Accesso

accesso
Public
Traded as LSE: ACSO
Industry leisure [cultural]] [entertainment]] [theme park]]
Predecessor The Tellurian Devices Company, accesso
Founded August 2000 (2000-08) (Lo-Q)
Founder Leonard Sim
Headquarters Berkshire, England
Number of locations
 7 Offices Worldwide
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Tom Burnet (Executive Chairman), Steve Brown (CEO) John Alder (CFO)
Services ticketing, virtual queuing, guest management, eCommerce, access control, reserved seating, box office ticketing, online ticketing, global ticketing distribution
Revenue Increase £102.5 million (2016)[1]
Increase £10.1 million (2016)[1]
Total equity Increase £7.5 million (2011)[2]
Number of employees
 362 Worldwide (2017)
Divisions accesso LoQueue
accesso Passport
accesso Siriusware
Ingresso
Subsidiaries Located in Europe and North America
Website www.accesso.com

accesso (formerly Lo-Q) is a publicly listed technology company based in Berkshire, England.[3]

History

On 5 December 2012, Lo-Q announced its acquisition of the US ticketing and eCommerce company, accesso, for £13.7 million. In November 2013, Lo-Q repositioned their overall brand as accesso to reflect the company's operations.[4] On 5 December 2013,[5] accesso acquired the North American ticketing and point-of-sale provider, Siriusware.[6] On 10 November 2014, accesso acquired ShoWare Center,[7] a provider of casino, sporting events, fairs and performing arts ticketing. On 30 March 2017, accesso acquired Ingresso,[7] a global distribution system for entertainment ticketing.

accesso LoQueue

A Qbot at Mirabilandia in Italy

The accesso LoQueue solution's primary industry is in virtual queuing devices for amusement parks, water parks and attractions. Products include the Qbot, Qband, Qsmart. and Prism[8] Several patents have been registered for their concepts.[9][10][11]

accesso Passport ticketing suite

The accesso Passport ticketing suite is used by attraction venues including Cedar Fair,[12] Six Flags,[13] and Palace Entertainment.[14] In 2015, Merlin Entertainments Group signed a long term agreement with accesso[15] to provide its solutions to them.

accesso Siriusware solutions

Previously an independent company, Siriusware was acquired by accesso in December 2013[16] and rebranded as accesso Siriusware in April 2015 ([17]). The suite offers guest management, ticketing, eCommerce and point-of-sale solutions for a wide variety of venues and attractions.

accesso ShoWare

In November 2014, accesso acquired VisionOne Worldwide Ltd,[7] a provider of ticketing solutions for casinos, fairs, sporting events, arenas, theaters, performing arts centers, and tours.

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "April 2017 preliminary announcement" (PDF). April 2017.
    2. ↑ "October 2011 preliminary announcement" (PDF). Lo-Q. October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
    3. ↑ Whiterow, Philip (29 March 2012). "Lo-Q in the fast lane as new products come on stream". Proactive Investors Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
    4. ↑ "Lo-Q is now "accesso"" (Press release). Wall Street Journal. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
    5. ↑ Accesso (31 May 2017). "**accesso** acquires Siriusware". accesso Technology Group plc. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    6. ↑ "accesso acquires Siriusware". accesso. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
    7. 1 2 3 Accesso (31 May 2017). "**accesso** acquires VisionOne, Worldwide, Ltd". accesso Technology Group plc. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    8. ↑ "Products -accesso LoQueue". Your Guide. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
    9. ↑ US 6529786, Sim, Leonard, "Queue management system", published 1997-05-22, assigned to Maria N. Von Buhr and Chad Rapp
    10. ↑ US 2008080445, Bayne, Christopher; Butler, Christopher; Sim, Leonard, "Reservation Management System and Method", published 2008-04-03
    11. ↑ US 2010277276, Bayne, Christopher; Butler, Christopher; Sim, Leonard, "System For Regulating Access To A Resource", published 2010-11-04
    12. ↑ "Cedar Fair chooses accesso to drive e-commerce platform". Amusement Today. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
    13. ↑ "Mission Admission". Park World Magazine. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
    14. ↑ "Kernels – September 2012". Park World Magazine. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
    15. ↑ accesso (31 May 2017). "Merlin Entertainments Selects **accesso** as its Exclusive Global…". accesso Technology Group. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    16. ↑ "accesso". accesso.com. accesso. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
    17. ↑ "Siriusware Salespoint Solutions Rebrand to accesso Siriusware". blooloop. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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