Escher Group showcases latest technology advances at POST-EXPO 2003 

Boston, Mass - October 7, 2003 - Escher Group Ltd will be participating as an exhibitor at Post-Expo 2003, an annual event which brings together key decision-makers and product/service providers from the postal, courier, and mailing industries. This year's Post-Expo will be held October 7-9 at the Brussels Exhibition Centre in Belgium.

As part of this three-day event, Don O'Neill, one of Escher's technology officers will take the stage on Wednesday, October 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the session entitled, "Know Your Customer. Know Your Business". O'Neill will outline the opportunities presented by the current state of the market and will explain how organizations can maintain a competitive edge by utilizing technology that embraces a customer-centric retail strategy.

On display at Escher's stand #7118 will be the flagship messaging and data management product, WebRiposte™; the postal counter automation solution, Essential; and the Company's latest offering, Rate Shop. Escher Group's Rate Shop is a retail point-of-sale application that is designed to support sales optimization techniques such as up-sell, cross-sell, incentives, and comparison shopping. With this application, postal administrators are not only able to boost revenues, but motivate employees, and increase customer satisfaction.

Conference attendees will also be able to see demonstrations of Escher Group's technology at the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) stand #7092. The UPU and Escher Group formed a strategic alliance in October 2000 to help posts around the world access technologically advanced systems and automation services.

 

About Escher Group, Limited

Escher Group Limited is a leading provider of distributed transaction processing and data management solutions and services. The company offers a business-to-business XML-based transaction management environment, used in thousands of locations worldwide. Since its introduction in 1993, Riposte®, Escher's flagship messaging solution, has grown to become the market leader in post office counter automation.

Trademarks: WebRiposte and Riposte are trademarks or registered trademarks of Escher Group, Limited in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.