City of Bloomington Outsources Water Bills to DocuCorp; DocuCorp ASP Will Provide Bill Print, Finish and Mail Services.Business/Technology Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2001 DocuCorp(R) International (Nasdaq:DOCC DOCC Deep Operations Coordination Cell DOCC DISA Operations Control Complex DOCC Department of Community Corrections DOCC Deep Operations Control Cell (US Army) DOCC DCA Operations Control Complex DOCC Dyce Operations Control Centre ), a leading provider of enterprise information solutions, today announced a multi-year agreement with the City of Bloomington (IL) to use DocuCorp application service provider (ASP) facilities to print, finish and mail water bills. "In addition to using DocuCorp's ASP services, the City of Bloomington is introducing a newly formatted monthly statement for our 24,000 customers," said George Drye, the City's director of engineering and water. "After many years of post card billing, our customers will now receive a standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. bill that is easier to read and understand, plus it allows us to include personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. messages to enhance our customer communications. We consider the new bill format to be more than just a request for payment; it's a means for communication with our customers to provide the services and quality that they expect. "The City worked closely with DocuCorp to redesign the water bills, using input from our customers. To make our customers familiar with the new format well in advance of the introduction, we printed a sample bill in the local newspaper and also posted it on the City's Web site at http://www.cityblm.org./cityhall/samplebill.pdf on Feb. 12. "By turning bill print and delivery over to DocuCorp, city personnel can focus on their most important goal -- increasing customer satisfaction," said Kerry LeCrone, DocuCorp's senior vice president of ASP and services. "With DocuCorp's postal sorting and address correction software, the water bills will be bar-coded and multiple billings to the same address will be grouped for the best first-class postal rate." DocuCorp's ASP centers feature the company's premier information solutions and services, as well as third-party products, facilitating a broad range of applications including customer statements and billings, EBPP (Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment) Sending invoices to customers over the Internet. When payment is due, an e-mail is sent with a link to a Web page that contains the billing information and the payment services that are supported. , insurance policy production, electronic document archiving, financial fulfillment and more. About The City of Bloomington The City of Bloomington (population approximately 61,000) is located in the heart of Central Illinois Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. , approximately 125 miles southwest of Chicago, 155 miles northeast of St. Louis and 64 miles northeast of Springfield, the state capital. Bloomington is the county seat of McLean County McLean County is the name of several counties in the United States:
About DocuCorp DocuCorp is the authority in providing dynamic solutions for acquiring, managing, personalizing and presenting enterprise information. Servicing the entire enterprise information lifecycle, DocuCorp's information software, application service provider (ASP) hosting and professional consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" enable companies to implement solutions in-house or fully outsource to DocuCorp. The company has an installed base of more than 900 customers, including many of the largest insurance, utility and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. organizations. Headquartered in Dallas, DocuCorp has major facilities in Atlanta and Silver Spring, MD. The company also maintains offices in London, Portland, ME, and Bedford, NH. DocuCorp is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SFE See Sydney Futures Exchange. ) partner company. For more information, visit DocuCorp's Web site at www.docucorp.com. Certain information contained in this news release may include "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All statements, other than historical facts, included herein are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . These statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as competition, technological developments, loss of significant customers and the other factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. DocuCorp is a registered trademark of DocuCorp International. (c) 2001 DocuCorp International. All Rights Reserved. Company, organization and product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. DocuCorp and its symbol are trademarks of DocuCorp International. |
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