PRESS RELEASE: “ShoWare Celebrates Strong Growth in South America”
Fresno, Calif. (VisionOne) September 19, 2011 – ShoWare™ by VisionOne, Inc. has significantly expanded its presence in South America as the premier ticketing software provider, serving as the vendor of choice for the industry’s top music artists playing at premiere venues throughout Argentina and Brazil.
Through a partnership with LivePass Argentina, ShoWare™ Ticketing Software for online and box office ticket sales is being utilized for eight Rodger Waters concerts at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, which has capacity for 45,000 reserved seats. The first two shows were an instant sell-out, prompting additional shows to be added. To date, more than 320,000 tickets have been sold for the eight Roger Waters shows.
“ShoWare has proven to be an extremely valuable solution for ticket sales in Argentina — robust enough to scale while also satisfying a diverse set of requirements for any number of venues and performances,” said Pablo Tarantini, Partner and Director of LivePass Argentina.
In partnership with LivePass Brazil, ShoWare is being used for ticket sales of multiple Justin Bieber concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, all of which are sell-out shows totaling more than 280,000 tickets.
“LivePass has been a tremendous partner for ShoWare in South America given the quantity and quality of the ticketing events they are associated with,” said Bruno Boehi, CEO of VisionOne, USA. “By working together, we are able to offer a more unified and cohesive solution for performers touring throughout South America”.
ShoWare and LivePass have worked with other artists including Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Amy Winehouse, Iron Maiden, and many more. To learn more about the ShoWare solution visit www.showare.com.
About ShoWare™ by VisionOne
ShoWare™ provides turn-key box office solutions, as well as ticket selling and distribution services for a broad range of events and venues. ShoWare™ offers a complete range of innovative and reliable ticketing software systems. As an alternative to “outsourcing” box office ticket operations, ShoWare™ licensed ticketing offers the benefit of total control, private labeling, and content management.
VisionOne, Inc. is a privately held international corporation founded in 1998 with North and South America headquarters in Fresno, California with operations in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, and European Headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland (ticketportal) with operation in Germany and Austria.
For more information about VisionOne and its solutions visit www.v-1.com or www.showare.com or call (559) 432-8000.
