PBMSG Receives SAS70 Certification
2009 JANUARY 26 | BYFarmington Hills, MI., January 26, 2009 - Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions Group has announced that it received SAS70 Type II certification, for Controls Placed in Operation and Test of Operating Effectiveness, on December 12, 2008. This is in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
In addition to audit and verification services, the company, a division of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), provides a variety of web-based marketing automation services, including customizable advertising templates and lead-generating personalized URLs.
"We continue to pursue and comply with this important accounting certification. Not only because it is law, but because it is vital to the continued success of the secure, optimal processes we provide to our clients," said Arthur Fiordaliso, president of Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions. "The SAS70 Type II certification process is an expensive and time-consuming—but essential best practice." Fiordaliso added that all organizations can benefit from partnering with certified companies like Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions because compliance helps ensure efficiencies in the form of time and cost savings, as well as accuracy.
Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions Group was certified by Maddox Ungar Silberstein, PLLC, a Michiganbased CPA firm specializing in accounting best practices. SAS70 Type II is an auditing standard designed to enable an independent auditor to evaluate and issue an opinion on a service organization's controls. In 2006, the company received SAS70 Type I certification, which tests the general procedures and documentation of a company.
About Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions Group
Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions is a division of Pitney Bowes Inc. Pitney Bowes Inc. helps organizations manage the flow of information, mail, documents and packages. Its approximately 36,000 employees worldwide serve more than two million businesses through direct and dealer operations. For additional information about Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions, please call 800- 488-2124 or go to http://www.pbmarketingsolutions.com. More information about Pitney Bowes Inc. can be found at http://www.pb.com.