Leading Direct Mail Firm Chooses Buffalo, N.Y. based Oracle Technology Company to Host Software

National Corporation outsourses Oracle application to increase capacity and focus on core mission.

Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) October 1, 2004 -- MetroGroup Corp., a direct mail and packaging firm based in Lincoln, NE, has chosen appitat to host its ePIN+ software. Under the hosting agreement, appitat houses ePIN+, providing the facility, infrastructure, hardware, Internet connections and certified Oracle database administrators to manage, update and troubleshoot ePin +.

MetroGroups ePIN+ is an Oracle-based database tool that tracks individual mail pieces through the United States Postal Service (USPS)using USPSs Confirm system.

We tested ePin+ at appitats facility and immediately got performance that was 10 times better than when we ran it on our own system," said Bob Rosser, director of business development, MetroGroup Corp. With appitats advanced datacenter, powerful network and expert staff, we have no worries that ePin+ can handle the tracking data generated by mailings of millions of pieces."

appitat specializes in hosting custom Oracle applications, deployed and managed on Oracles database and application server platforms. Among other uses, these applications help organizations provide portal and web services while automating traditionally burdensome business processes.

About SofTrek

SofTrek Corporation, creators of PledgeMaker fundraising software and appitat services, was founded in 1987. Headquartered at a state-of-the-art datacenter in Amherst, N.Y., SofTrek has built a reputation as an Oracle application expert with secure, reliable data hosting and dominance of the online fundraising software market. For more information, visit www.softrek.com

About MetroGroup

MetroGroup has been providing superior direct mail production, printing, statement processing, packaging and fulfillment services for more than half a century. The company assembles more than 2 billion mail pieces per year for leading companies, large and small, in the financial services, consumer products, media, fundraising, retail, telecommunications, travel and entertainment, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. For more information, visit www.metrogroup.com

Media Contact:

Robert Bellitto            

Director of Sales

appitat        

800-442-9211 ext.108            

www.appitat.com

Bob Rosser

Director of business development

MetroGroup Corp.

(402) 458-5214

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