Connect+®

For many years mail machines just put a red mark on an envelope to show postage had been paid. There was limited flexibility with these proprietary systems. With the introduction of the Connect+® Series, Pitney Bowes not only launched the world’s first mailing machine with a web based architecture, they also launched the first full color mailing system which now enables clients to use the mail piece as a marketing tool to engage their customers and prospects.

Connect+® mailing systems are used by thousands of businesses in the US and abroad and in the last year have processed over 1 billion mail pieces. In the next 5 years that number will exceed 7 billion as Pitney Bowes migrates their existing customer base to this new and exciting platform.

Chris Giles Discusses Entrepreneurial Opportunities with Connect+®
 


Whether you focus on the mailing system’s color print capability on the envelope or leveraging the detailed data set that is captured for every mail piece, the combination of a Linux operating system, persistent high speed internet connection, and color touch screen provides a unique opportunity to engage end-users and develop value-added solutions that further enhance the Connect+® Series.

• How would your business use Connect + to increase the value of the mail piece for each recipient?
• How could we leverage the capability of color printing on the envelope to provide new opportunities for Connect+ mailers and their customers?
• What types of compelling mailing or shipping applications could be developed for users of Connect +?

This challenge will expose you to thousands of business users across the country that rely on mail to drive their business and will allow you to influence the value of billions of mail pieces for these users.

See “Connect+ Specifications” for technical information on printing, connectivity, the user interface, and browsers.

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Overview of Pitney Bowe Connect+ System - presentation by Chris Giles



Winners of the Connect+ Competition will have access to:

• Orientation on Connect+ platform capability
• Business support/feedback on solutions as they are being developed
• Web access, if applicable, to your application by Connect+ customers through the Connect+ touch screen interface
• Demographic profiles of Connect+ users, types of businesses, and usage profiles around the mail that is sent
• Technical support, including access to a Connect+ machine