Data Processing Services At Siemons Mailing Service, we feel that any great mailing begins with great data processing. The effectiveness of the mailing will be directly affected by the speed at which the mail piece reaches the client. Expertly processed mailing list will ensure the speediest delivery. Utilizing the most sophisticated software available, along with the expertise of our programmers and list processors, we fell we provide the best value in postal data processing in the industry. We can offer the following service:  
 
  • Data Entry
  • Postal Presort
    • CASS Certification
    • Walk Sequence
    • Move Update -NCOA
    • Move Update -FastForward
    • Delivery Point Verification
  • Database Management
    • File Conversions
    • Select Segmentation
    • Merging/Purge
    • Specialized Reports
  • Address Standardization
  • List Encryption
  • List Development
  • List Maintenance
 Computer Services  
 
Data Entry: Siemons Mailing Service can receive your existing list on a variety of media. In case you don't have the time or wherewithal to continually update your data for address corrections, additions, deletions, or modifications, Siemons Mailing Service offers a maintenance service which keeps your mailings out of the "Dead Letter bin". Don't have a mailing list? Siemons Mailing Service can help you with development of your criteria and the purchase of a list from certified list providers. Merge/Purge: This is the combining of two or more lists to derive a compilation of data. Once these lists are merged, duplicate names, addresses, or other redundant information can be purged/deleted, from your list. Other Service provided are complete name and firm name parsing, customized field matching and extraordinary reporting capabilities.
Postal Presort: Your list can be sorted by carrier route, BMC, SCF or other postal qualifications to maximize delivery speed and reduce postage costs.
Address Standardization: Siemons Mailing Service can standardize addressing elements within your database to adhere to U.S.P.S. specifications. Once standardized, your list can be CASS certified to maximize postal savings. Delivery Point Verification: We can now verify individual addresses to ensure mailability.
 
  Encryption: For those clients who desire the security of PGP encryption you will find our public key available here.  
  Recommended Data Formats: When submitting data please provide us with a field layout. The following data formats are preferred.
  • dBase
  • FoxPro
  • Excel
  • Fixed Length
  • Comma",", [tab], "$" Delimited
 Recommended Media Formats: We are able to receive data in a number of different media formats. The following are the most common.
  • E-mail
  • CD ROM
  • 100M Zip Disks
  • 4mm Tape
  • 8mm Tape
  • 3 1/2" Floppies
  • 5 1/4" Floppies
  • 9 Track tapes [ 1/2" ]
  • 150 meg cartridge
  • (FTP) File Transfer Protocol
  
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