Francotyp-Postalia and Kara Technology Help South African Post Office Take Lead With Stamps On-Line.Business Editors LISLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2000 The South African Post Office has launched a pilot project to test the viability of selling postage stamps This is a list of postage stamps that are especially notable in some way. The best-known stamps:
Since the early 1990's the South African Post Office has made tremendous strides in amongst others, mail automation, bar-coding of security-sensitive mail and peel-and-stick postage stamps to bring its products in line with those of leading foreign postal administrations. The rapid development of digital products in the information age has, however, called for further electronic solutions. Convenient and secure Pending the outcome of the local pilot project, it will soon be possible to buy and print an intelligent electronic stamp See e-stamp. (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 ) using a personal computer, a laser or inkjet printer A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. and an Internet connection. This new postage imprint is a two-dimensional, machine-readable bar code that contains complete mailing and security data on the mailed item. Essentially, customers at home or office will be - more- producing their own stamps, which can be used to mail items anywhere, anytime (based on the denomination.) Customers can enjoy limitless access to postage from the estimated two million online PC's in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not only will the new indicia provide new levels of convenience for customers, it will also enhance the processing of mail by the Post Office and the security of postage income. Once the system has been successfully implemented, additional postal information technologies that allow consumers the ability to simplify their everyday activities, events and common tasks, will be developed. The aim is to enhance services, reduce costs and advance postal service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval as a business solution. In August 1999, Salim Kara, founder of KARA Technology, introduced PC Postage An approved service from the U.S. Postal Service that is provided by third parties for printing U.S. postage stamps on a user's printer. In 1999, E-Stamp Corporation and Stamps.com were the first PC Postage sites. , the forerunner of this new innovation, to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. market. In less than six months, over 100,000 people signed up to be users. Since then, KARA Technology has developed, a user-friendlier, convenient product that operates without any specialized hardware or software. KARA President Ken Dodd Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or "tickling stick"), and his catchphrases, says the company plans to release a Beta version of their Internet stamps product during the third quarter 2000 in the United States. KARA Headquartered in Houston, Tex., KARA Technology develops technologically advanced solutions to enable convenient and secure eCommerce transactions. As the Internet continues its exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. , consumers and businesses alike are demanding two things from eCommerce: security and convenience. It is with this need in mind that KARA Technology is developing a suite of products aimed at reducing fraud and increasing the ease of purchase and use for many new products and services. Francotyp-Postalia Francotyp-Postalia AG & Co., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the multi-billion dollar German-based Roechling Group, is a renowned leader in postage machine technology and service. In South Africa, Francotyp-Postalia has been instrumental in the recent switch from mechanical postage machines to the Remote Meter Setting (RMS) system. The U.S. subsidiary, FP, Inc., headquartered in Lisle, Ill., is currently the fastest-growing mailing systems vendor in North America. With more than 160 distributors in North America, FP is known for its technologically advanced European-engineered equipment, superior customer service, and excellent pricing Joining Forces During February 2000, a strategic alliance between KARA Technology Inc. and Francotyp-Postalia was announced in Houston, Texas, USA. Under the terms of the strategic alliance, Francotyp-Postalia has invested in KARA Technology and will provide access to its worldwide customer base. In return, KARA Technology is providing Francotyp-Postalia with innovative, secure eCommerce technology products and services. The South African Post Office will benefit greatly from the assistance and guidance provided by the combined expertise and experience of this alliance. The product has not yet been fully implemented anywhere in the world. The South African Post Office will therefore be amongst the first postal administrations worldwide to introduce the new Internet postage service - moving postal services in this country to the very forefront of technological advances. |
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