Pforzheim data quality specialist receives certification for its postal validation system for France from the French post office, LaPoste in 2005

Pforzheim, July 2005. The postal validation software for France of Uniserv GmbH of Pforzheim, one of the leading suppliers of software and services for securing the quality of customer and address data, successfully completed the assessment process of the French post office, LaPoste, in 2005. The new certification includes both the mainframe and the Unix and Windows versions of post for France from Uniserv. In an elaborate certification procedure, LaPoste extensively tests the address validation systems, issues an official approval after a quality check has been carried out and confirms this in an official document. This process ensures that the software has a high standard of quality and that the product conforms with the rules and particular features of the French addressing system.

The certification process of LaPoste consists of various test systems, quality aspects, analyses, diagnoses and result evaluations. These comprise e.g. the correct structure of name and address elements as defined in the French address standard AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation), which, in addition to the specifications for the usual postal information and other country-specific features, includes a specific line layout. Another aspect is the correct handling of special delivery addresses in private and company addresses or PO box addresses.

Roland Pfeiffer, CEO of Uniserv, expresses his satisfaction: "We are very pleased that we have managed to receive the certification from LaPoste once again. This certification means that the users of our postal validation for France can be assured that it complies with the French addressing standards and regulations. The certification is an important purchase argument for prospective customers."