Boyertown, PA – (January, 2008) Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc., the world leader in high-speed admission control and ticketing software for the attraction, amusement, and intercity bus transportation industries, plans to unveil it’s completely redesigned transportation industry software product next month.
Galaxy for Transportation is a comprehensive Point of Sale (POS) system developed for ticket agencies in the transportation industry. The software, a product of twenty years of software development that includes TX3280, Gateway’s first ticketing software solution for the transportation industry, extends to self-service ticket kiosks and online sales.
Outstanding features of the new Galaxy for Transportation include an industry-standard SQL database, anywhere-to-anywhere fare quotes and the ability to make reservations with seat assignments. These features are integrated into the comprehensive Galaxy POS. Additional features offer functionality for remote ticketing through online and kiosk sales.
TX3280, originally developed and installed at Gateway’s first customer site in 1988, was the only product of its kind at the time, and it revolutionized ticketing for the transportation industry. Peter Grumblatt, founder of Gateway Ticketing Systems, recalls what ticketing was like in the transportation industry prior to the introduction of TX. “Ticketing and revenue management were done completely by hand. Tickets were produced using a plastic card swiped over a multi-part form with carbon copies. There were mountains of carbon paper at the end of the day and reports were created by hand by totaling the carbon copies. TX automated most of these tasks and significantly improved efficiency.”
Now the new Galaxy for Transportation takes efficiency to a whole new level.
Galaxy for Transportation was built based on the knowledge and experience that Gateway staff has developed by working for years with the intercity bus transportation industry. Gateway president Michael Andre says “Galaxy for Transportation is the platform for the future, upon which we intend to keep building features to benefit the transportation industry.”
Andre said, “No other company has people with twenty years of experience working on this kind of a product. Gateway has always been there to meet the changing needs of our customers. We started back in the days when even modem communication was rare, and it certainly wasn’t high-speed. Now everything is based on the Internet and we continue to provide solid technology solutions to the industry.”
Some of the highlights of the Galaxy for Transportation release include:- The ability to route anywhere-to-anywhere in North America
- Support for the shared Transportation Automation Standards Association (TASA) schedule database
- Sophisticated fare calculations, supporting point-to-point, mileage, and market fares
- Comprehensive support for fares, tariffs and restrictions, including the recent changes in Greyhound pricing policies.
- Carriers have complete control of their pricing, routing, scheduling, and sales data
Don Darroch, General Manager of Gateway’s Canadian Office reports that even though TX is still in production at many of Gateway’s transportation customer sites, a shift is taking place. “The industry is now focused on Web ticket sales, Kiosk sales and recently Admission Control. Bus companies are really starting to get interested in scanning tickets before a passenger gets on the bus as a way to lessen the responsibility of the bus driver. Currently the only admission control in place is a visual check of the ticket by the bus driver. Galaxy for Transportation addresses the need for the new sales channels as well as the requirement for improved admission control.”
Gateway’s ticketing software has served of a long list of transportation customers since the company’s founding in 1988. Gateway is pleased to continue to provide cutting-edge technology and a seamless solution with the release of Galaxy for Transportation. “Through it all we’ve maintained our focus on solving our customers’ issues and meeting their needs even as those needs change over time,” Andre said.
About Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc.:
Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. celebrates 20 years as the world leader in high-speed admission control and ticketing software for the attraction, amusement, and intercity bus transportation industries. Located in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, Gateway Ticketing Systems provides sales, service and support for Point of Sale and ticketing systems throughout North America and worldwide.
For more information on Gateway Ticketing Systems, visit www.gatewayticketing.com or call +1 (610) 987-4000.
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