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"Group 1's Universal Coder is a powerful yet easy-to-use technology that provides unparalleled global address data quality," said Joan Petersen, director of information technology at Springer-Verlag New York LLC. "Thanks to Group 1's technology, we are confident that we will be able to improve dramatically the quality of our customer information."
The Universal Coder provides unparalleled flexibility by letting organizations implement global address data quality inside the enterprise, or, alternatively, access this functionality via hosted services using a single API. Organizations that have a limited international presence can leverage this feature of the Universal Coder to maintain control of global address information in a cost-effective manner.
The Universal Coder is built on Group 1's LESLIE service-oriented architecture, which enables organizations to integrate Group 1's data quality services seamlessly across the enterprise. By utilizing this unified product architecture, Group 1's data quality solutions can be more easily integrated, configured and maintained, as well as used in a Web Services architecture.
"The selection of the Universal Coder by Springer-Verlag underscores the value of this new technology to our existing as well as prospective customers," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. "This technology is ideal for organizations in the market for an address data quality solution providing unrivaled flexibility, unmatched global coverage and the widest platform and operating system support."
About Group 1 Software
Group 1 Software is a leading provider of solutions that help over 3,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their customer and other data. Group 1 provides industry-leading technologies that allow businesses to cleanse and enrich their corporate data, generate personalized customer communications and integrate and deliver data across the enterprise. These technologies are essential components of enterprise applications including customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business intelligence systems. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group 1 offers solutions utilized by leaders in the financial services, banking, GIS/mapping, retail, telecommunications, utilities, insurance and other industries. The company's customer base includes such recognized names as Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, MapQuest, QVC, Siemens, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo. For more information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at http://www.g1.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Group 1's future plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, demand for products and services, development of markets for Group 1's products and services and other risks identified in Group 1's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which address the conditions as they are found on the date of this press release. Group 1 undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Group 1 Software is a registered trademark and the Universal Coder is a trademark, of Group 1 Software, Inc. All other brand names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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