E-Stamp Corp. Wednesday leapt into the
online ticket fray by adapting its technology to distribute tickets for events.
Exhibiting its new dimension at the International Ticketing Association’s
annual exhibition, E-Stamp (ESTM)
demonstrated printing tickets at home using a standard PC and printer.
E-Stamp’s proprietary technology, first used to print postage via the
Internet, can now be commercialized for business-to-business e-commerce
solutions.
E-Stamp President and Chief Executive Officer Robert H. Ewald said E-Stamp
will use a variety of trade association events to demonstrate its
authenticated online document technology in the coming months as it moves
forward in developing strategic partnerships in the entertainment, events
and retail industries.
“We’re in the business of helping companies meet the demand for e-commerce
solutions,” Ewald said. “By using E-Stamp technology as the platform for
online event ticketing, businesses such as arenas, theaters and stadiums can
skip years of in-house development enabling them to quickly bring these
convenient services to consumers.”
E-Stamp’s (ESTM) announcement comes just a
day after Ticketmaster (TMCS) said it was
testing its own its “print-at-home” ticket application. The tickets will be
bar-coded, which are then scanned by Ticketmaster’s computer system that
tallies attendance and other information at the venue.