Circling the globe, Neopost tries to catch up with Pitney Bowes. Neopost, the world's #2 supplier of mailing and shipping equipment, sells, rents, leases, and services a slew of equipment, from electronic postal scales to automatic letter openers, as well as document-handling and logistics systems, including PC-based mailroom accounting tools. Neopost pioneered marketing franking machines to Europe (in the 1920s); it has since expanded its distribution services, adding mailroom furniture design along with product training. It has a presence in 30 countries and sells in more than 90. European small and mid-size companies remain Neopost's core market, generating 54% of sales; North American businesses, 40%.