Stamps.com Brings Out PC Postage Software.

Stamps.com said that its PC Postage software is designed to simultaneously reflect and calculate the new USPS rates effective April 17.

In a release, the Company said that this will allow Stamps.com mailing and shipping customers to conduct business seamlessly as the USPS rate increase takes effect.

USPS postage rates will increase across a range of denominations. While Priority Mail, Express Mail and one-ounce First-Class Mail rates will remain the same, Media Mail, Parcel Post and several other postage values will be changing.

Commercial Base pricing offers discounted postage rates to customers who purchase postage online. With the introduction of Commercial Base pricing for First-Class Mail Packages, online postage customers - including Stamps.com users - will now receive discounts up to 8 percent on First-Class Mail Packages compared to Post Office rates. When comparing Commercial Base pricing to Post Office rates, the discounts range from up to 15 percent on Priority Mail and up to 21 percent on Express Mail.

"First-Class Mail Packages have always been one of the lowest-cost shipping options for mailers and shippers," said Stamps.com President and CEO Ken McBride. "The introduction of Commercial Base pricing to First-Class Mail Packages allows Stamps.com customers to see even greater savings. That certainly helps to minimize the impact rate changes have on our customers."

Stamps.com is a supplier of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com's service enables small businesses, high-volume shippers, enterprise shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, Office Depot, USPS and others.

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