e.Venue is an online ticketing system that lets venues and organization sell tickets on their own website, without having to go through an ticket agency, thus saving ticket buyers from outrageous surcharges.

SF Ballet has recently installed this software on their website, just in time for the Nutcracker season. More

Paciolan Systems, the developer of e.Venue, provides "provides integrated ticketing, scheduling, fund raising, and accounting solutions."

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Ballet tickets to be sold at sports stadiums? Cool.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paciolan and VAST Join Forces to Provide POS Ticket Kiosks At Major Sports and Entertainment Venues</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2001--Paciolan and Value Automated Systems Ticketing Inc. (VAST), signed an agreement to place VAST's attendant-free ticketing kiosks at Paciolan's customer sites, which include some of the highest attended sports and entertainment venues in the country.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010404/0657.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

In a joint press release by San Diego's SeatAdvisor and the McCallum Theatre based in Palm Desert, the parties cite the rising national trend of online tickets sales as one reason for an agreement between the parties.<P>This bodes well for the Internet as a medium for the dance community.<P>Follow this link to the <A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010402/2069.html" TARGET=_blank><B>press release</B></A> made available by Yahoo.

More news from Paciolan:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paciolan Completes Build Out of Management Team With New President/COO</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001--Recognizing the company's role as the dominant technology provider in live entertainment ticketing and its significant future growth potential, John Hnanicek joined Paciolan as president/chief operating officer, it was announced today by Chief Executive Officer Jane Kleinberger.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010417/0329.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

Onward ho:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paciolan Opens New York Office<BR>Responding to Increased Demand from Performing Arts Venues, Paciolan Opens an Office in America's Cultural Capital</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001--To support the performing arts industry's need for a comprehensive ticketing solution, Paciolan today announced the opening of an office in New York City.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010509/0163.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

What a great idea!! I wonder, though, in what order the tickets are sold - or in other words - can a prospective ticket buyer buy a particular ticket she desires, or does the software determine which tickets are sold first?<P>For instance, when Alicia Alonso was in San Diego I went to see her perform on two nights. I bought tickets for the first night, in what is generally considered the "perfect seats" - but for the second night I wanted to sit really close to the stage. I just wanted to sit there, even though those are not usually considered the best seats. <P> The particular seats I wanted were available, but the computer would not release them for sale, as the software had been programmed to sell what is generally considered to be the "best" tickets first.<P>I had to go down to the box office downtown and "pull strings" with people I knew, (ok I really made a scene - had a snit fit) in order to get them to sell me the tickets I wanted.<P>Their entire excuse was that the computer was programmed to determine which are the best seats - because the buying public is obviously thought to be too stupid to know.<P>I told them garbage in - garbage out.<P>Anyway - I hope that this type of problem will be eliminated.

More news:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Bass Performance Hall Signs Multi-Year Contract With Paciolan to Enable Online Ticketing</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001--Bass Performance Hall, one of the most respected performing arts centers in the country, has signed a five-year deal for Paciolan's e.Venue(TM) software to facilitate online ticketing.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010516/0219.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

Nice development:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paciolan and Solonis Join Forces to Deliver Premier ``Customer Experience Management'' Solutions<P>Sports, Entertainment and Live Event Venues to Benefit From the Alliance</B><P>IRVINE, Calif. & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001--Paciolan and Solonis, Inc. today announced an alliance to provide sports, entertainment and live event venues with the value-driven customer relationship management (CRM) solutions they need to build their brands and maximize their customers' experiences.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010607/2347.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

Paciolan adds yet another partner:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Top Performing Arts Center Selects Paciolan's Online Ticketing Solution</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001--Paciolan today announced that the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the largest performing arts center in the Southeast, has purchased Paciolan's ticketing software, including the e.Venue(TM) online ticketing solution.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010702/0205.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

And there's no stopping it:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paciolan Acquires PACT3000 Ticketing Solution and Customer Base<P>Largest PACT3000 Customer, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Will Upgrade to Paciolan's Ticketing and e-Commerce Technology</B><P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001--Paciolan today announced that it will acquire the PACT3000 performing arts ticketing solution and installed base of 32 performing arts centers, ballets, symphonies and theatres in the United States and Canada.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010725/0171.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

And more:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Toronto's Foremost Performing Arts Institutions Select Paciolan's Hosted Ticketing Solution<P>Paciolan Opens Toronto Office in Response to Demand From Canadian Venues<P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001--After evaluating many ticketing solutions, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian Opera Company have both chosen Paciolan's comprehensive ticketing solution, which will be hosted on a private, secure server.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010821/212238.html target=_blank>More</a>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Increasing Ticket Revenue Through Paciolan's e.Venue PACMail<P>Business Wire on Yahoo! News<P>IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002--Paciolan, a leading ticketing and marketing technology solutions provider to the live entertainment market, announced the release of e.Venue PACMail, a Web-hosted e-mail software and marketing support tool that allows venues to send targeted, personalized messages to fans, patrons and visitors.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020415/152079_1.html target=_blank>More</a>

The Robin Howard Theatre at The Place has followed this system succesfully for a couple of years now:

Call for theatre charges to follow airlines’ lead
By Ruth Gillespie for The Stage


Theatre managers have been encouraged to adopt an “Easyjet-style” approach to ticket pricing, adjusting the cost of seats in individual price brackets according to customer demand and limits on availability in the run-up to each performance.

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