Dear Champ Customers: Keying First Class Parcels

If you own a Champ system, you’ll need to key the full address for the barcodes on First Class Parcels with the latest software patch. For more information, please reference the DMM advisories and Postal bulletins that have been released. Reference the DMM here. IMpb Standards [6-2-14] [1-26-14] All First-Class Package Service parcels must bear an…

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11-Digit Click Now Required For Certain Classes Of Mail

Beginning with the rate update for September 2014, the following classes of mail will require an 11-digit click instead of a 5-digit click. Presorted First-Class Parcels Priority Mail Commercial Base (No dim) Priority Mail Commercial Plus (No dim) Priority Mail Commercial Base Priority Mail Commercial Plus Parcel Select Nonpresort Priority Mail Commercial Plus Cubic Priority…

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Dear EZ-Flats Customers: No Meter Necessary!

If you own an EZ-Flats machine, either Essential, Enhanced, or Premium you never need to take your rejected mail pieces to the meter. Simply turn on Single Piece Rejects in the Account Profile Editor to get a permit on the pieces. For more information about EZ-Flats, go here or call your support representative. Happy Mailing!

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The Heart, Soul And Guts Of The Postal Business

This article appeared in the PostCom Bulletin, published by the Association of Postal Commerce, on July 11. 2014. They graciously have allowed us to reprint it along with Ursa Major Associates, both of whom we at Eii thank for their work in supporting the Postal Industry. You can view the original article here.    THE HEART,…

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2014 IRCE Prize Drawing Winner

Engineering Innovation Inc. (Eii) is elated to announce the winner of its IRCE Drone Drawing, Mike Swisher, the E-Commerce Buyer for Pillows.com in Denver , CO. Eii held a raffle in June at the Internet Retailers Convention and Exhibition in Chicago. The raffle proved quite popular among IRCE attendees who spent four days exploring technology…

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The MAIL Group And Eii: Celebrating 33 Years

The MAIL Group story begins in 1981 when Ron Robbins, a sales manager with Pitney Bowes, hears that the United States Postal Service is offering postage discounts to service bureaus that sort and commingle First Class letters from various business mailers. Launching a company called M.A.I.L., Inc., in Lafayette, Indiana, he secured his first customer,…

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