ZIP + 4: It's Impact on Mail Operations

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The United States Postal Service has instituted zip plus four, an additional zip code designed to speed up delivery and hold down postage costs. Four more numbers have been added that designate a part of a street or a particular address. Optical and bar code scanning equipment will be used by the new system to process standardized letters. Companies can also receive internal zip codes for their own use. The Postal Service will also help companies with code directory computer tapes and bar codes. With the new system, mail handling is expected to increase from 1,850 per hour to 4,000 to 10,000. Savings are expected to come from smaller payrolls and return on investment. Equipment is being supplied by Pitney-Bowes, Burroughs and Bell and Howell.

Postal service, Bar code scanners, Computer Systems, Mail Processing, Optical Document Readers, Barcode/Mark Reader

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Shredder Security - Keeping the 'Ordinary' Confidential

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The growth of the paper shredding maket to $80 million in 1984 is due largely to technology. Computers and copiers are responsible for the increase in hard copy, some of it sensitive material, such as designs, production information and bidding details. Douglas Aircraft Company and GE Information Services have elaborate shredding systems. Any shredding system requires the inclusion of salaries, customer lists, and research projects. Shredders justify their costs by saving storage space and preparing paper for sale and recycling. Sizes range from $100 minis to those with conveyor belts costing several thousand dollars. Several shredder suppliers are listed and steps for setting up a system are documented.

Growth (Physiology), Security systems, Growth, Security, Performance/Cost Relationship, Guidelines, Confidentiality, Paper Media, Printouts

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Workstations That Complement Computers

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Developments in office equipment technology have increased the need for computer-supported furniture. Personal computer workstations are available from IBM, Wang Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corp., and TAB Products Co. IBM's Personal Computer Table and Synergetix Personal Computer Workstation, Wang's 2200 Workstation Table and the CPU Clamp, Digital Equipment's terminals, keyboards and systems boxes, and TAB's Clustered Workcenters are among those products discussed. Photographs show the products listed above.

Product information, Office automation, Digital Equipment Corp., Office Equipment, Workstations, Computer Furniture, Products, product announcement, Personal Computer Table, Synergetix Personal Computer Workstation, CPU Clamp, Clustered Workcenters, Wang 2200 Workstation Table

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