Pitney Bowes Launches ‘Digital Franking Technology’ with enhanced Capabilities in the Office Mailing

New Delhi : Pitney Bowes India Pvt. Limited introduces digital franking solutions to its customers across India. These solutions will enable organizations to streamline the mailing process and control their postal expenses to a considerable extent. The new generation franking solutions from Pitney Bowes are especially significant in today’s business scenario as cost effectiveness and the economics of operations have become the new mantra of cost rationalization. The new digital franking technology has been launched under the proven DM platform which has been very successful across the globe. The technology has recently been approved by Department of Post in India. Pitney Bowes being a global leader in secured evidencing space, has leveraged its core competence in developing products with capabilities like 2D Bar Code to meet the unique specifications for transactional security as per India Post guidelines.

Pitney Bowes invented franking machines 90 years ago and is a well known leader across the globe in Franking Technology. There are more than 12000 units of franking machines already installed in India and the new digital franking machines are expected to change the way the office mailing is done currently and will act like a Desk top Post Office. With the advent of digital, besides cost savings, the users can create customized marketing messages on the envelope to take advantage of the space available on the envelope.

Mr. K. M. Nanaiah, Managing Director, Pitney Bowes India said, “The new age digital franking machines are a great value add to any organization – while the Marketing community can use it to send customized messages with each outgoing mail piece, Admin and Operations department have a lot to look forward in terms of accounting, improved efficiency in dispatch of mails and ability to use the machine even for stamping incoming mails. The convenience factor and added utilities in these digital machines are expected to be the key driver in increased usage of franking machines in the Indian market.”

The franking machine powered by IntelliLink® to support the Remote Model Franking System (RMFS) requirement of India Post brings flexible, intelligent services to help businesses communicate effectively and efficiently. Digital Franking machines enable users to connect to the server for downloading of funds, postal rate changes, software etc., all at the comforts of sitting at the office desk. The integrated weighing scale in these machines ensure that correct amount of postage is affixed on the mail piece, the days of having to weigh and calculate the postage are behind us.

The technology will also help the users to stamp incoming mails and track department wise postal expenses. The technology is expected to play a key role in the office working environment in sectors like banking, financial services, telecom utility, corporate and Government offices where customer interface is significant part of their activity.