Mailing Systems Technology

The 2025 report from the USPS Office of Inspector General, Comparative Study of International Postal Models (USPS OIG, Feb 2025), compares the Postal Service against 25 foreign postal operators, examining how different regulatory frameworks, business freedoms, and strategies are affecting financial sustainability.

MELVILLE, NY, June 16, 2026 – Building on the success of its highly rated ColorStream platform, which has achieved sales of over 2,000 units1 to date globally, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the addition of the ColorStream 7000 series to its web-fed inkjet portfolio.

For decades, paper investor disclosures have been mailed to every investor. Paper mail ensured that investors, regardless of their technical ability or internet access, received critical financial information. S. 1877, theImproving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025, proposes to make electronic delivery the default for investor communications. No more paper. Investors would be required to actively opt out of digital-only notifications.

This year's National Postal Forum in Phoenix was amazing. The sessions, the exhibitors, and the networking were all top-notch. For those of you who were unable to attend, here is a peek into some of the solutions and offerings you missed.

Print and mail work is changing. Big, repetitive batch runs still exist, but you may notice that clients are interested in small, on‑demand jobs driven by data and triggers. A change like this could be a disruptive experience for your print and mail organization if you’re not prepared. Back in my service bureau days, our production workflow focused on how to manage a mix of high-volume jobs.

For years, conversations about inkjet technology focused on a primary metric: speed. Faster presses enabled higher throughput, lower unit costs, and the replacement of analog processes. While speed still matters, it is no longer the most important part of the story, especially for direct mail. Today’s direct mail environment is more demanding than ever.

In an era defined by rapid digital transformation, AI-driven workflows, and shifting customer expectations, it’s easy to assume that in-person trade shows are becoming less relevant. After all, when information is available online 24/7, what’s the incentive to spend days away from the office, travel to another city, and walk a convention floor? For mailers and postal industry professionals, the answer is simple: trade shows deliver value that cannot be replicated through screens.

If you are as passionate about hardcopy mail as I am, then you may get riled up when you see articles or information being shared that claims hardcopy mail has a negative impact on the environment and that digital alternatives are much more “earth-friendly.” So how do you defend use of mail against those positions?

Address cleansing software is alive and well, but the way companies use it is changing dramatically. Traditional applications are moving to API- or cloud-based models, and familiar concepts like national change-of-address (NCOA) processing and list hygiene have become part of a more flexible foundation of data enrichment. Getting more out of your address software requires using it as a platform, not just a tool. Addresses are business infrastructure, and so is address cleansing.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX, “FedEx”) today announced the completion of its spin-off of FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. (NYSE: FDXF, “FedEx Freight”), establishing FedEx Freight as an independent, publicly traded company and focused leader in the North American less-than-truckload (LTL) industry.