
Media Contact: Genna Schnurbach Hill+Knowlton for Pitney Bowes Canada (416) 413-4742
genna.schnurbach@hkstrategies.ca
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