API stands for Application Programming Interface. But what does that mean? Basically, APIs are a way for applications to communicate with each other across the web through specific inputs and outputs....
The roots of the term “compliance” were first used in the early 1600s when, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, complying meant being ceremonially courteous. Today, it involves much more than...
Many of you know that Service Objects was founded in 2001 to support environmental conservation, specifically by reducing the massive waste stream of misdirected and unwanted direct mail. Today we have...
On April 22 we celebrate Earth Day, a day of learning and action that marks its 50th anniversary next year. It has been quite a movement. According to its official website EarthDay.org, the original...
As a data validation company, we think a lot about how information is collected and stored – and we know that the right approach to data collection can ensure that you start off on the right foot. This...
Who is Service Objects? We are a data validation company that aims to cleanse, append and enhance our customers' contact data. We are fanatical about data quality, customer service and our 99.999% uptime...
The country of Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, consists of six states and two territories. There are over 13 million known deliverable addresses in Australia. This article...
Is a mailing address the same as a physical address? No, not always. In general, a mailing address can often be the same as a street address, but this is not always the case. To understand why, we...
DOTS Address Detective International is our latest addition to our international suite of products. The new service attempts to append a country to a lead or contact record that either doesn’t have one...
Service Objects’ DOTS FastTax service is now more powerful than ever – particularly for areas that have multiple tax jurisdictions. This means that a few tweaks to your implementation can do a lot more...
If you live in the United States, you probably think that Independence Day is synonymous with the fourth of July. In reality, Independence Day holidays are celebrated around the world, commemorating...
Service Objects has been providing USPS CASS-Certified Address Validation services for over 17 years. Over this time, we have developed one of the best systems for validating, correcting and appending...
Some things are just better together. Like milk and cookies. Or peanut butter and jelly. Or, if you do online sales and marketing, ecommerce platforms and data validation services. Integrating live,...
Late in 2017, Service Objects released a new service, DOTS Lead Validation International, which is helping companies validate their residential and business leads from around the world. Lead Validation...
If you do business in Europe, you are probably quite familiar by now with the acronym GDPR – the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. In May 2018, companies that handle personal...
Just ahead of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Service Objects has joined forces with One Tree Planted, pledging to plant ten trees for each new customer as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to corporate...
There are several issues that come into play when putting sensitive data in your Javascript, such as losing SEO value or racking up development and testing costs, but the real danger is managing the...
Did you know that shippers like UPS and FedEx often ferry United States Postal Service mail across the country on their airplanes, or that the United States Postal Service sometimes delivers UPS and FedEx...
The word "webhook" sounds really cool, and it is, but what exactly is it? What does a webhook do and how is it different from an API? What do webhooks have to do with Service Objects' APIs? What is an...
The bane of any Database Administrator is maintaining duplicate records. They take up unnecessary space and generally do not provide any added value to contact records. A more challenging task for Database...
Simplify risk assessment, reduce fraud, and ensure the integrity of your address data with DOTS Address Validation - International. An address validation service is a must have tool for every business....
Why focus on customer success? Retaining customers, maintaining customer loyalty, and getting new customers requires a holistic approach that goes beyond the basics of providing service, ensuring...
Remember watching Star Trek as a kid and dreaming of talking to a computer throughout the day? Then PCs arrived, and while you couldn't control them with your voice, information was at your fingertips. And...
In May, Service Objects attended Marketo’s: ‘Marketing Nation Summit’, which had over 6,000 attendees and more than 100 speaking sessions. The trade show floor was packed with marketing professionals...
At Service Objects, we are constantly striving to provide value to our customers and improve our products. With that in mind, here are some of the new features we know you will be interested in! Name...
Despite being created as a replacement for IPv4 back in December of 1995, an official world launch of IPv6 did not come about until June 6th, 2012. Maybe somewhere in the back of our minds we really did...
If you aren’t already familiar with “Voice over IP” telephone services, or VoIP for short, you should be. It has become a popular and inexpensive form of telephony – and also one of the most common...
Every year Mr. Santa Claus faces enormous pressure to deliver billions of presents around the world. He has just one night—just one chance to ensure delivery of all the toys to children all over the...
It’s important to remember that REST is an architectural style and that it does not have an official standard. As such, the question on how to call a REStful web service will often arise. If the service...
Any business offering Web services needs to be concerned with uptime. After all, if the service goes down, it becomes unusable. Here at Service Objects, that's unthinkable! We've built resiliency and data...
