Dataculture Merges Into Tickets.com; Transaction Expands Companies' International Reach.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999-- Tickets.com, a "one-stop" resource for sports and entertainment tickets and information, Wednesday announced that leading U.K.-based ticketing software company, Dataculture Ltd., has merged into Tickets.com. Dataculture will strengthen Tickets.com's international presence and will serve to increase Internet ticket sales for both companies. The transaction will result in more event and venue choices for Tickets.com's U.S. and European consumers. With approximately 250 performing arts, entertainment and sports clients throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, Dataculture develops and licenses award-winning state-of-the-art ticketing software. Tickets.com has emerged in 1999 as a force in entertainment and sports ticketing, offering a full range of ticketing solutions and a rapidly expanding Internet presence. Tickets.com's ticketing solutions are used in more than 4,000 performing arts, entertainment and sports organizations across the world, with clients located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, Australia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The company also sells tickets through retail outlets, call centers, interactive voice response systems and the Internet. The Tickets.com Web site provides consumers with access to a wide variety of tickets for events around the world. The Dataculture merger into Tickets.com is the latest in a series of strategic transactions for Tickets.com, including last week's announcement by Excite@Home and Cox Interactive Media that they plan to make strategic investments in Tickets.com totaling $85 million. "We believe Dataculture is an important step in our strategy of expanding our international presence," said W. Thomas Gimple, president and chief executive officer of Tickets.com. "Dataculture is a dynamic, rapidly growing company which is a leader in the ticketing software business in two major markets, the U.K. and Ireland. This transaction adds to our existing base of prestigious European clients and will soon provide our U.S. customers access to all Dataculture clients and events." Jonathan Hyams, managing director of Dataculture, added: "Tickets.com shares our philosophy about audience development and helping venues build attendance. The potential for developing new technologies, and for maximizing audiences for our venues is enormous." About Dataculture Dataculture is a U.K.-based ticketing software company, formed in 1991 and based in Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (mĭl`tən kēnz`), town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ. . With approximately 250 clients in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Dataculture's software is used in a vast range of venues including the Bradford Theatres; Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing events, located near the English town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (in the suburban village of Prestbury). Cheltenham is called the "home of National Hunt racing", largely because it hosts the prestigious four-day Cheltenham ; The Derngate Northampton; Sunderland Empire; Cameo Cinema; Poole Arts Centre An art center or arts centre is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, ; The Lyric Hammersmith The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith is a theatre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. External links
• • ; Open Air Theatre London; Wigmore Hall London; BBC National Orchestra of Wales The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Welsh: Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC) is the only professional symphony orchestra organisation in Wales, occupying a dual role as both a broadcasting and national orchestra. ; National Museum of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. ; Haymarket Theatre, Leicester; and University Concert Hall, Limerick, Ireland. About Tickets.com Tickets.com is an online source for entertainment tickets, event information and related products and services. The company sells tickets through retail outlets, call centers, interactive voice response systems and the Internet. At www.tickets.com, consumers can obtain information on thousands of events and entertainment organizations, purchase tickets and shop for related products and services. Tickets.com's automated ticketing solutions are used by more than 4,000 entertainment organizations such as leading performing arts centers, professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. organizations and various stadiums and arenas in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Latin America. |
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