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 […]
Does Canada Post Provide Competitive Comparisons On Their SERP list?
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 […]
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 […]