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Solutions for Address Management Concerns

Address standardization and verification services are used by organizations to maintain up-to-date address databases. These tools process address lists and correct mistakes, fill in missing address data, and update addresses with changes. These solutions use address data from postal service agencies such as the United States Postal Service® to scrub and standardize addresses. Since these data files are updated monthly, it is important for companies to choose services that provide data updates on a monthly or bi-monthly schedule.

In order to maintain the integrity of the information in an address database, it is important to catch potential problems with address data quickly and validate this information often. Many companies will use batch processing to update the data in their databases. While this solution alone will catch and correct many incorrect, outdated, or incomplete addresses, validating an address at the time of entry will vastly improve the effectiveness of batch address processing. Address Entry Validation™ can eliminate addresses that cannot be fixed by batch processing and assist organizations with developing completely verified and standardized address databases. The image here demonstrates an effective process for companies looking to obtain and maintain accurate address data.

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