Chapter 10. International Data Post Brings Snail Mail to the Internet Age with iPlanet

International Data Post (IDP), a Copenhagen, Denmark-based postal technology solutions company, is taking the communications realm of postal operations to the Internet age, using Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology. The company, owned by seven global postal operators, is a pioneer of “hybrid mail,” which streamlines a letter's delivery cycle by enabling electronic delivery from the sender to the post office. There—rather than at the sender's site—the document is printed, stamped, and physically delivered to the recipient. By using IDP's solution, postal organizations can grow beyond providing only communications logistics services, and add ...

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