UPS Widget Comes to Taiwan

Taipei, September 22, 2009

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is rolling out a new tracking tool that combines fun with functionality via the UPS Widget™. By downloading this figure-styled program, it becomes easy for customers to get automated shipment tracking alerts, send status updates to their customers and receive news via RSS from the desktop.

UPS Widget tracks both inbound and outbound shipments for senders and receivers using UPS Quantum View Notify® technology to prompt shipment exceptions and delivery notifications. UPS Widget allows standardized package tracking procedures via the internet via a lovable figure format, while at the same time looking at the vivid facial expressions and motions from this animated figure helps ease the pressure from work, making the tracking tool more interesting.

This free tool also delivers information about UPS services and promotions directly to the desktop. For example, UPS Widget can display video and the "how to" demos for new UPS products or enhancements.

UPS Widget 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 can also be customized, getting to know the latest news from major news websites around the world through Widget. 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. The UPS Widget now is also available to MAC users.

"UPS Widget is perfect for the shipper or receiver from the SMEs not yet ready for our more sophisticated tracking tools but wanting the convenience of tracking by downloading the UPS Widget to the desktop for easy use." says Gary Wu, general manager of UPS Taiwan. UPS created the tool to be most useful to front office personal handling infrequent shipping tasks within small- to medium-sized businesses, but customer feedback indicates UPS Widget is enjoyed by a broader audience.

Visitors also can configure a UPS Widget figure into different styles using accessories such as golf caps and skating shoes, and submit it to a worldwide gallery so Widget fans can see activity across markets.

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 the same user ID and password can be used to download the UPS Widget. For new customers, registration is simple and quick, and allows UPS Widget to send more relevant custom messages.

Introduced in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in 2007, UPS Widget was created to connect cross-culturally. 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. Beginning this week, UPS is making the enhanced widget available in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea.