Torrance, CA (August 23, 2004) – Xplor International today announced that Group 1 Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes, is an official sponsor of the Gartner Content Management Program at the upcoming 25th Global Document Systems Conference and Exhibit, taking place October 24-28 in Dallas, Texas, USA. The full-day program is designed to address essential content management, convergence, and compliance issues facing businesses and management today. Gartner’s Content Management Program will take place Wednesday, October 27, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and attendance to the program is open to Full and Wednesday one-day conference and exhibit registrants.  Group 1 Software’sDOC1 Series 5 manages every aspect of a company's critical business documents, from data acquisition and content creation through multi-channel delivery, archiving and Web-based customer care. “As the industry’s only provider of a fully integrated customer communications management system, we are very pleased to sponsor the Gartner Content Management Program,” said Alan Slater, president of Group 1 Software’s DOC1 Division. “This informative day-long event will help organizations determine how today’s innovative software solutions can help them maximize the value of their customer-focused communications programs.” “We’re excited to have Group 1 join us for the full-day Gartner program at this year’s conference,” said Skip Henk, president & CEO of Xplor International. “Gartner’s Content Management session promises to be both relevant and informative, while addressing many of the challenges that face our attendees and members today.”  Led by Gartner analysts, the sessions will include the following: · Portals, Content and Collaboration Marketplace - Three of the most pervasive office technologies are coming together and no enterprise is immune from the changes this will bring. The core technologies that let us build, share and access information are becoming application infrastructure. Superpower vendors are vying for enterprise dominance. Navigate the changing marketplace and make this convergence work for your enterprise.   Key issues include: - What key trends are shaping the future of content management, portals, and collaboration? - What enterprise architectures will support this convergence and which ones won't? - How can you make convergence pay off for your company? · Enterprise Content Management Unmasked - The term "enterprise content management" (ECM) has been the latest rallying term for an industry in turmoil. The vagueness of the term has created a lot of confusion in the user community: ECM fervor is built on the concept of reducing the number of point solutions, improved compliance, and vertical process automation, buying from a viable strategic vendor, and leveraging content across multiple applications. ECM suite vendors must yet prove that the integrated products they offer actually translate into lower total cost of ownership, lower cost of deployment, improved ease-of-use, or better overall functionality. · Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance - CIO’s face an avalanche of requests to achieve transparency and compliance with international, federal, and state rules such as Sarbanes-Oxley. The level of confusion about which vendors offer what and what exactly it is good for is growing.    Key issues include: - What are the priorities for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and how do they translate into technology? - What is the role of IT in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance? - What vendors offer the best compliance solutions? For additional details on the Gartner Content Management Program, go to www.xplor2004.org.