Paciolan in the News



		Paciolan Acquires Season Tickets Enabling Top Venues’ Ticket Exchange, Management and Group Solutions Irvine, Calif. (3/11/2003) Paciolan Inc., a leading digital ticketing enabler, announced today that it has purchased substantially all of the assets of Ticket Innovations, Inc. (DBA Season Tickets™), a ticket management technology company that empowers teams, fans and corporate clients to manage and resell their season tickets, suites and group packages online. Paciolan provides tailored ticket infrastructures that enable large entertainment venues to sell and manage their own tickets — eliminating the need for third-party distributors. By adopting “in-house” tickets solutions, venues maintain exclusive control of their customer relationships, brand and revenue. “Acquiring Season Tickets will extend our suite of digital ticketing solutions,” said John Hnanicek, Paciolan’s CEO, “while adding 22 top-tier sports, arena and corporate clients to our roster such as the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Avalanche, Turner Arena, Georgia World Congress Center, Nortel Networks, Inc. and Verizon.” Paciolan’s core ticketing infrastructure combined with Season Tickets’ secondary market applications gives Paciolan’s clients the ability to offer digital tickets to their customers. “Ticket buyers will now have an easy method to transfer ticket ownership digitally through the team or venue — eliminating the need for mailing paper tickets, will call and scalpers. Teams and their fans will have control of the secondary ticket market ensuring seats are filled,” said Hnanicek. With online sales, exchanges and re-sales, teams will increase revenue by rewarding fans for attendance, optimizing premium ticket inventory and enriching overall ticket package value. Robert McAuliff, CEO of Season Tickets, who will become Paciolan’s vice president of advance ticket services, said his organization is excited about partnering with the leading ticketing enabler and their college athletic, performing arts, professional sports, arena and museum venues. “With Paciolan, we’re in a great position to offer teams, venues and corporate clients the ability to gain control of the multi-billion dollar secondary ticketing market through transfers, exchanges and resale of tickets,” said McAuliff. With the acquisition, Paciolan offers venues the most comprehensive suite of web-based products allowing consumers to purchase, exchange, transfer, resell and donate tickets online via a trusted source — their team or venue. Paciolan’s suite of services includes: Reserve Seat, General Admission, Fundraising Solutions – enables venues to sell/allocate tickets and accept donations “in-house”, exclusively controlling their brands, customer relationships, service and sales. (t.Res, t.Gen, t.Fund) Online Ticketing and Fundraising – enables customers to buy tickets, renew season/subscriptions, pledge and donate contributions or print tickets (via print-at-home) online via the venues’ exclusively branded website. (e.Venue) Email Marketing – enables venues to send permission-based, personalized event notifications, ticket offers and messages to targeted groups. (PACMail) Access Management – access control ticketing system that validates digital tickets giving venues immediate inventory status and attendance management. Account Management – enables season and subscription ticket holders to transfer, return, exchange, donate and resell tickets online. Corporation Management – enables corporate clients to transfer suites and season tickets online to facilitate distribution and maximize ticket investment. Enterprise Ticket Management – allows Fortune 1000 corporations with their numerous administrators, corporate offices and ticket packages to manage, track and report their ticket investment. Group Ticket Window Management – enables individuals to purchase/distribute group tickets online and venues to acquire customer data of previously unknown attendees. Team Marketplace – creates an online forum for fans and venues to sell unused tickets and suites, freeing up previously unavailable seats to the public. Fan / Patron Loyalty – enables venues to reward customers for ticket purchases and attendance. Laura Christine, Director of Marketing Paciolan 17305 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, CA 92614 Tel: (949) 476-1212 Fax: (949) 476-2235 editorial@paciolan.com