Global Supply Chain Management Provider, IntegraCore First to Deploy
the ConnectShip l iShip Platform Powered by Pitney Bowes Shipping APIs
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2017--
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides
innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced a
strategic relationship with ConnectShip | iShip, an industry leader in
carrier compliance, to make Pitney
Bowes Complete Shipping APIs for USPS® postage available on
ConnectShip l iShip’s multi-carrier shipping platform. Through this
relationship, ConnectShip l iShip will be able to integrate the APIs
into the shipping and logistics solutions it provides to thousands of
mid-size and enterprise customers, including leading regional, national
and international carriers, and more than 25% of Fortune 500 listed
companies.
IntegraCore, a leading provider of fulfillment outsourcing and supply
chain management, is the first company to deploy the ConnectShip l iShip
Platform powered by Pitney Bowes Complete Shipping APIs. IntegraCore is
leveraging the solution to create accurate USPS® shipping labels,
benefit from USPS® commercial discounts, track packages and help manage
shipments, inventory and expenses as part of a comprehensive
multi-carrier solution.
“Working with the right technology providers is critical to the success
of our business. We fulfill millions of orders per month in our multiple
locations and we need a high performance system to meet our needs. The
ConnectShip | iShip solution with Pitney Bowes Complete Shipping APIs
took less than a day to configure and is much faster than our previous
USPS® labeling solutions,” said Kurt Flygare, President, IntegraCore.
“The technical support during and post implementation has been
outstanding. Pitney Bowes and ConnectShip l iShip are every bit as
committed to solving problems for our customers as we are.”
Pitney Bowes launched Complete Shipping APIs in 2016 and quickly set its
solution apart by offering flexible financing options and a modern
RESTful web services architecture that makes its solution easy to
integrate, test and upgrade. Over the past year, these benefits, as well
as a commitment to client-led innovation and an expanding set of product
features, have enabled several leading ecommerce platform providers,
including ConnectShip l iShip to offer Pitney Bowes Complete Shipping
APIs to their customers.
“World-class service providers like ConnectShip l iShip and IntegraCore
are helping to unlock the full potential of our solution for their
customers. We are excited to work with them and proud of what we’re
bringing to market together,” said Lila Snyder, Executive Vice President
and President, Pitney Bowes Global Ecommerce and Presort Services.
“We look forward to an ongoing relationship with Pitney Bowes where we
will continuously refine and strengthen our mutual offering and bring
more consumable value to clients like IntegraCore,” said Tim Hooper,
Director of Operations, ConnectShip l iShip.
Pitney Bowes Complete Shipping APIs are available as part of the Pitney
Bowes Commerce Cloud, a commerce enabler, providing access to solutions,
analytics and APIs across the full commerce continuum with speed and
agility to help clients identify customers, locate opportunities, enable
communications, power shipping from anywhere to everywhere, and manage
payments.
About ConnectShip | iShip
ConnectShip, Inc. and iShip, Inc. provide on-premise and off-premise
multi-carrier shipping solutions for enterprise and mid-sized companies
under one brand. The companies extend patented multi-carrier technology
to third-party transportation solution providers and large-volume
shippers through North America and Europe. Twenty-five percent of the
top 100 Fortune 500 companies rely on ConnectShip | iShip to provide
carrier compliant labels, documentation, and electronic manifesting for
small package, LTL and freight shipments. With more than 35 years of
experience in shipping and software development, ConnectShip I iShip
provides a single source solution for multi-carrier shipping
optimization. More information is available at http://www.connectship.com.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company powering billions
of transactions – physical and digital – in the connected and borderless
world of commerce. Clients around the world, including 90 percent of the
Fortune 500, rely on products, solutions, services and data from Pitney
Bowes in the areas of customer information management, location
intelligence, customer engagement, shipping, mailing, and global
ecommerce. And with the innovative Pitney Bowes Commerce Cloud, clients
can access the broad range of Pitney Bowes solutions, analytics, and
APIs to drive commerce. For additional information visit Pitney Bowes,
the Craftsmen of Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.
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Pitney Bowes
Brett Cody, 203-359 6079
Brett.Cody@pb.com
