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I was voted to the VSpring 100 list for the third year in a row.  The v|100 was designed to help entrepreneurs and vSpring Capital locate and cultivate relationships among top CEO and CTO talent in the region. Members of the v|100 are chosen through a peer-nominated and peer-selected process.

Basically, it is a CEO popularity list in Utah.  At first I was not to keen on the idea, but I attended the luncheon and enjoyed meeting manyof the nominees.

I seem to get so tied up in my businesses that I rarely take time to socialize within the Utah tech community.  The V100 gives me that opportunity. 

I wanted to update our customers on where we stand with Pave certification.  We have finished building our new software that includes PAVE, CASS, Label designer and more.  Our new suite of products will allow us to provide a complete solution to our customers.  As with all of our products, our new suite (not yet branded) will be completely web based.  The first solution of its kind in the market.  We are applying to the USPS for certification before we can launch our suite.

What is PAVE? 

An address list must be sorted by a variety of criteria, depending on the type of mail being sent (e.g., letters or flats), the mail class (First-Class, Standard, Periodicals) and on the location of each address. As one example, the Postal Service uses what is called a Sectional Center Facility (SCF) that serves as a sorting center for groups of ZIP codes. Manual sorting of mail can be complicated, because mail going to ZIP codes serviced by different SCFs must be sorted into separate, unique mail trays. ZIP codes numerically “next to one another” may actually be sent to different USPS sorting centers and should be sorted into separate trays. For instance, you might have a mailpiece with the ZIP code 94299 and one with the ZIP code 94301. If you sorted your address list into ZIP code order, you would put these mailpieces next to each other in the same sorting container. However, these ZIP codes are serviced by different SCFs. The mailpiece going to the 94299 address is sent to the 942 SCF, located in Sacramento, CA. The mailpiece going to the 94301 address is sorted at the 943 SCF, located in San Francisco, CA – seventy miles away. Thus, presort regulations require that those mailpieces be sorted into different containers before being submitted to the USPS.

Because of the complex and labor-intensive nature of manual presorting, many companies offer software that presorts your address list for you, making the mailing more cost-effective. Different software performs different presorts, so it is important that you research to ensure that the software you are purchasing sorts for the type of mailings that you do.

Before you begin a presort mailing, make sure:

• The software sorts for the type of mailing you want to do – First-Class or Standard Mail, postcards, flats, letters, Carrier Route, etc. Each presort class is unique in sort order, price and documentation.
• The software prints the USPS-required forms. There are many different versions of the presort form – which form you need to submit depends on the presort being performed. In general, the software should print the 3600x and 3602x forms. These forms give the USPS a breakdown of the cost for the mailing, as well as mailer information (permit number, mailing address, phone number, etc.). In addition, Form 3553 is required to verify the CASS certification of any automation mailing.
• The software prints the Tray and/or Sack labels (also called Container labels). These tags use a standard Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode and determine the destination of each mail tray or sack. Your post office can provide you with the trays and sacks you will need.

In what some may consider an unexpected move, rap artist “Snoop Dogg” has reportedly converted to Mormonism after nearly a year of study with the fast-growing, Utah-based faith.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for Snoop Dogg — whose real name is Calvin Broadus — said he considers himself extremely fortunate to have discovered such a deep sense of spiritual fulfillment at this stage in his life.

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In case you didn’t figure it out yet, this is an April Fool joke that got alot of national publicity. Can you imagine Snoop as a Mormon?

A really cool new web 2.0 company is launching called Gruvie.  Gruvie is a social community platform that enables you to organize your Social Websites and link to them from one location.

Gruvie also is a social community platform that is jam packed with photos, friends, groups, videos, chat, games and much more.

What I like most about Gruvie is that you can get your own URL, (mine is james.surfsforlife.com) to promote yourself and your favorite links.  I uploaded links to my favorite websites and when my friends visit me, they can easily navigate to my facebook page or my Yahoo page or my Blog. Gruvie also allows you to make any page your home page.

Check out Gruvie and let me know what URL you choose!

Exact Wave, a leading provider of online address data management and enhancement solutions, has been recognized by the MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) as one of the fastest-growing company in Utah in the Emerging Elite category for companies under 5 years old  . Recognition is based on percentage revenue increases from 2002 through 2006.  In 2004 - 2006, Exact Wave was also recognized by MWCN as one of the state’s 15 ‘Emerging Elite’ companies.
“We congratulate Exact Wave for continuing its impressive trajectory and making our Emerging Elite for the third straight year,” said Todd Leishman, MWCN Vice President and Chairman of the Utah 100. “Exact Wave is a terrific example of a home-grown company that is really generating a lot of excitement, and we are pleased to include it among our winners.”
Exact Wave co-founder and CEO, James Endicott, accepted the award on behalf of Exact Wave.  “We have received a lot of national recognition for our growth, but being recognized as an Emerging Elite is a great honor,” says Endicott. “We love doing business in Utah. This state is a great place for entrepreneurs and business start-ups,  to be recognized here in Utah as one of the fastest-growing companies in the state with the most dynamic entrepreneurial economy, is truly a great honor.”

Side Note:  Exact Wave is really growing very rapidly and we couldn’t be more excited.  The release of Qualifiedaddress.com has made Exact Wave the first address data management and enhancement solutions company with a complete SaaS offering.