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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: New E-Government Act brings about huge expansion of De-Mail areas of

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New E-Government Act brings about huge expansion of De-Mail areas of application

Key step towards administrative modernisation – users of fully electronic mail can now, for example, complete an entire house purchase by purely digital means.

Birkenwerder, 7 June 2013 – The Bundesrat passed the new E-Government Act, significantly expanding the potential scenarios where De-Mail can be used. The Act specifies, for example, that all government ministries must use either De-Mail or an alternative secure method, and defines a legally binding, digital and secure channel between authorities, citizens and companies. The Act also contains regulations concerning the replacement of communications in writing with other, adequately secure technical methods such as De-Mail.

From concluding a rental agreement to giving written notice
‘As such, De-Mail users can now do a lot of things electronically, which up to now required a signature on the paper. This will allow companies to make huge gains in efficiency – it’s simply quicker and cheaper to perform a lot of processes using De-Mail instead of the conventional postal method,’ states Hans Szymanski, CEO of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG. Its subsidiary, Mentana-Claimsoft, was certified as the first De-Mail provider in March 2012. ‘And private individuals will benefit from it too. For example, having created this new legal basis, it will be possible in future to complete an entire house purchase by purely digital means using De-Mail – including all correspondence with brokers, notaries and the land registry.’

A lot of other processes, which up to now had to be performed in writing, can now also be carried out digitally. These include giving written notice, taking out insurance policies and signing rental agreements. In terms of the authorities, this E-Government Act provides the legal basis for processing official documents digitally, for example.

Less administrative bureaucracy
De-Mail is the digital twin of a letter. It allows messages to be sent securely, confidentially and on a legally-binding basis by fully electronic means. FP estimates that up to 10% of letters sent annually in Germany could be sent by De-Mail in the next three to five years.

‘The fact that the Bundesrat has passed the E-Government Act is a very positive sign from our perspective,’ Szymanski goes on to explain. ‘Above all, it’s a big step forwards in terms of administrative modernisation and will help municipalities and authorities to minimise their bureaucracy.’

FP offers a comprehensive range of services for all senders with its De-Mail gateway for companies and authorities and its De-Mail portal for private customers. Companies and authorities simply require a De-Mail gateway to be installed. This is integrated as software in the customer’s existing IT infrastructure, and custom adaptations are also possible. FP also offers authorities the advantage of being able to integrate EGVP automatically, so that they can also handle court communications using De-Mail. FP’s De-Mail gateway is multi-client-enabled, meaning that it can process several clients at the same time. FP assists its customers by providing advice when they start using De-Mail. Further information can be found at www.de-mail-business.de .

Private individuals use the web-based De-Mail portal. Customers simply register themselves once at www.fp-demail.de . Following an identification process, they then receive their own De-Mail address and can send and receive De-Mails straight away.

Contact

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Corporate Communications
Sabina Prüser
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410
E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com

About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication. The globally active company offers the entire range of products and solutions for business and private customers. In addition to standard machines for franking and inserting mail, its offering includes services such as the collection of business mail and innovative software solutions such as the fully electronic letter. The FP Group, based in Birkenwerder near Berlin, can therefore provide tailored multi-channel solutions. The Group currently operates its own branches in a number of industrialised countries and holds a global market share in franking machines of around 10%. With a history dating back over 85 years, the FP Group today benefits across all markets from the increasing liberalisation of postal markets and the readiness of companies to outsource their business mail to professional service providers. In the 2012 financial year, the company generated revenue of EUR 165.6 million. The FP Group employs around 1,100 people worldwide.

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Language:	English
Company:	Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
	Triftweg 21-26
	16547 Birkenwerder
	Germany
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E-mail:	ir@francotyp.com
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