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UnderstandingInformationBasedIndicia(IBI)
UnderstandingDigitalandPostalIndicia
CurrentUSPSrequirementsformeterindiciamandatethattheindiciamustbegeneratedelectronicallyandproducedbyanon‐impactprinting
technology(i.e.ink‐jet,thermal,orlaserprint).InformationBasedIndicia(IBI)technologyusesanindiciawithatwo‐dimensionalbarcodeto
encodesecurityandmailprocessinginformation.The
indiciacontainsthesamehuman‐readableinformationas the traditionalpostagemeter
indicia.AlldomesticpostagemetersthathavebeenplacedsinceJanuary01,2009,regardlessofmanufacturer,areIBIPcompliant.
WhatIBIProvides
The2‐dimensionalbarcodeisanindicationofthelatestdigitaltechnologyapprovedbytheUSPS:
EncryptedData
PSDserialnumber
Ascendingregister(howmuchmoneyhasbeenusedbythemetersincemanufacture)
Descendingregister(howmuchmoneyremainsinthe meterforuse)
Date(appliedbysystemclock)
Manufacturer
Uniquedigitalsignature
OriginZIPCode
Demystifying“IBI‐Lite”
NeopostandHaslersolutionsofferamodifiedversionoftheInformationBasedIndiciathattheyrefertoas“IBILite”.TheyrefertotheIBILite
asthe“nextgeneration”ofInformationBasedIndicia‐inferringbydefaultthattheIBIproducedbyPitneyBowesmaybeormaybebecoming
obsolete.
EducateyourcustomerthattheIBILiteisnotthenextgenerationofindicia,justavariationoftheexistingIBI.TheUSPS®hasno
migrationplansinplacetodecertifyanyIBIcompliantmeters.ForthepurposesofUSPS®use,thefullIBIappliedbyPitneyBowessolutions
actuallycontainsmoreinformation thantheIBILite.
ThevaluepropositionoftheIBILite,accordingtoNeopostandHasleristhatituses40%lessink
thanatraditionalInformationBasedIndicia.Customersnaturallyassumethatthiswillresultin
a40%reductioninoverallinkcosts,therebylowering
thetotalcostofownership.Educateyou
customerontrueinkcost.Trueinkcostscanbederivedbytakingthecostofthecartridgeand
dividingitbytheidentifiedyieldforthecartridgetogetacost‐per‐indicia.Dothemathforyour
customertoassistthemin
understandingtheanticipatedinkcostspermonthforbothyour
solutionandthecompetitivesolution.Itdemonstratesaconsultativeapproachandinvalidates
a“40%lessink”statementbythecompe titor.
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