The Etat de Vaud in Switzerland Reduces Postal Costs By 67 Percent Using Exstream Software's AFP Jazz!LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Exstream Software, Inc. (www.exstream.com) announced today that the Etat de Vaud, Canton of the Swiss Confederation Swiss Confederation: see Switzerland. , is successfully using its AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. Jazz!(R) software to optimize the production and delivery of correspondence to 380,000 tax payers. The Etat de Vaud estimates annual savings of 100,000 CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ($76,000 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) using AFP Jazz! for print stream optimization, sorting, bundling and consolidation of advanced function production (AFP) files. The UID-DFIN, IT unit of the Canton of Vaud finance department, initially selected AFP Jazz! for its robust capability and performance in consolidating high-volume AFP print streams, its user-friendly graphic interface, and its ease of integration with existing systems. Each tax notice sent out by The Etat de Vaud comprises seven or eight pages based on three to five templates produced by two different systems. Using AFP Jazz!, the Etat de Vaud is able to merge print streams from the two systems, regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. the documents, and print the correspondence two-sided, reducing postal costs by two-thirds. Further, the Etat de Vaud reports increased productivity using the AFP Jazz! intuitive graphic user interface See GUI. to execute the most complex operations. Previously, these operations required resources with an in-depth technical knowledge of AFP structures. "When you wish to work with the AFP format, AFP Jazz! is the solution of choice," said Monique Losey, project manager of document production services at UID-DFIN Etat de Vaud. "AFP Jazz! has allowed us to solve our problem of high-volume print production while taking into consideration our specialties, specificities, and particularities." In the future, the Etat de Vaud plans to reduce costs and improve productivity even further using Exstream's AFP Viewer software, which allows users to preview and make changes to AFP documents online before printing. Additionally, the Etat de Vaud will investigate the use of Exstream's AFP products for optimizing lower volume document workflows. "Pricing imposed on the Etat de Vaud by the Swiss 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 made the optimization of documents sent out to tax payers a priority," says Jean-Jacques Joly, managing director of Exstream France & Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. . "We are very happy that Exstream's AFP productivity solutions are allowing the Etat de Vaud to attain considerable postal savings while providing an even better service to its taxpayers." About Exstream Software Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. , USA, and based in Paris for the France & Southern Europe operations, Exstream Software provides a single platform for businesses around the world to create and manage higher quality, fully personalized communications of all types for delivery through batch, real-time and interactive channels. Companies in the financial services, insurance, service bureau, telecommunications, utilities, retail, hospitality, government and other industries benefit by getting communications to market as much as 85 percent faster, reducing document production costs up to 80 percent, and as much as tripling customer response. For more information about Exstream Software and its market-leading Dialogue enterprise personalization software, visit www.exstream.com, or contact Exstream at 859-296-0600 or info@exstream.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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