New Digital Meter Provides Speed and Flexibility by Processing Mixed-Weight Mail up to 16,000 Mail Pieces Per Hour STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On January 1, 2007, Phase III meters, as defined in the USPS meter migration plan, will no longer be certified for use. As production mailers migrate for compliance, the Pitney Bowes digital mailing system -- the DM16KR -- delivers new functionality that is performance-tested for flexibility and speed. The new DM Infinity(TM) digital postage meter processes mixed-weight mail up to 16,000 mail pieces per hour on a single meter using Reset-on-the-Fly(TM) technology. This increases productivity by eliminating the need to ping-pong between two or more letterpress meters. The first DM Infinity(TM) Series reset-able meter -- the DM22KR -- was launched in January 2005 running mixed-weight mail up to 22,000 mail pieces per hour. The new expanded range of the DM Infinity(TM) Series enables customers to increase their mailstream productivity and seamlessly transition to USPS(R) compliance. "The DM16KR meets both the budget and business needs of our customers. Pitney Bowes DM Infinity(TM) systems ease the meter migration process with proven performance, reliability and ease of use," said Clint Dally, Vice President, Product Line Management. The DM16KR integrates with Pitney Bowes and non-Pitney Bowes inserters for digital migration compliance. The DM16KR offers flexible indicia or permit printing, prints non-stop with dual print heads, and has no downtime to add ink. To comply with the USPS(R) Meter Migration Mandate, 6500 Series (letterpress) postage meters cannot be used after December 31, 2006. To order the Pitney Bowes DM Infinity(TM) Series DM16KR Digital Mailing System, call 877-536-2736. For more information, visit the Pitney Bowes Mission Migration Web site at http://www.pbdmt.com/missionmigration. About Pitney Bowes Pitney Bowes provides the world's most comprehensive suite of mailstream software, hardware, services and solutions to help companies manage their flow of mail, documents and packages to improve communication. Pitney Bowes, with $5.6 billion in annual revenue, takes an all-inclusive view of its customers' operations, helping organizations of all sizes enjoy the competitive advantage that comes from an optimized mailstream. The company's 86 years of technological leadership have produced many major mailstream innovations, and it is consistently on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's list of top U.S. patent holders. With approximately 34,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations. More information about the company can be found at http://www.pb.com/. USPS is a registered trademark of the United States Postal Service. Contact: Carol Wallace Pitney Bowes Inc. 203 351-6974 DATASOURCE: Pitney Bowes CONTACT: Carol Wallace of Pitney Bowes Inc., +1-203-351-6974, Web site: http://www.pb.com/ http://www.pbdmt.com/missionmigration

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