E-payments, bills threaten first-class mail

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MSFDC of Englewood, CO, a joint-integrated service of Microsoft Corp. and First Data Corp., announces that several major utilities and billers have enlisted themselves for its services. The service allows businesses bill customers and receive payments using the Internet. Meanwhile, Financial Services Technology Consortium also reports that it has delivered its first electronic check to GTE Internetworking. The check, which uses digital signature, is the preliminary step in a 12-month trial of e-check technology. The announcements mark the growth of electronic methods of payments and information dissemination. Postal officials are showing concern with the new technology as bills, payments, remittances cover about $10 billion to $15 billion of their business.

On-Line Information Services, New Products/Services, New Electronic Marketing, Videotex & Teletext Svcs NEC, Internet services, Online information services, MSFDC, Financial Services Technology Consortium

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EDS forms Centrobe strategic business line

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Electronic Data Systems, a Plano, TX-based global information service firm, has established Louisville, CO-based Centrobe, a strategic business unit that integrates several EDS-owned customer-focused service offerings. The new company aims to help clients to easily assemble fully integrated direct marketing programs and campaigns. Centrobe consolidates companies that its parent has acquired over the past two years and also combines EDS' CustomerSolutions group, which provides inbound and outbound call centers.

Computer Services, Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Company Planning/Goals, Direct Marketing Services, Direct Mail Advertising, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Information technology services, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Direct marketing, Centrobe

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Hospital extracts its spam

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The effective usage of spam control techniques adopted by Central DuPage Hospital to enhance its website is discussed.

HEALTH SERVICES, Usage, Health care industry, Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Service enhancement, Email filtering software

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