pb q1 earnings and outlook call

Just some sharing of info from last night's Pitney Bowes Q1 earnings call.

http://www.morningstar.com/earnings/38564842-pitney-bowes-inc-q1-2012.aspx

http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/z66s7fk2/lan/en



Fits in with the yet to be launched PB/TZ eCommerce platform :

"We are pleased to note that at the end of the quarter we signed a multiyear agreement with Facebook to offer global geocoding, reverse geocoding, and other location intelligence applications and data for integration into Facebook's applications and services. Our best of breed technology will provide Facebook developers and ultimately their users high-performance, high precision location processing across desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile platforms."


Parcel lockers?

"We are also partnering to integrate and expand our global e-commerce capabilities. As a result, we have decided to increase our investments in the second quarter to bring these new solutions to market more quickly to take advantage of emerging and growing opportunities."


"We are also investing in e-commerce in terms of building out that capability more broadly."


"As we also mentioned, we will launch a new cloud-based metering solution for small business and are partnering with others to expand our e-commerce capabilities. We are therefore excited about the opportunities ahead. "