Scan Mobile Introduces TexTicket -TM-, an SMS-based Wireless Ticketing Application; First TexTicket Customers Include McCabes Theatrical Marketing and ClubTickets.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Scan Mobile, a leading provider of mobile applications and technology, today announced the release of TexTicket(TM), an SMS-based mobile ticketing Mobile ticketing is the process whereby customers can order, pay for, obtain and validate tickets from any location and at any time using mobile phones or other mobile handsets. application, further expanding their portfolio of wireless applications. TexTicket allows users to check availability and purchase tickets using Short Message Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) on their mobile phone. The first customers to license TexTicket are McCabes, a theatrical marketing agency, and ClubTickets, the United Kingdom's largest dedicated club ticket service. McCabes Theatrical Marketing has partnered with Scan Mobile Ltd allowing theatergoers in London to purchase tickets to the popular STOMP production at Sadler'sWells Theater using SMS. Club hoppers can also use TexTicket to purchase tickets to London nightclubs from ClubTickets, a joint venture between Scan Mobile and DigitalDance Connection that offers tickets to over 100 venues. "Ticketing is a natural application for mobile users," said Gigi Dryer, Vice President of Mobile Ticketing for Scan Mobile. "The convenience of being able to check availability and buy tickets using SMS has led to the rapid adoption of TexTicket in the United Kingdom, and, with the recent carrier interoperability announcements, we expect to see the same phenomenon 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. ." TexTicket is a mobile ticketing application that allows users to check ticket availability and complete purchases over SMS. For example, a person would text "2 tickets 2 Stomp on stomp on - To inadvertently overwrite something important, usually automatically. "All the work I did this weekend got stomped on last night by the nightly server script." Compare scribble, mangle, trash, scrog, roach. April 26." The user would then get a response, "I found two tickets to STOMP on Friday, April 26, 2002 at 8:00 pm for (pound)10.00 each. Reply BUY to purchase." To complete the transaction, the user simply replies BUY and provides a PIN code issued the first time they use the service. When arriving at the venue the purchaser simply gives their name and the last six digits of their mobile phone number to identify themselves and collect their tickets from the box office. TexTicket leverages the power of the Scan Mobile Platform, using the conversational language engine to recognize what the user is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , database integration capabilities to check for availability, and transaction server to process the purchase. Scan Mobile licenses TexTicket, and its other wireless applications including shopping and games, to wireless network operators, entertainment venues, and companies worldwide. About Scan Mobile Scan Mobile provides compelling messaging-based mobile applications and technology that enable mobile network operators (MNOs) and companies to engage consumers and generate revenue. MNOs and service providers worldwide, such as Vodafone, Vizzavi, WebLink Wireless, Jabber An open standard for instant messaging (IM). There are tens of thousands of Jabber servers on the Internet, most of which are privately run within a company or college campus. There are also hundreds of public Jabber servers that any user can register with, Google Talk being the largest. , Odigo, and UPOC UPOC Universal Point of Contact (cross-platform multi-device one-to-many communications technology) , have chosen Scan Mobile to increase messaging volumes, attract new users by offering differentiated services Offerings that can be classified by type, or quality, of service. For example, a differentiated services network could prioritize real time traffic for a higher fee. , and reduce customer turnover by enhancing interaction. Scan Mobile offers a portfolio of easy-to-use applications including shopping, single and multi-player games, and mobile ticketing. Founded in 1999, Scan has offices in London and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . For more information, visit www.scan.com. TexTicket is a trademark of Scan Mobile Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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