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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
WWW.TICKETSAGE.COM

Contact: Stefanie Lavey
TICKETsage, Inc.
Phone: 479-587-8336
Fax: 479-935-9319
Email: press@ticketsage.com

 

TICKETsage Releases Next Generation 'Real-Time' Print-At-Home and Access Control Technology

SAN DIEGO, CA and FAYETTEVILLE AR -- TICKETsage, Inc. today announced the release of the company's 2nd generation Print-At-Home and Access Control Technology, streamlining the process venues use to authenticate print-at-home and electronic tickets on the day of the show, and reducing the workload for system engineers and venue managers after the event.

The new TICKETsage-developed technology eliminates the need for database synchronization and print-at-home 'cut-offs' before print-at-home tickets are authenticated at the gate. Using the technology, patrons can purchase tickets at home in real-time from the full inventory even after the gates have opened and the first patrons have been admitted.

Like competing products, the TICKETsage system uses two-dimensional, encrypted barcodes and wireless technology to authenticate individual tickets and prevent fraud, but now, venue managers have a new weapon in their arsenal: a real-time connection to the central inventory data warehouse.

Long a leader in seamless, real-time access to full inventory from all locations, TICKETsage's $250,000 development investment has helped leverage the power of the company's proprietary Distributed Ticketing Technology to extend the convenience of real-time, full inventory access to the access control end of the live-event ticketing business.

"You no longer need to synchronize databases and reconcile multiple reports" said Stephen Cassar, Founder / CEO of TICKETsage, Inc. "Now, the venue manager has full access to real-time sales and admission data from any Web-enabled PC without the need to set foot in the box office... even from home!" Cassar added.

"Settling with the promoter the 'night of' has suddenly become a lot easier because the same reports you pull daily to check counts now show you all the sales, velocity and conversion data you need to settle transactions for all locations and delivery methods. What used to take hours is now automatic and real-time" added Chris Earl, Lead Engineer at TICKETsage's Fayetteville-Arkansas Development Office.

"Print-at-Home will never replace the thermal ticket, and we remain committed to servicing every delivery method available... indefinitely" Cassar added. "I believe we have the best solution for those clients who wish to implement Print-At-Home as an added convenience to patrons, but do not want the headache of running dual systems, or synchronizing reports. Why buy a 'print-at-home' based solution, when you can have a rock solid, full-service ticketing application that also happens to have an industry-leading print-at-home module, at no additional charge?" he said.

TICKETsage offers the 2nd generation Print-At-Home and Access Control Technology as a 'fee free' option to clients. The company's 100% customized solutions allow the company to use a clean-sheet approach to every new installation, meeting the complex challenges of private-label systems with ease. The company remains committed to remaining 'invisible' to end users, preferring instead to act as the 'power behind' clients.

About TICKETsage:
TICKETsage markets its custom box office solutions to a variety of clients nationwide. The company has leveraged the power of the Internet and Distributed Computing to create the industry's first fully portable Box Office Solution that facilitates ticket sales in real time anywhere there is access to a phone line. For more information about TICKETsage, visit ticketsage.com.

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