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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP subsidiary links De-Mail to EU-wide
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FP subsidiary links De-Mail to EU-wide data transfer network
Mentana-Claimsoft supplying a module for the EU SPOCS (Simple Procedures
Online for Cross-border Services) project for the secure transfer and
receipt of electronic information
Birkenwerder, 15 August 2012 - Mentana-Claimsoft GmbH, a subsidiary of the
listed company Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, has connected De-Mail to the
EU-wide SPOCS communication platform as part of the large-scale pilot
project SPOCS, which was launched by the European Commission. This will
promote cross-border integration and technical cooperation between
national, qualified electronic delivery services to support the
establishment of a network for cross-border electronic data exchange. A
total of 16 EU countries are participating in the SPOCS IT project with the
aim of developing and piloting technical modules providing a range of
secure, seamless and cross-border e-Government services for businesses.
De-Mail not an isolated solution
'The European Single Market requires simple solutions for exchanging
information to enable businesses to operate flexibly and to use
cross-border business opportunities. As part of SPOCS, we have integrated
De-Mail as an additional delivery and receiving channel, thus enabling the
secure transfer of information across national borders with De-Mail,'
explains Andreas Drechsler of the Francotyp-Postalia Management Board. 'In
doing so, we are ensuring that our customers do not see De-Mail as an
isolated German solution,' adds Drechsler not entirely unselfishly. Through
its subsidiary Mentana-Claimsoft, FP is one of the three currently approved
De-Mail providers. The SPOCS project, which is due to be completed at the
end of 2012, will help establish an uncomplicated cross-border business
environment offering streamlined bureaucracy for companies. The aim in
particular is to enable administrative processes, approval procedures and
business processes to be conducted using secure electronic channels. As
part of the EU-funded project, FP subsidiary Mentana-Claimsoft has
connected De-Mail to the SPOCS gateway.
Stable connection
'Over the last few weeks, we worked intensively to familiarise ourselves
with the specifications for the connection to the SPOCS gateway. We have
now documented an international perspective for De-Mail and have a
functioning connection to show for it,' says Axel Janhoff, Managing
Director of Mentana-Claimsoft GmbH and Francotyp-Postalia Vertrieb und
Service GmbH. On the German side, the German Federal Office of
Administration (BVA) took over responsibility for two subprojects within
SPOCS. The SPOCS network was designed and implemented by bremen online
services as part of the 'Interoperability, secure electronic data exchange
and eSafe' subproject, which was coordinated and supervised by the BVA.
While an EGVP (Electronic Court and Administration Mailbox) gateway has
been in operation since 2011, Mentana-Claimsoft has now linked De-Mail to
the SPOCS infrastructure via an additional gateway. The pilot phase, in
which Austria, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, and Portugal took part, was
supervised in Germany by the Federal State of Bremen.
Contact
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Corporate Communications
Sabina Prüser
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410
E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com
About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication.
The globally active company offers the entire range of products and
solutions for business and private customers. In addition to standard
machines for franking and inserting mail, its offering includes services
such as the collection of business mail and innovative software solutions
such as the fully electronic letter. The FP Group, based in Birkenwerder
near Berlin, can therefore provide tailored multi-channel solutions. The
Group currently operates its own branches in a number of industrialised
countries and holds a global market share in franking machines of around
10%. With a history dating back over 85 years, the FP Group today benefits
across all markets from the increasing liberalisation of postal markets and
the readiness of companies to outsource their business mail to professional
service providers. In the 2011 financial year, the company generated
revenue of EUR 159.4 million. The FP Group employs more than 1,000 people
worldwide.
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Language: English
Company: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Triftweg 21-26
16547 Birkenwerder
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail: ir@francotyp.com
Internet: www.francotyp.com
ISIN: DE000FPH9000
WKN: FPH900
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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