January 9, 2015

IMb™ Services Update

PostalOne!^® Release 40.0 Production Deployment - PostalOne! Release 40.0 will deploy on Sunday, January 25, 2015. This release includes new business functionality, updates to existing functionality, and database maintenance activities. This release will require an extended maintenance window. The PostalOne! system will not be available on Sunday morning January 25, 2015, between 12 midnight and 10 a.m. CT. A mandatory Mail.dat^® client download will be required.

Release notes for PostalOne! Release 40.0 can be found on https://ribbs.usps.gov/intelligentmail_schedule2015/releaseoverview2015.cfm .

PostalOne! Release 40.0 Deployment to Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) will occur on Monday, January 26, 2015. The PostalOne! TEM environment will not be available between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT. TEM validation will occur on Monday, January 25, 2015 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT.

PostalOne! Release 40 Webinars

Mailer webinars are scheduled to review the Release 40 Business Related Changes, Full-Service Updates, Mail.dat^® and Mail.XML™ changes, and enhancements to Seamless and eInduction. All webinars will be recorded and links to the presentation and webinar recordings will be posted on RIBBS. Complete webinar information can be found on RIBBS/Intelligent Mail Services/Education at: https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=intellmailpresentations.

PostalOne! Release 40 Business Related Changes

Date: Friday, January 16, 2015

Time: 1 – 3 p.m., EST

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., EST

PostalOne! Release 40 Full-Service Updates

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Time: 3 – 4 p.m., EST

PostalOne! Release 40 Mail.dat/Mail.XML

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015

Time: 2 – 3 p.m, EST

PostalOne! Release 40 eInduction/Seamless

Date: Friday, January 23, 2015

Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m., EST