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UniversityTickets and insurance provider Allianz Global Assistance announce ticket insurance for event tickets through UniversityTickets Ticketing Platform

05.19.2011– UniversityTickets, the world’s leading provider of ticketing services to colleges and universities, and Allianz Global Assistance, a leading travel and specialty insurance and assistance provider, today announced a partnership that will make Event Ticket Protector insurance available on all ticket purchases made through the UniversityTickets dedicated ticketing platform used by hundreds of colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada.

Event Ticket Protector insurance will be offered by UniversityTickets and provides coverage for event tickets that go unused due to illnesses, traffic accidents, car breakdowns or even flight delays.

“Despite their best intentions, sometimes customers just can’t make it to an event or concert,” said Stephen Weissman, president of UniversityTickets. “Partnering with Allianz Global Assistance to offer Event Ticket Protector will give customers an opportunity to recoup 100 percent of their ticket costs, including taxes and shipping. And that means happier customers for our university partners.”

Event Ticket Protector insurance, which typically costs approximately 5% of the total ticket and shipping fees, covers the ticket price, taxes and shipping up to $10,000 per ticket.

“Now consumers who purchase their tickets through UniversityTickets have the added peace of mind of knowing they are protected when they have to miss an event due to a covered reason,” said Daniel Durazo, director of communications for Allianz Global Assistance. “UniversityTickets customers won’t have to face the financial burden—in addition to the disappointment—of missing an event.”

Launched in 2006, Event Ticket Protector has covered nearly one billion dollars in tickets to sporting events, concerts, races, special events and more. Typical covered reasons include, but are not limited to, illness or serious injury, traffic accidents, mechanical breakdown, airline delay, employer termination, and military duty.

About UniversityTickets:
UniversityTickets is a leading provider of ticketing services for Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1999 after a successful pilot at Cornell University, UniversityTickets offers simple, cost-effective ways for college and university organizations to sell tickets and collect payments via the Internet. Our products were born in a college environment and have been built from the ground up around the unique needs of college event ticketing. Headquartered in New York City, UniversityTickets is a privately-owned corporation.

About Allianz Global Assistance:
The Allianz Global Assistance brand of travel insurance and assistance services is a global leader in specialty insurance and emergency assistance services. In the United States, Allianz Global Assistance is a brand name of AGA Service Company, which is best known for its brand of travel insurance and assistance services. The U.S. operation, one of 29 business units, serves major travel suppliers, health insurers, credit card, and entertainment companies with insurance products, international travel assistance, and concierge services. For more information, please visit www.allianztravelinsurance.com and follow Allianz Global Assistance on Twitter at twitter.com/AllianzAssistUS.

Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. Specific benefits and levels of coverage vary depending on the policy purchased. For a complete description of the benefits and levels of coverage, carefully review the terms and conditions of the specific policy you are considering purchasing. For more information about Allianz Global Assistance travel insurance, please visit: www.allianztravelinsurance.com. Insurance coverage is underwritten by BCS Insurance Company (OH, Administrative Office: Oakwood Terrace, IL), rated "A-" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co., under BCS Form No. 52.201 series or 52.401 series, or Jefferson Insurance Company (NY, Administrative Office: Richmond, VA), rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co., under Jefferson Form No. 102-C series or 102-P series, or Jefferson Form No. 105-C series or 105-P series, depending on the insured’s state. Allianz Global Assistance and Allianz Travel Insurance are brands of AGA Service Company. AGA Service Company is the licensed producer and administrator of this plan and an affiliate of Jefferson Insurance Company. The insured shall not receive any special benefit or advantage because of the affiliation between AGA Service Company and Jefferson Insurance Company.

Utilizing a 2D Scanning Engine for the Apple iPod touch, Service Enables Paperless Ticketing

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 31, 2011 - It may eliminate hard tickets, and be the ultimate in convenience for event attendees. Now a cell phone is all you need to attend events presented by clients of UniversityTickets, a leader in ticketing and box office software for colleges and universities.

At checkout, UniversityTickets clients may allow customers to enter a mobile telephone number and have their tickets sent securely and instantly. Such tickets include a unique 2D barcode which may be validated at the venue directly from the customer’s telephone screen - no printing or hard tickets required. Made possible by a newly developed 2D scanning engine for the Apple iPod touch, UniversityTickets mobile ticketing technology supports all major cellular carriers and phone hardware.

