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| Introduction |
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| Company Name |
Cycle |
Product Name |
Version |
Level |
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| BEST MANIFESTING |
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BEST SHIP |
V9.01 |
MAC |
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| BEST WAY TECHNOLOGIES INC |
N |
PROSHIP |
3.12 |
MAC |
3 |
| CONNECTSHIP INC |
N |
CONNECTSHIP PROGISTICS |
6.5 |
MAC |
4 |
| DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP |
N |
ATMS / OE |
4.03 |
MAC |
5 |
| DYDACOMP DEVELOPMENT CORP |
N |
MULTICHANNEL ORDER MANAGER |
V8.0 |
MAC |
6 |
| HAL SYSTEMS |
N |
OUTBOUND |
v6.7 |
MAC |
7 |
| HASLER INC |
N |
MAIL CENTER MANAGER G2 (iMCM G2) |
8.38 |
MAC |
8 |
| NEOPOST USA |
N |
MAIL CENTER MANAGER G2 (iMCM G2) |
8.38 |
MAC |
9 |
| PRECISION SOFTWARE, A DIVISION OF QAD INC |
N |
PRECISION |
2012.0 |
MAC |
10 |
| RED PRAIRIE |
N |
REDPRAIRIE PARCEL |
MAC-N |
MAC |
11 |
| VARSITY LOGISTICS, INC |
N |
SHIPSOFT |
3.0 |
MAC |
12 |
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| Manifest Certified Software Products List |
| Introduction |
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The MAC/MAC Gold Certified Products List contains products that have passed
the rigorous testing procedures of the MAC and MAC Gold programs. The list is
broken out by type of certification and then organized alphabetically by
company name. Each product’s listing includes sales contact information and
indicates the certified manifest categories and options supported. Hardware,
software platforms, and price range are indicated when appropriate. Although
this program evaluates and validates manifesting products manufactured by
developers, neither MAC nor MAC Gold guarantees acceptance of mail prepared
using certified hardware/software platforms. The MAC and MAC Gold programs
does however, provide national approval of computer-generated facsimiles of
USPS postage statements, standardized documentation, and other manifest
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This product information is for quick reference purposes only, please contact
the developer for specifics concerning their product. |
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| What is MAC? |
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The United States Postal Service, in cooperation with the mailing industry,
has developed a certification process to evaluate manifesting software known
as Manifest Analysis and Certification (MAC) certification. The process is
available only to software manufacturers who actually develop manifest software
either for retail or for internal use. MAC tests the ability of the manifest
software to produce accurate postage and fees as well as quality documentation.
It also provides a common platform to measure the quality of manifest products
and determines their accuracy in accordance with requirements set forth in the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) and Publication 401: Guide to Manifest Mailing. The
purpose of MAC is to improve the accuracy of manifested mailings, thereby
improving the flow of your mail. |
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| What is MAC Gold? |
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The MAC (manifest Analysis and Certification) Gold certification program evaluates
manifest systems (scales and printers) along with the manifest software to determine
the systems’ compliance with the manifesting standards set forth in the current
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) and Publication 401: Guide to Manifest Mailing. The scope
of MAC Gold is focused on the manifest system’s ability to correctly process
First-Class Mail, Parcel Post (all single-piece rate), and Insurance with the
integrated barcode and Confirmation Services. MAC Gold tests the ability of the
manifest system to produce postage and fees as well as quality documentation. This
certification program is only available to manifest system developers. |
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There are many benefits to the MAC Gold program:
- Customers experience quick, easy start-ups
- Developers can expand their customer base mailing with the USPS
- Systems are uniform and accurate
- Customers are not required to maintain quality control documentation
- USPS administrative costs are reduced |
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Once the appropriate forms are submitted (i.e., Form 1357 and application) to the
National Customer Support Center (NCSC), mailers using a MAC Gold system are
pre-certified to use Confirmation services. Furthermore, no additional Manifest
Mailing System (MMS) approval is necessary to begin mailings as long as the system
is installed and operated according to the developer’s instructions. MAC Gold
approval procedures, mailer quality control requirements, and postal acceptance
procedures are different from the typical MMS procedures and are outlined in the
Publication 401, Chapter 11-2. |
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