Program Saves Money, Creates Jobs and Provides Valuable Customer Service Benefits WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagitas Inc. and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles today recapped the first year of their public-private alliance by noting that the program has produced greater-than-expected cost savings, created jobs in Ohio and helped BMV's ongoing commitment to improve customer service. Through the alliance, BMV has contracted to have Imagitas produce annual vehicle registration renewal notices for Ohioans. Imagitas is able to provide this service at no cost to Ohio BMV and, in fact, has exceeded projected savings for BMV. "This program is a great example of how public and private entities can work together to achieve powerful objectives," said Alfie Charles, Vice President of Imagitas, Inc. "This program has not only exceeded BMV's financial expectations, it has also helped realize other goals that include economic development, job creation and BMV's customer service objectives." The program is funded by advertisements that are inserted into the vehicle registration renewal notices. To date, Imagitas has saved nearly $1.5 million for the Ohio BMV - well above initial projections for the year. The program has allowed the agency to reduce its overhead and dedicate more funds to local governments to pay for local road and bridge repair. Production of the registration renewal notices is performed at a Miamisburg, Ohio facility, which has helped to create new jobs for Ohioans. The Imagitas program is also partially responsible for dramatic growth in BMV's online registration renewal program. Registration renewal notices include information about http://www.oplates.com/, where Ohioans can renew their registration 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, avoiding trips to a BMV office. For 2006, registrations renewed through http://www.oplates.com/ have increased 70%, a trend that could reach one million online renewals by year- end. The Imagitas program complies with federal and state privacy laws. Under the program, personal information is never shared with, sold or disclosed to participating advertisers. About Imagitas: Imagitas, Inc., a Pitney Bowes company, is based in Waltham, MA and forms strategic partnerships with government organizations to provide mailstream solutions and improve communications between government agencies and their customers. Media Contacts: Caroline Dennis, Pitney Bowes Tel. 203-351-7210 Email: Fred Stratmann, Ohio BMV Tel. 614-752-4325 Email: DATASOURCE: Imagitas, Inc. CONTACT: Caroline Dennis of Pitney Bowes, +1-203-351-7210, or ; or Fred Stratmann of Ohio BMV, +1-614-752-4325, or Web site: http://www.oplates.com/

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