Technology Enables Software Providers and Systems Integrators to
Offer Services to Print Shipping Labels, Track Packages, and Manage Costs
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2016--
Pitney
Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides
innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced
that it is introducing Shipping Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
for U.S. Postal Service rating and shipping services. Through a simple
and seamless integration process, software providers and systems
integrators can offer USPS services to generate shipping labels, access
discounted rates, track packages from origin through delivery, and
provide simple, effective reports for managing postal shipments and
expenses.
“For more than a decade, Pitney Bowes has been working with clients on
technology solutions that help them offer simple and efficient ways for
consumers to purchase and print shipping labels,” said Lila Snyder,
Executive Vice President and President, Global Ecommerce, Pitney Bowes.
“We are now taking our shipping APIs and opening up this technology so
software providers and systems integrators can take advantage of the
best USPS shipping rates available, and the scalability and performance
of our technology to meet their customers’ needs.”
The Pitney Bowes Shipping
APIs streamline postage account registration and enable individual
shippers to activate their accounts in just minutes. In addition,
software providers and systems integrators can explore how they can
optimize their services by complementing the Shipping APIs with Global
Trade Solutions and Location Intelligence solutions through Pitney
Bowes’ flexible Developer Portal.
The Pitney Bowes Shipping APIs are available as part of the Pitney
Bowes Commerce Cloud, a commerce enabler, providing access to
solutions, analytics and APIs across the full commerce continuum with
speed and agility to help clients identify customers, locate
opportunities, enable communications, power shipping from anywhere to
everywhere, and manage payments.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company offering
innovative products and solutions that enable commerce in the areas of
customer information management, location intelligence, customer
engagement, shipping and mailing, and global ecommerce. More than 1.5
million clients in approximately 100 countries around the world rely on
products, solutions and services from Pitney Bowes. For additional
information, visit Pitney Bowes at www.pitneybowes.com.
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Pitney Bowes Inc.
Dan Burris, 203-449-7635
daniel.burris@pb.com
