In the future, certain USPS online services, such as NetPost Mailing Online, will be integrated with Microsoft bCentral services, such as Business Web Services. Microsoft bCentral will also allow co-branded versions of its services to be customized for the USPS Web site for small businesses. In addition, there will be joint marketing and promotional opportunities for both organizations to promote one another’s services.
In a conversation with PressPass, , and Steve Kearney, senior vice president for corporate and business development with the USPS, discuss specifics of this collaboration, how it evolved and what it will offer small businesses.
We are very different organizations, but we’re both very committed to providing first-rate services for the small-business sector, so aligning our efforts seemed like a logical step. The USPS is very traditional in a sense, but it’s also an organization that is quite savvy about technology. As more and more business transactions are conducted over the Internet, they’ve innovated to meet new challenges, commented Kathleen Hebert, vice president of the Microsoft Small Business Division.
