Our client, ShowClix, www.ShowClix.com is a Pittsburgh-based provider of end-to-end, online to on-site ticketing solutions for venues and event promoters.  Breakpoint helps build ShowClix’ network of online partners, premium venues and promoters including theatres, museums, clubs, arenas, amphitheatres, non-profits and beyond.

Beyond the fact that ShowClix provides a much friendlier alternative to that “master of all tickets,” it also has a vastly superior feature set and a superior experience for both buyer and seller.   One of their newest features to roll out is a very cool ticket scanner app for venues.  “Axess” runs on the google Android-based Nexus One and takes advantage of the phone’s excellent bar code scanner.

This is a ground-breaking use of a handset as a transactional device.  The hardware costs much less than a dedicated wireless barcode scanner and ShowClix service has myriad features that make this a bellwether of what’s to come.  I’ll bet this will be true of not only the ticketing business, but for all applications that benefit from wireless scanners.

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