Abstract: A system for securely controlling the flow of network traffic between item processing facilities is described. An intra-facility network at a first facility is provided for collecting operational information from equipment at the first facility. A central collection server gathers operational information from multiple facilities. The central collection server identifies a portion of the operational information corresponding to a second facility and routes only this portion of the operational information to the second facility thereby reducing the network traffic and securing the release of information that is related to the receiving facility.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reconciling data associated with delivery items, such as mail. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method reconciles data associated with a delivery item shipment. The method includes the steps of receiving a first set of data associated with the shipment, and electronically receiving a second set of data associated with the shipment. The method further includes the steps of scanning the shipment during processing for scanned data associated with the shipment and determining if the first set of data matches the second set of data. If the first or second set of data matches the second set of data, the method determines if the second set of data matches the scanned data. If the first or second set of data matches the scanned data, the method indicates both the first set of data and the second set of data as valid.