Vendini Says Ticket Sales for iPhone Now Supported

Vendini has announced its support for entertainment ticket sales on the Apple iPhone (News - Alert). Organizations currently using Vendini box office products automatically get the update.

 

Patrons visiting an event's Web site can use their iPhone to select an event, choose their tickets, submit their credit card billing information and present electronic tickets for entry, Vendini officials say, adding that organizations can use Vendini's marketing tools "to send marketing messages to the iPhone e-mail to promote upcoming events."

 

Ticket inventory for sale through the iPhone automatically coordinates with box office inventory, Web site sales, and remote outlets. Each ticket has a unique barcode for security, which may be scanned at the venue using a hand-held scanner.

 

"Today, not only are we announcing support for purchasing tickets on the iPhone, we're claiming our commitment to bring Vendini's systems to the iPhone," said Mark Tacchi, President & CEO of Vendini. "Up until now, purchasing tickets from a cell phone was difficult and reserved for organizations willing to endure the complexity and cost involved in implementing a mobile system."

 

Last month, with Apple's integration of Microsoft (News - Alert) Exchange ActiveSync and its new iPhone 3G, 123Together.com offered Hosted Exchange Server customers and iPhone users what company officials called "anywhere, anytime access to their business e-mail with two-way wireless synchronization."

 

E-mail, calendars and contacts are wirelessly "pushed" from123Together.com's hosted Exchange Server to the users' iPhone, giving them access to workplace resources. In addition, IT staff members can remotely "wipe" a user's device if lost or stolen so that the user's corporate and personal data cannot fall into the wrong hands.

Support for Apple's (News - Alert) iPhone 3G is the latest addition to 123Together.com Hosted Exchange Mobile Services offering. Along with ActiveSync, it provides synchronization support for mobile devices compatible with Blackberry Enterprise Server and Good Messaging Server.

"Mobile employees who currently use their iPhone to watch videos, take photos, listen to music and check stock prices can now also use Microsoft Exchange server as a hosted service to keep them connected with their office 24/7," said Ravi Agarwal, founder and senior executive officer of 123Together.com (News - Alert), a mindSHIFT company.