You can always download the latest address reference data files from our website. These files include: NCODEREF.DAT – The primary address reference database, built using Canada Post’s PCAD dataset; this file is used for interactive address validation, correction and searching. NCODEPOC.DAT – The point of call address reference database, built using Canada Post’s PoCAD dataset; […]
What Platforms Are Supported By The nCode Programmers Toolkit?
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The nCode Programmers Toolkit provides a consistent interface across the widest set of platforms in the industry. You can run the nCode Toolkit natively on these platforms: Microsoft Windows (XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Windows 8, Server 2012) Linux HP-UX Sun Solaris IBM AIX IBM i (AS/400) IBM z/OS (MVS) The nCode Configuration […]
nCode Assisted The Government Of New Brunswick By Saving Mailing Costs
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Client Since: March 1996 Products in Use: nCode Programmers Toolkit nCode helps the Government of News Brunswick’s Department of Family and Community Services to ensure that cheques, health cards, and other important mail gets to their constituents. nCode has saved them time and significant dollars on daily and monthly mailings by enabling them to meet […]
What’s new in nCode 10?
August 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
nCode 10.0 is the latest version of Nova’s powerful address quality engine for Canadian mailing addresses. nCode 10.0 was released on January 17, 2011 to coincide with the first release of Canada Post’s new point of call reference data. There are a lot of significant improvements in nCode 10.0. You can get the full story […]
Does Canada Post Provide Competitive Comparisons On Their SERP list?
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the past, Canada Post provided a three-tier rating system (A, B, C) for products on their SERP list. For the past several years, they have discontinued this practice and now simply list products as being SERP recognized without making quality distinctions amongst them. Canada Post still does note whether the products listed are capable […]
I need technical support. What do I do?
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We are here to help you succeed with nCode. Technical support is included with every nCode license. If you have a question, an issue or a suggestion then we want to hear from you. You can contact us anytime by e-mail at: support@novamg.com. You can also contact us during business hours by telephone: In the […]
What is SERP recognition and why is it important?
August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Canada Post’s Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP) is your guarantee that an address quality solution meets Canada Post’s minimum standards for validating and correcting addresses. In order to obtain SERP recognition, products such as nCode must successfully process test data provided by Canada Post. In order to qualify for postage discounts based on address […]
IBM WebSphere QualityStage SERP
August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The IBM InfoSphere QualityStage Module for SERP corrects and validates Canadian address data to help you meet the accuracy requirements of Canada Post. This powerful tool is integrated into the InfoSphere suite. www.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/qualitystage/ The Canadian address quality functionality provided by this tool is powered by the nCode Programmers Toolkit.
How often is updated address data made available?
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Canada Post supplies new address reference data once each month. Nova takes each new release and rebuilds our nCode address reference database with the most up-to-date data available. This database is then made available to you for download through our website. You are free to update your nCode implementation with the latest reference data at […]
Why is address data so hard to get right?
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Address data is everywhere. Approximately 80% of databases and 25% of business documents contain address data[1]. What’s more, a lot of this data is lacking in quality. Gartner has estimated that more than 25% of critical data in large corporations is flawed[2]. Data quality in general is an issue for most organizations, but address data […]