POSTALMATE

Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for the retail mail and parcel shipping industry to automate commonly performed business functions, namely, point-of-sale cash register transactions, accounts receivable and inventory management, processing of shipping and mailing transactions using third party shipping companies, calculation and comparison of shipping rates and delivery times offered by third party shipping companies, printing of mailing and shipping labels, postage calculation and printing of postage labels, electronic communication with third party shipping companies, e-mail communication with shipping customers regarding transit and delivery status of shipments, self-service functionality to allow shipping customers to initiate and input data regarding their own shipments, reporting features to enable a retail mail and parcel shipping business to determine transaction volume and profits for the services it offers, and management of on premises rented physical mailboxes