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KERN, INC. About Our Company Kern, Inc. provides world-class inserting systems and production mail solutions, including mailFactory ADF software, document ﬁnishing on demand systems and automated delivery systems. The fastest and most reliable mail ﬁnishing systems and an unmatched commitment to customer success make Kern the best choice for production and end-to-end mail solutions. Kern meets the needs of high-volume mailing operations and maximizes investment though better technology, products, processes, partnership and people. Founded in 1947 in Switzerland, Kern serves the mailing industry worldwide through seven direct subsidiaries and over 50 distribution partners. Kern, Inc. is the North American subsidiary, which is committed to the success of some of the largest producers of documents in North America. Our mission is to get “the right documents to the right person at the right time,” underscored by the reliability and integrity of Kern products. To further prove our commitment to the customer, Kern has issued a “Customer Success Guarantee,” stating that “your Kern product is guaranteed to provide a minimum of 10 years of production grade output, when maintained under a Kern Full Service Maintenance Agreement. If we can’t ﬁx it, we’ll replace it. Period.” Kern has pioneered many innovations and ﬁrsts in document output management, including modular inserting systems (1984), optical reading (1964), computer controls (1975) and the fastest inserter in the world at 26,000 envelopes per hour (1994). Kern continues to innovate and provide tomorrow’s solutions through a focus on creative growth, sustainable technology development, expansion of capabilities and an understanding of market expectations. Kern has an ear to our core audience of high-volume mailers as well as the needs of smaller mailers who demand quality mailing solutions. Customer success is achieved through better technology, products, processes, partnership and people. Dr. Thomas Brock is the President and Chief Executive Oﬃcer for Kern, Inc. He is a career leadership professional with 17 years of experience in the production mail business. An alumnus of the University of Michigan, Thomas Brock holds his Bachelor degree with Big Ten honors. In addition, he holds multiple advanced Master and Doctoral degrees. While ﬁnishing his studies at the University of Minnesota, Central Michigan, Michigan and Chicago, Brock became a change agent with the insight, vision and enthusiasm necessary to inspire teams for impressive results. He is an avid sports enthusiast and former professional athlete, having been drafted by both the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves major league baseball organizations in the 80s. KERN, INC. 3940 Gantz Road Suite A Grove City OH 43123 Web: www.kerninc.com Phone: 888-KERN-INC Email: salessupport@kerninc.com DR. THOMAS BROCK President & CEO | WHO’S WHO 2008 WWW.MAILINGSYSTEMSTECHNOLOGY.COM 39 20 0 8 WH O’S WH O http://www.kerninc.com http://www.kerninc.com http://www.mailingsystemstechnology.com

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Mailing Systems Technology - July/August 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Peer to Peer The Economics of Inkjet Addressing Virtual Mailstream Management Guarding Your Internal Documents Top It Off With Training Implementing Digital Mail Saving You Money Kate’s Slate Products & Services Advertiser Index Sho Time Who’s Who Company Profiles BCC Software BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Collins Ink Corporation Datatech SmartSoft Endicia Hasler, Inc. Kern, Inc. Kirk-Rudy Mail Quip, Inc. MCS, Inc. Melissa Data MidSouth Technologies, a NPI Company Neopost NPI Parascript Pitney Bowes Inc. Rena Systems Satori Software, Inc.

Mailing Systems Technology - July/August 2008

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