Announcing DAZzle Express Version 2.0

PALO ALTO, Calif, June 7, 1999: Envelope Manager Software® announced the release of the newest version of DAZzle Express™, the easy-to-use direct mailing software developed for small businesses. DAZzle Express builds on the technology used in Direct Mail Manager, an Internet-based tool created by Envelope Manager Software in partnership with Microsoft® Corporation, and this updated version is designed to take advantage of the speed and simplicity provided in Microsoft's latest offering, Office 2000.

DAZzle Express gives small businesses the power of direct marketing, simply and affordably. It provides a wizard-like interface to guide the user step-by-step through the process of discount (bulk) mail preparation, simplifying the complicated, time-consuming task and helping the user get the lowest postal rates possible. The innovative application corrects database addresses, does bulk mail presorting and also guides the user through the creation of effective, eye-catching envelopes, labels, postcards and flyers for direct mail campaigns with maximum impact. Because the complex postal guidelines are built into DAZzle Express, small businesses don't have to waste valuable time learning the regulations for discount mail in order to create a targeted, cost-effective direct mailing.

Simultaneous with Envelope Manager Software's release of DAZzle Express version 2.0, Microsoft released the latest version of Direct Mail Manager as part of the Office 2000 product suite. The two applications share the same "look and feel" and nearly all of the same features plus, like the other Office 2000 applications, both use Web technology for enhanced efficiency. DAZzle Express must be purchased separately from Office 2000 - its additional features include support for more discount mailing options, larger mailing lists (no size limit) and the mailpiece design utility, DAZzle Plus®.

DAZzle Express 2.0 is able to provide powerful mailing capabilities in an affordable package through its use of the latest Internet technology. It uses Envelope Manager Software's patented Dial-A-ZIP® technology and the Internet to provide real-time address verification and correction, improving the effectiveness of direct marketing by eliminating incorrectly addressed mail. Mailers traditionally relied upon a database on CD-ROM to perform the address verification required by the United States Postal Service (USPS) for all discounted mailing. However, because the database is constantly updated, the CD-ROMs require frequent renewals, making this method both expensive and inconvenient for users. The Dial-A-ZIP process connects to this national address information via the Internet and verifies all addresses in the mailing list, free of charge. Additionally, an auto-update feature uses the Internet to automatically detect and upgrade to new versions of the software.

DAZzle Express comes bundled with an award-winning envelope and label design tool, DAZzle Plus, to allow users to develop dynamic mailpieces that get results. DAZzle Plus provides the user with extensive design options including multiple fonts, color support, graphic images and "rubber stamp" messages, supports USPS automation standards, such as POSTNET barcoding, and supports all common envelope and label sizes. DAZzle Plus also integrates with information managers and organizers such as ACT! and Goldmine, and with popular word processors including Microsoft Word.

DAZzle Express Product Highlights
· Wizard-like interface
· Office 2000 compliant
· Free Internet-based address verification using Dial-A-ZIP
· Auto-update feature to automatically notify users and update the software
· CASS- and PAVE-certified by the United States Postal Service for discount mailings
· Support of First-Class and Standard discount mailings, including Nonprofit and "Enhanced Carrier Route"
· Wide range of database support, including ODBC databases, Microsoft Access, Excel and ASCII
· Includes DAZzle Plus for easy envelope and label design
· Integrated mail merge with Microsoft Word 2000 and Publisher 2000
· Suggested retail price is $295

DAZzle Express System Requirements
· Microsoft Office 2000
· Internet connection
· Microsoft Windows 95 or NT 4.x or greater

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Updated June 7, 1999
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