Contract wins
Clarity Commerce Solutions PLC
23 October 2007
Clarity Commerce Solutions plc
Clarity to deliver innovative rail ticketing system
Clarity Commerce Solutions plc (AIM: CCS, 'Clarity'), a leading supplier of
management software solutions for the retail, ticketing, entertainment and
leisure sectors, is pleased to announce that their subsidiary MATRA, has been
awarded the contract to deliver the ticketing system for the Oslo Airport
Express Train.
The Oslo Airport Express Train (Flytoget) is Norway's first high-speed train,
providing fast, modern and comfortable transportation between the Oslo
International Airport at Gardermoen and Oslo. MATRA has been the core supplier
of Flytoget's ticketing infrastructure since 1998 and the provider of the system
that supports their 'ticketless travel' concept.
In this latest contract, worth over £500,000 across the next 2 years, MATRA will
be using the latest generation of their FREEDOM product suite to refresh the
entire ticketing infrastructure. This is to enable Flytoget to continue their
strategy of delivering improvements to the service. - Important new features of
the system will be extensions to the ticketless travel experience, multi trip
tickets that can be topped up over the web, and the latest touch screen
technology at the sales counters.
The FREEDOM product suite is an integrated multi channel sales solution that
encompasses point of sale, stored value and loyalty, web store integration,
electronic value cards, and real-time data channelling. FREEDOM is installed at
major retailers in the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Scandinavia and South Africa,
Toril Dyrkorn, Head of IT at Flytoget said:
'We are delighted to award this contract to MATRA. They have a great
understanding of the way that Flytoget works and our vision for the future.
Through the selection process, they demonstrated the flexibility of the latest
FREEDOM product and showed how it will be able to not just keep pace with our
plans, but bring new opportunities as well.'
Clarity software progresses in European theme park market
Clarity is also pleased to announce successful installation of its ticketing and
point of sale (POS) solution at independent theme park, Movie Park Germany.
Movie Park Germany is a well-established, independent theme park situated near
Dusseldorf, Germany. During the 2006 season, Movie Park attracted approximately
1.2m visitors.
Movie Park took the decision to implement a comprehensive modernisation
programme, which included the specification of a new IT environment, complete
with ticketing and POS software, interfaced to Movie Park's new ERP and HR
systems.
Clarity is delighted that this new installation not only gives it a presence in
the complimentary theme park marketplace, but also confirms Clarity's presence
in mainland Europe.
Commenting on the project, Wouter Dekkers, General Manager at Movie Park
Germany, stated:
'Interfacing the proposed new POS and Ticketing solutions with our existing
systems was a major challenge. We selected Clarity not only because of their
well-proven market specific software applications, but also because we were
impressed by their approach to the interfacing requirement. Reporting across
our ticketing, concessions, food and retail related activities has been
significantly enhanced. This is invaluable to the Executive Management Team's
efforts to improve decision making and profitability.'
Press contact:
Jacquie Mitchell, Clarity Commerce Solutions plc Tel: 01932 778001
Fiona Kindness, Director
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)
020 7728 3414
Ian Callaway, Director
SVS Securities plc (Broker)
020 7638 5600
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