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Pitney Bowes Partners with Jersey Post To Provide Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment Solution

DANBURY Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2001--The Jersey Post has selected Pitney Bowes' docSense Digital Document Delivery (D3) to support electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) solutions for ProMail, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jersey Post, the only mailing house in the Channel Islands that produces contract mail for utility companies, offshore financial services providers and the new generation of e-commerce businesses.

"The investment in docSense D3 will enable ProMail customers the option of sending bills and statements digitally as well as in paper form," said John Pinel, chief executive officer of Jersey Post.

"This transaction affirms our growing leadership position in the international EBPP market place," says Karl Schumacher, president of Pitney Bowes docSense. "The Jersey Post thoroughly evaluated our competitors and selected us based on the functional superiority of D3 and the technical expertise and superior support provided by our Professional Services organization.

"The docSense mission is to provide our customers with innovative document delivery solutions for many of their mission critical processes, such as billing, accounts receivable, customer service, marketing and regulatory compliance," Schumacher added.

Pinel emphasized that adoption of the D3 technology has a broader significance for Jersey Post, "Pitney Bowes helps ProMail meet the new challenges of the international communications environment by providing our offshore financial services industry with the latest technology to meet customer demands. D3 helps us tackle significant manpower issues, gives us a competitive advantage and paves the way for our continued growth. With our investment in D3, we can better attract global enterprises to use Jersey as their financial base."

The docSense flexible document output solution for EBPP allows individual bills or statements to be delivered digitally or in paper, depending on customer preference. The system saves time, money and the risk of re-formatting errors. The solution includes WorkOut software licensed from Alysis Technologies to convert data from clients systems into XML.

Jim Flynn, chief operating officer at Alysis Technologies, Inc. said, "Pitney Bowes docSense is an important partner, bringing our WorkOut software to many major businesses. Each D3 implementation showcases WorkOut's robust functionality and provides us with a new opportunity."

Pitney Bowes docSense is the premier solutions provider for the creation and distribution of efficient and effective documents in paper and digital form. Pitney Bowes Inc is a $4.4 billion provider of informed mail and messaging management. For more information on docSense and Pitney Bowes visit www.PitneyBowes.com

Jersey Post is an essential part of the infrastructure of Jersey and of key importance to the social and economic fabric of the Island. Jersey Post provides essential postal services to all businesses and all households in the Island. In addition, Jersey Post is part of a global postal network, providing a full range of quality, cost-effective and profitable postal and other services meeting customers world wide needs for today and the future. About Alysis Technologies

Alysis Technologies is a leading provider of component-based e-billing software that snaps-in to any major e-commerce implementation. Its modular WorkOut products enable companies to solve complex business problems via streamlining billing, segmentation and analysis, payment, and workflow. For more information please visit http://www.alysis.com.

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CONTACT: Pitney Bowes
Scott Gerschwer, Manager Media Relations
203/739-3163
gerschsc@pb.com