You have to go to the UPS site http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/bussol/index.html and go through their application process to get accepted as a developer to access their server.

I did this years ago, then they both installed their own computers at the client. At this point all I had to do was tie my data to theirs and vice versa.
Dale
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>I want to develop a shipping system that will "talk" directly to carriers using a minimum of third party product. Like FedEx provides WSDLs to access their servers: this is an ideal situation - No middle man.