http://www.addressdoctor.com/en/default.asp AddressDoctor GmbH - Röntgenstr. 9 - 67133 Maxdorf - Germany en-us Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 ASP info@addressdoctor.com info@addressdoctor.com http://www.addressdoctor.com/images/logo.gif http://www.addressdoctor.com/en/default.asp Currently the 24th Universal Postal Congress (UPC) meets in Geneva where more than 2,000 delegates from 191 member countries of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) debate on international postal issues. This year, the matter 'Post and Environmental Protection" plays an important role at the convention.]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CEST Austrian Post has adjusted its addressing standards according to changing general conditions and resolved some ambiguous addresses from its postal database. The locality of an Austrian address is no longer the municipality, but the town. This change also affects the writing of addresses. To wit, the additional use of town districts in ambiguous addresses is no longer necessary. This measure has also improved the processing of Austrian addresses within AddressDoctor.]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CEST Ireland's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, has announced that he will give a new assessment on the introduction of postal codes in Ireland to the Government soon. This statement has provoked a new discussion about the costs and benefits of using postal codes.]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CEST United States Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has requested to return to the practice of the Virgin Islands processing of its own mail, instead of USVI mail being sent to Puerto Rico to be processed. The extraordinary length of time involved in delivering mail to US Virgin Mail, or not even being delivered at all, has created an unacceptable situation.]]> Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CEST Emirates Post plans the introduction of a postal code system in the United Arab Emirates by the end of 2009. Up to now, the national postal system only provides P.O. Box numbers for individuals or companies.]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 CEST High quality data can increase response rate up to 50% for mailing campaigns. This conclusion was reached by Market Research Agency Quadrangle on behalf of Royal Mail.]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CEST FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) reported that Sweden and Denmark want to combine both postal organizations into a publicly-traded company within the next five years. The merger is intended to secure the competitive position of the combined organization in the highly competitive international postal market.]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CEST Don't forget to update your addresses from New Zealand! As of July 1, 2008, it will be mandatory for bulk mailers to use the new postal codes to qualify for bulk mail discounts.]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 CEST Kosovo has declared its independence from Serbia. AddressDoctor will list Kosovo as the 247th country when an ISO-code is assigned to this country. Postal code data for Kosovo, created by the UN Interim Administration, are already available to the public.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CEST Correos del Ecuador published new postal codes in December 2007. The revision of the postal codes is part of the modernization of postal services in Ecuador.]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CEST