NORWICH, England, October 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- World Addresses Web http://www.worldaddresses.com - a hosted, cloud-based international address management ( http://www.worldaddresses.com/ourstory.php) application that will allow international customers to speed up address entry through online postcode-based verification - is today launched by WorldAddresses.com, the highly successful address management company that also developed a portfolio of products under the UK PostCoder.com banner.

The international address finder ( http://www.worldaddresses.com/features.php) product for global address search (http://www.worldaddresses.com/benefits.php) launches today with keyword, zip code and postcode address lookup searching for the UK, US, France and Germany Chile with additional countries being added on a rolling basis over the coming months. World Addresses Web will allow businesses that have previously only been able to process domestic address information online, be that on an ecommerce website or an internal system, to open up their activities to a broader range of territories.

World Addresses Web is an international cloud-based service which delivers address data directly into any ecommerce website or online application. The service targets businesses that currently, or plan to, import and export in addition to aiding large mailing houses and postal operators with significant volumes of incoming or outgoing international mail. The service also helps small businesses that need to check an international address in-house.

Benefits of World Addresses Web

World Addresses Web provides international online businesses with a range of benefits including:

Improved customer service by collecting addresses more quickly and shortening the online order process.

More reliable delivery of post.

Saving time and money on development and implementation.

An improved professional image.

Promoting global business through increased international mail efficiency.

Greater simplicity of operation as it removes the need for your business to have a detailed knowledge of address databases, different country's address formats, and various address matching techniques.

Emma Gooderham, Managing Director of WorldAddresses.com, comments, The demand for accurate, easy-to-use international address management is increasing rapidly. Any business failing to exploit current exchange rates is missing a major opportunity. Simply adding this global address search technology to an existing e-commerce site can open up huge new markets and opportunities. UK Enterprise should not be missing out on what can be a simple, low-cost opportunity in international address finder to export into new markets, increasing business opportunity. Indeed, the Global Address Data Association has recently been set up to address postal inefficiencies and help improve international postal delivery.

The World Addresses Web global address search service outputs addresses in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) 'Standard S42' format. This internationally-recognised address format has been agreed with each postal operator involved, so customers can be confident their checked cross border mail will be processed as efficiently as possible, to ensure delivery is not only fast, but also that it can get to the addressee first time, every time.

Gooderham explains, World Addresses Web's international address finder and international address management is deliverable to both new existing websites and internal applications as a cloud-based service delivered via the web. World Addresses Web continuously manages and updates complex international address datasets as part of the ongoing service that only a web service can deliver.

Pricing and availability

The product is launched with immediate availability for the UK, US, Germany, Chile and France and is available from WorldAddresses.com on a free 21-day trial basis. Pricing is on a pay-as-you-go basis, based upon whether it is used in internal systems or websites - from as little as GBP50 per credit pack. The business is charged purely for the usage it requires.

About WorldAddresses.com and World Addresses Web

World Addresses Web is an online international address finder and global address search service from WorldAddresses.com, a highly successful international address management company that also developed a portfolio of products under the UK PostCoder.com banner.

World Addresses Web's global address search outputs global addresses for automatic online international address finder in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) international Standard 42 format. The Standard defines the correct format for each country's address, approved by its postal operator.

World Addresses Web currently provides address information for the UK, US, France and Germany with additional countries being added on an ongoing basis.

World Addresses Web international address management acan be set up instantly, is updated automatically and charges are on a flexible basis for correct lookups only and are based upon various sizes of credit packs.

For further information, please contact: Emma Gooderham WorldAddresses.com Tel: +44(0)1508-494-488 Rachael Myers Itpr Tel: +44(0)1932-578-800

SOURCE: WorldAddresses.com

CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Emma Gooderham,WorldAddresses.com, Tel: +44(0)1508-494-488; Rachael Myers, Itpr, Tel:+44(0)1932-578-800