UPS Launches UPS Widget

Seoul, September 23, 2009

Customer-Oriented, Easy and Fast Package Tracking Tool

UPS (NYSE: UPS), the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services, is rolling out a new downloadable package tracking tool that combines fun with functionality via the UPS Widget™, making it easy for customers to get automated shipment tracking alerts, send status updates to their customers and receive news via RSS in an engaging way.

The UPS Widget is a free, downloadable tool that delivers information about UPS services and promotions directly to the desktop.

Users can store up to 75 tracking numbers at a time and access quick links to calculate time and cost and process shipments on ups.com. RSS feeds also can be customized. Enhancements to UPS Widget include proactive notifications, color coding for quick viewing of shipment status and the ability for users to unlock different characters through UPS promotions. This version now is also available to MAC users.

"UPS Widget is perfect for the small shipper or receiver not yet ready for our more sophisticated tracking tools but wanting the convenience of tracking from their desktop," says Steven Chang, Managing Director of UPS Korea. UPS created the tool to be most useful to front office personnel handling infrequent shipping tasks within small- to medium-sized businesses,

UPS Widget is easy to install on a PC or a MAC and directions can be found at a new website, ups.com/widget. For existing myups.com customers, no additional registration is necessary and same user ID and password can be used to download UPS Widget. For new customers, registration is simple and quick, and allows UPS Widget to send more relevant custom messages. The tool already has been downloaded about 180,000 times and the site has received millions of visits, helping thousands of customers track packages and save time receiving shipping information.