BÖWE Bell + Howell acquires BCC Software Inc

Rochester, NY — BÖWE Bell + Howell, a leading provider of high-performance automated mailing solutions announced today that it has acquired BCC Software Inc, a premier developer of mailing software.

Founded in 1978, BCC Software is a recognized leader in the postal software market. BCC Software and BÖWE Bell + Howell offer complementary products, and leaders from both companies believe the acquisition will result in synergies that are certain to benefit existing and prospective customers.

BÖWE Bell + Howell will continue to operate BCC Software as an independent company under the management of its founder, President K. Jon Runstrom. The company will maintain its current staff and continue to be headquartered in Rochester, NY. BCC will become part of the Postal and Sorting Products Group of BBH.

BCC Software’s flagship product Mail Manager 2010 is an industry-leading product designed to improve the quality of mailings and to maximize postage savings. BCC expands BÖWE Bell + Howell’s industry reach in providing postal software solutions to thousands of new customers. The combined organization will share technology company-wide and provide enhanced solutions to new and existing customers while continuing to meet the evolving mail preparation requirements of postal administrations, particularly the United States Postal Service®.

Runstrom acknowledged that BCC Software had not envisioned that there could be an ideal fit with another company until its discussions with BÖWE Bell + Howell.. “BCC Software has been customer-focused since its inception. As we have grown, every BCC employee has embraced the philosophy that our success depends on an eagerness to help each and every customer succeed. Clearly BÖWE Bell + Howell shares our customer focus and I look forward to both of these great companies sharing a bright future.”

Marv Isles, CEO of BÖWE Bell + Howell, stated, “We have long known of BCC’s excellent reputation in the postal software arena. Once we took a closer look at the company, we concluded that there was tremendous synergy between our own products and technology and those of BCC. BCC fits with our strategy to expand and enhance our own postal software offerings in existing and new market segments. We believe that this acquisition will benefit our customers by providing improved products and competitive alternatives in the postal software market.”


About BÖWE Bell + Howell
Headquartered in Chicago, BÖWE Bell + Howell is a provider of high-performance automated mailing solutions and leading-edge software for the document production industry. BÖWE Bell + Howell’s portfolio of standalone cutting, packaging, inserting, plastic card, sorting, integrity and print-on-demand solutions comprises the industry's most comprehensive product and service offering for paper-based and electronic production mail. These solutions are supported by the largest dedicated service organization in the industry. For further information on BÖWE Bell + Howell, please visit www.bowebellhowell.com.

About BCC Software
For more than 25 years BCC Software Inc has offered high-performance software and solutions for professional mailers. The company is committed to providing clients with the highest level of customer service and technology training. Current BCC clients include such well known names as Harvard University, Columbia University, The Miami Herald, Anheuser-Busch Company, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union, R.R. Donnelly, K/P Corporation and The U.S. House of Representatives. For further information on BCC Software, please visit www.bccsoftware.com.

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