“Cell phones are as common as textbooks on a college campus,” said Gordon Capreol, UniversityTickets’ vice president for new product development. “As a company that serves colleges and universities, the development of mobile ticketing technology is a natural and exciting evolution of our service.”

2D barcode technology improves ease of scanning in high traffic situations like event admission. Compared with 1D barcodes (like a UPC code on a retail item), 2D codes are capable of error correction that allows for scanning even if the code has degraded or been poorly printed. Further, 2D codes are omnidirectional – they may be scanned from any angle or perspective, where 1D codes require a near-perfect alignment with a projected scanning line.

Available now, the UniversityTickets mobile ticketing service utilizes handheld 2D ticket validators that are reverse compatible, capable of scanning 1D codes currently used on our thermal and e-ticket prints in addition to new on-screen mobile tickets.

Blending Barcode and Mag-Stripe Readers, Apple iPod touch App and Hardware offer Higher Education Clients Maximum Functionality

NEW YORK, NY (October 5, 2010) – UniversityTickets, a leader in ticketing and box office technology for colleges and universities, has launched a new ticketing and ticket validation application for the Apple iPod touch.

Enabling wireless authentication of print-at-home tickets, instant validation of student IDs, and tracking of season ticket holders, the system is made possible by a custom ‘sled’ for Apple’s iPod touch. Incorporating a laser barcode scanner and magnetic stripe reader along with an extended battery, the unit is the same device used by Apple in its own retail stores.

“We are excited to offer secure, wireless e-ticketing on a device already ubiquitous on college campuses,” said Gordon Capreol, UniversityTickets’ vice president for new product development. “The iPod touch is a compelling new hardware choice for mobile ticketing software.”

For more than a decade, UniversityTickets has partnered with higher education clients to design a ticketing platform that integrates seamlessly with other campus technologies, including student information databases and campus payment systems. “Our e-ticketing app is a natural extension of these offerings because it brings a familiar, easy-to-use interface to the e-ticket validation process,” said Capreol.

Learn more about UniversityTickets at UniversityTickets.com.

Platform allows for simple, secure web-based distribution of college commencement tickets

NEW YORK, NY (February 16, 2010) – Thanks to UniversityTickets, college students will no longer need to wait in long lines to secure graduation tickets for family and friends. As leader in ticketing and box office technology for colleges and universities, UniversityTickets has released an edition of their proprietary ticketing platform specifically designed to simplify commencement ticket distribution.

Launched at the 2010 North American Association of Commencement Officers conference taking place this week in Anaheim, California, the UniversityTickets Commencement platform includes unlimited ticketing, authentication with student information and campus authentication systems, print-at-home tickets, secure, barcode-based validation, training and technical support. For ease in budgeting, the technology will be offered at an all-inclusive package price based on the size of the graduating class.

“Our technology has simplified ticketing for college entertainment, athletics and performing arts,” says Stephen Weissman, president of UniversityTickets. “Now, our platform has been tailored to meet the needs of commencement officers and graduation committees, offering an easy reservation process while maximizing ticket utilization.”

Colleges or universities interested in learning more about the commencement ticketing solution should contact UniversityTickets at (212) 204-6374 or visit universitytickets.com.

Together, ICS and UniversityTickets offer a full suite of web based solutions for College and University Athletics.

With UniversityTickets and ICS sharing clients such as Cornell University and Eastern Illinois University, the process was a natural to form the alliance which will provide UniversityTickets clients a COMPLETE, CUSTOMIZED and COST-EFFECTIVE option for their online ticketing solution needs, while ICS can provide an athletic website solution for UniversityTickets clients using SIDEARM.

"UniversityTickets provides us the opportunity to offer a very robust ticketing management solution which provides our more than 170 collegiate athletic division customers another tool to increase the overall effiicency of their athletic department operations," said Jamie Joss, ICS Director of Sales/Marketing. "UniversityTickets has a similar mission to ICS in creating COMPLETE, CUSTOMIZED, and COST-EFFECTIVE solutions that provide athletic fans the control to purchase tickets when and where they want, but doing this in a fashion of tremendous ease in use and reducing the workflow for athletic programs."

"Our alliance agreement with ICS is a natural fit," said Gordon Capreol, UniversityTickets Vice President. "ICS has years of experience providing innovative marketing and content solutions to college and university athletic departments."

"UniversityTickets shares the same dedication to the higher education market as ICS and enhances it with our complimentary focus on box office technology. Together, ICS and UniversityTickets offer a comprehensive way to market and promote athletics events and improve ticket sale operations."