1. Outsourcing the Printing and Mailing of Tax Bills
South Carolina Auditors, Treasurers, & Tax Collectors
Outsourcing the Printing and Mailing of Tax Bills
Columbia, SC (803)

2. AGENDA Laser Print Plus Introduction Applications for Outsourcing
Why Outsource - Benefits to you
What to expect from your vendor
Questions and Answers

3. Introduction Laser Print Plus American Business Forms -
Formerly Southern Systems
Southern Imaging Group -

4. Laser Print Plus
We are located in Columbia, South Carolina 4.5 miles from the Dixianna Postal Processing Center
Laser Print Plus was started in April of years ago.
We have licensed the latest in postal software from First Logic and Pitney Bowes.
There is over $ 5 million invested in facilities, hardware and software.
We have a staff of over 40 full time permanent employees.
We operate 21 hours a day 6 days per week.
We currently have 6 Xerox printers from 92 ppm to 180 ppm
We currently have 7 Bell & Howell inserters. (5 intellingent)

5. Laser Print Plus Printers

6. Laser Print Plus Inserters

7. PRINTER CAPABILITIES Throughput
Sizes from 8” x 10” up to 14” x 17” (edge to edge)
Weights from 16 LB. To 110 LB. (Optimum performance 20 LB LB.)
Paper long grain, smooth surfaces
Plain (some coated stocks)
Preperfed (ironed, microperfed preferred)
Prepunched (clean punch)
Labels
Paper, latex impregnated, vinyl (freezer versions of each)
Transparencies Mylar reinforced 3 hole drilled
NCR carbonless stock 2 or 3 part
Mixed stocks from up to 5 trays 8” x 10” 8.5” x 14”
Mixed stocks from up to 3 trays 8” x 10” 11” x 17”
Print speed 180 PPM on 8.5” wide paper
Print speed 58 PPM on 17” wide paper

8. PRINTER CAPABILITIES (Cont.)
Printing Specifications
600 x 600 resolution
Font sizes varies
Prints Logos - Images
Create electronic forms to merge with data
Forms can be lines and boxes or form letter
Perfect registration!
Prints Simplex Duplex Quadraplex
Supports multiple logical begins
Supports multiple copies
Supports collated or uncollated
Supports sequencing A - Z or Z - A
Supports logical intelligent breaks
Constant (every “page 1”) or change (every time name changes)
Supports copy modifications
Different format for different copies
(Customer’s copy 1 up, file copy 2 up)
Supports B - form
Supports cycle forms

9. APPLICATIONS Publishing Sys - Out
Formatted - supports most PC word processing packages.
Receive as text files, some formatting and clean up
Multiply impose and print.
Unformatted - raw data from database - comma delimited
Select fields, sort, format, build table of contents and index
Multiply impose and print
Sys - Out
Flexibility on number of rows and columns not limited to 80 or 132.
Prints simplex, duplex or quadraplex
Merge with form print any quantity of copies and all look like originals.
Each copy or report can be offset and stapled.
Each copy can have a cover sheet and routing information.
Different rows or columns can be highlighted.
Information can be electronically whited out.
Can make logical breaks within report.

10. APPLICATIONS (Cont.) Direct Mail Price Lists - Parts List
Quick updates
Print in formatted form.
Can barcode selected fields.
Can print in any quantity with quick turnaround.
Invoices Statements
High quality printed invoices and statements done with ease.
Flexibility to insert varying numbers of pages into an envelope.
Flexibility to selectively inset marketing materials.
Presort discounts without the presort hassle.
Letters and postcards available printed one or both sides.
More information per page keeps pages down and postage down.
Direct Mail
Better quality print, better open rate with name on letter than with a label.
Better postal discounts.
High volume with ease.

11. TARGET MARKETS Distributors Applications Manufactures
Food Price Lists
Liquor Show Books
Electrical Order Forms
Plumbing Inventory Sales History
Manufactures
Heavy equipment Price Lists
Automotive Parts Lists
Textile Labels
Financial / professional
Insurance Summary Plan Description Books
Banks Statements
Credit unions Letters
Mortgage companies Payment Notification
Loan companies Direct Mail
Attorneys Briefs
Engineering firms Specs
Collection agencies Collection Letters

12. TARGET MARKETS (Cont). Utilities / service organizations Government
Electric / gas co - ops Invoices
Telephone co - ops Notifications
Hospitals Statements
Late bills Direct Mail
Non profit charities Fundraising Letters
Ad agencies
Government
Local Tax Assessment County Tax Bills
State Vehicle Registration
Federal E911 Verification

13. FINISHING AND INSERTING
Staple
Rubber Band
Plastic Wrap / Bag
Assemble and Box (Fulfillment)
Stitch, Fold and Trim (Booklets)
GBS Bind
Spiral Bind
Perfect Bind
Inserting
Bell & Howell Intelligent Up to 5 inserts with address bearing sheet
2 selective inserts.
Intelligent Inserting
Allows for varying number of sheets to be inserted into an envelope.
Selective Inserting
Allows for pulling inserts for only selective customers.

14. OPPORTUNITY FOR POSTAL SAVINGS
Current Automated Discounts- First Class
No Discount $ / 1,000
Presort $ / 1,000 Save $ / 1,000
Basic $ / 1,000 Save $ / 1,000
3 Digit $ / 1,000 Save $ / 1,000
5 Digit $ / 1,000 Save $ / 1,000
Carrier route $ / 1000 Save $ / 1,000
USPO Costs
Nonautomated Mail $ / 1,000 pieces
Automated Mail $ / 1,000 pieces

15. POSTAL TID BITS First Class Standard Minimum pieces 500 200
Add postage after 1 oz 3.3 oz
Variable info. Yes No
Static info Yes Yes
Letter size min height 3.5” max height 6 1/8’
Post card min 3.5” x 5” max 4.25” x 6 “ min thickness .007”
First class only no standard rate.