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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
EMMA Ticket and Siemens Form Partnership to Create First Wireless Stadium in Beijing, China
NEW YORK --Emma Ticket and telecommunications leader Siemens are pleased to announce their partnership in bringing wireless ticketing technology to Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China. As the first venue in China to benefit from this type of technology, Workers' Stadium will now provide professional access control, mobile ticketing and high-level security.
President of EMMA Ticket Jonathan Krane says, "Emma and Siemens have created one of the most advanced access control solutions and ticketing services in China at Workers' Stadium. Emma looks forward to working together with Siemens on our next venue."
Siemens Communication Project Director in China, Matthias Behrens says, "The successful cooperation with Emma has brought the world-leading access control and ticketing technology to China. Siemens boasts a remarkable track record with provision of such technologies to world-class sport games, events and stadiums around the globe, including Olympic Games Athens, UEFA Championship Portugal and World Cup 2006 to be held in Germany."
With a capacity of 60,000, Workers' Stadium has been chosen as one of the primary outdoor 2008 Olympic Venues. The stadium has installed wireless technology to enable Emma's access control technology and service at the entrance gates of Workers' Stadium. This new system solution at Workers' Stadium has been used successfully by Emma Ticket for the recent Olympic Festival Concert on July 13th and for the July 26th Manchester United vs. Beijing match, both part of their long-term exclusive ticketing deal with the venue.
About Emma Ticket
With the recent success of Emma Ticket events including the China Tennis Open and Manchester United, Emma remains the industry leader in ticketing services in China. Emma Ticket combines significant international ticketing experience with innovative technology, strong expertise in the local market, and unmatched distribution capabilities. Using a proprietary system designed especially for China, Emma offers a new, highly customized, secure, and convenient ticketing solution for the China market that benefits consumers, promoters and venue operators. Emma Ticket provides customers with the ability to purchase tickets through an integrated real-time system of multiple channels: online through www.emma.cn, by telephone through dedicated call centers, and in person through venue box offices and numerous outlets.
Siemens Business Communication Systems Ltd. (SBCS)
Since its successful joint venture in China 1993, SBCS is now a leader in providing business communication products, solutions and services. The company aims to provide world-class business communication solutions and services to the customers, including contact center, IP telephony, hotel communication, command control & dispatcher, cordless communication and open transport network. Thousands of key customers from hotel, transport, finance, government, manufacture, power supply and public security have adopted Siemens communication solutions and services, among them Shanghai Transrapid, Shenzhen Metro, Nanjing Metro, Air China, Eastern Airlines, Pudong Airport, Chery Automobile, Sofitel, Kempinski and Nanning CERC.
More about SBCS at http://www.siemens.com.cn/sbcs
Siemens Communications
Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world's innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of about 18 billion euros.
More about Siemens Communications at http://www.siemens.com/communications
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