Pitney Bowes Launches SendPro, the First-of-its-Kind Cloud-based Multi-Carrier Shipping Solution for the Modern Office
April 26 2016 - 10:01AM
Business Wire
New Online Solution Brings Integrated Office
Shipping, Mailing and Parcel Payments to Millions of Businesses
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that
provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today
announced the launch of the SendProTM family of office shipping,
mailing and payment solutions. The SendPro solution revolutionizes
shipping for businesses of all sizes by streamlining the sending
process in a single, one-of-a-kind multi-carrier office shipping
solution, which includes the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and
UPS.
The SendPro solution is an integral 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. The SendPro solution is also
available through the Windows Store and featured on the Windows 10
platform. Pitney Bowes unveiled SendPro today at a client reception
in New York City at the flagship Microsoft store.
From addressing and label printing to comparing shipping
options, package tracking and consolidated reporting, the SendPro
solution allows users to manage multi-carrier shipping online or
from one of a series of devices. Customers have access to the best
rates available across carriers through the SendPro solution. The
software allows users to access via the cloud the information they
need to select the best option for each item based on service level
and price. With the SendPro solution, small and medium businesses
can now cost-effectively utilize the same technology used by large
shipping companies and online retailers.
“The Pitney Bowes SendPro family of integrated shipping, mailing
and parcel receiving applications represents a breakthrough in
convenience, simplicity and value much like the launch of the
smartphone or the multi-function printer,” said Mark Shearer,
Executive Vice President and President, Pitney Bowes Global SMB
Solutions. “Businesses -- especially small and medium businesses --
are increasingly burdened by the growing complexity of sending
parcels, flats and mail through multiple carriers with a variety of
rate structures, service levels, and tracking and billing
processes. Many companies don’t have the volume of parcels and mail
or the resources to justify dedicated systems or personnel to
optimize their sending. The SendPro solution takes the complexity
out of multi-carrier sending and can be easily accessed through any
smart device or through a new family of integrated shipping,
mailing and parcel receiving systems.”
The new SendPro P Series mailing and shipping solutions unite
the latest in mailing equipment with groundbreaking multi-carrier
office shipping capabilities and inbound package receiving
capabilities. The SendPro P Series integrates hardware and software
in a single product that drives efficiency and delivers
accountability and tracking in the mailroom. SendPro Desktop and
Networked SendPro Kits round out the current portfolio of SendPro
products. With scales, label printers and the SendPro software,
each SendPro Kit delivers sending simplicity to any small office or
desktop. Clients sending as little as one envelope or package a day
will reap immediate savings from this new, integrated sending
system.
Feedback from beta test users confirms that the SendPro solution
delivers convenience, simplicity and value:
- “This is by far the most efficient and
user-friendly shipping tool I have come across. I have used them
all, and this is the best.” Jeremy Kershaw, Director of Shipping
and Receiving at the United Kennel Club, the largest all-breed
performance-dog registry in the world.
- “This is so intuitive and much easier
to use than I expected from a beta product.” Shannon Skubel, Vital
Nutrients, a leading provider of supplements for the healthcare
industry.
“We are excited to work together with Pitney Bowes to bring the
SendPro Universal Windows app to more than 270M Windows 10 devices
via the Windows Store,” said Kevin Gallo, Microsoft Corporate Vice
President, Windows and Devices. “Windows 10 users can now
easily access SendPro to initiate, track and pay for their shipping
from their desktop, tablet or mobile. Users will be able to
use Cortana for voice activated shipping that seamlessly connects
with their address and contact management programs, including
Outlook, Gmail and LinkedIn. This is the first in a series of
innovative commerce applications by Pitney Bowes on Microsoft
Platforms.”
Pitney Bowes is also expanding its Purchase Power® consolidated
carrier billing, payments and credit offering to include USPS
parcel payments. Every Pitney Bowes client earns Free USPS Shipping
through the Pitney Bowes Shipping Rewards program. This further
simplifies sending by consolidating billing and payments for
mailing and shipping in a single monthly bill.
A global research study commissioned by Pitney Bowes revealed
growing frustration with the lack of real choice of shipping
software providers for small and medium businesses, which left
hundreds of thousands of users with outdated, downloaded client
technology that only provides single-carrier information, like
Stamps.com. The research highlighted the need for an integrated,
cloud-based, multi-carrier platform to simplify the sending of
mail, flats and parcels for businesses of all sizes.
To address this growing need and showcase this revolutionary
technology, Pitney Bowes is offering a three-month free trial of
its multi-carrier SendPro solution for all new users. Current
Stamps.com customers are encouraged to try this extended free trial
of SendPro to see first-hand the value and convenience of managing
multi-carrier shipping from one consolidated platform in the
cloud.
For more information and to sign up for an extended free trial
of the SendPro solution, visit Pitney Bowes SendPro.
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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