Escher Group Delivers On the Promise of the Smart Envelope; Escher Group's Intelligent Document Technology Featured in Worldwide Direct Mail Campaign.Business/Technology Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2000 Escher Group, Ltd., the world's leading provider of e-commerce solutions to the postal industry, today announced another great landmark in postal communications - the world's first ever global mailing using a full color electronic stamp See e-stamp. . Escher's RiposteDispatch(TM) technology is the latest advance in Internet postage See PC Postage. - allowing enterprise mailers and consumers to securely purchase and print postage from the Web, choosing from a full selection of colorful postal indicia Signs; indications. Circumstances that point to the existence of a given fact as probable, but not certain. For example, indicia of partnership are any circumstances which would induce the belief that a given person was in reality, though not technically, a member of a given (electronic stamp). Unlike other indicia technology currently available on the market, Escher's solution preserves the philatelic phi·lat·e·ly n. The collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials; stamp collecting. [French philatélie : Greek phil-, philo-, philo- + Greek advantages of traditional postage while creating a host of new marketing opportunities for postal authorities and customers. At the heart of RiposteDispatch and featured on each envelope is Escher's "intelligent document" technology, RiposteMark(TM), the world's first process-color digital postmark to be approved as a form of postage. RiposteMark's "smart" security offers unprecedented protection against counterfeiting and fraud. Singapore Post Singapore Post Limited SGX: S08 (Chinese: 新加坡郵政有限公司; or SingPost, Chinese: 新加坡郵局) is Singapore's only postal company, providing local and international postal services. was the first postal authority to introduce Escher's RiposteMark technology and the two organizations have joined forces to successfully deploy this intelligent document mailing, the first of its kind. The RiposteMark indicia incorporates Singapore Post's unique branding, the end result a striking and colorful mail piece that is secure and easily identifiable. Singapore Post processed the mailing at its central sorting facility and the mail pieces have been distributed to recipients in over 150 countries worldwide. "Singapore Post is proud to be a part of this initiative which is clearly ahead of its time," commented Lee Cheng Chin, director of electronic post, Singapore Post. "It is our goal to stay on the cutting-edge of technology and Escher Group has proven its dedication to innovation and leadership within the industry." Escher Group's campaign coincides with the 160th anniversary of the world's first postage stamp postage stamp, government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. , the Penny Black. "The introduction of the Penny Black was revolutionary in the 1840's as it truly changed the way in which people communicated," said Michael J. Murphy, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "In today's digital economy, where physical media is converging with electronic commerce, technological innovation is necessary in order to transform and enhance new methods of communication. Escher is committed to the development of advanced technologies, such as RiposteMark which is proving to be a revolutionary concept in postal communication." About Escher Group, Ltd. Escher Group is the world's leading provider of e-commerce solutions to the postal industry. The company offers a business-to-business XML-based transaction management environment, used in thousands of locations worldwide. Escher Laboratories, its research and development division, performs basic and applied research in the physics of information processing, including physical information security, physical user interface, and passive tag technologies. In addition, Escher has joined over 40 industrial companies as a sponsor of the MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab's "Things That Think Consortium," which researches advances in information technologies. Escher Group has expanded its operations and now employs over 70 staff in 4 countries - Escher Group headquarters in Cambridge, USA, Escher Europe headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and Escher UK headquarters in London, United Kingdom. Escher Groups' recent acquisition of Dublin based web enabled postal solutions provider, Anshe Limited, (now Escher Europe Ltd.) offers postal customers immediate benefits with the release of a range of tools and applications that will extend their investment in Escher's flagship Riposte ri·poste n. 1. Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing. 2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort. intr.v. (R) technology. Both Escher's and Anshe's product platforms are based on the self-describing message format XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. . This similarity of approach simplifies product set integration. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.051900/bb1 |
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