accesso Passport eCommerce Solution Named 2014 Best New Product by IAAPA

ORLANDO, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to the global attractions and leisure industry, has been awarded the 2014 Best New Product Award under the category of Revenue & Admission Control/ Wristband/ RFID Technology by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) for its upgraded accesso Passport^® eCommerce solution.  This is the fourth "Best New Product" award the company has received from IAAPA in the past six years.

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Unveiled in July, the latest version of the accesso Passport eCommerce solution allows attractions the ability to leverage the same key revenue-driving features accesso's eCommerce platform is known for across any device, providing a rich and engaging eCommerce experience no matter how or where a guest decides to purchase attraction tickets.

This complete update of accesso's renowned eCommerce platform offers a fully responsive design, which seamlessly adapts to the various screen sizes of desktop, tablet and mobile devices, as well as the added benefit of allowing guests to scan their admission tickets directly from their smartphone.  Along with the all-new user experience, a variety of additional enhancements have been made including support for a wide range of payment methods, advanced fraud protection, and integrated analytics.

"We are indeed honored to be receiving a fourth Best New Product award from IAAPA," said accesso CEO Tom Burnet.  "One of our company's most fundamental objectives is to help theme parks and attractions not only stay on top of the technology curve, but ahead of it, and there's substantial interest in the responsive design and other enhancements we've made to the Accesso Passport eCommerce platform."

The company's award-winning eCommerce solution previously was recognized by IAAPA as Best New Product in 2008. In 2011, accesso received the Best New Product for Technology Applied to Amusements for accesso MOBILE, the attraction industry's first comprehensive mobile content and commerce solution. accesso  also received the Best New Product for Revenue & Admission Control/ Wristband/ RFID Technology in 2012 for Qband the company's revolutionary virtual queuing product for water parks that utilizes waterproof RFID-enabled wristbands.

About accesso

accesso (AIM: ACSO) is the premier technology solutions provider to the global attractions and leisure industry. The company's patented and award-winning solutions drive increased revenue for attraction operators by significantly improving the most important part of an attraction visit: the guest experience. accesso solutions add value to operators at every point in the guest journey:

• We drive attendance 
  The accesso Passport^SM ticketing suite is a comprehensive, easy-to-use cloud solution that processes many millions of ticket and season passes every year, enabling operators to maximize up-sell and cross-sell with ease to drive greater revenue.
• We handle payments 
  Our payment gateway carries level 1 PCI security certification and 24/7 support.  It provides the tools, security and support operators need to drive sales and has so far processed more than $5 billion in transactions.
• We take guests out of line 
  Since 2001 over nine million guests have used a patented accesso LoQueue^SM solution to queue less, ride more, enjoy a better experience and increase their in-attraction spend.
• We increase engagement 
  accesso enables operators to engage more deeply and profitably with guests: pre-sale, in-attraction or post-visit.  Our mobile apps have provided more than 2.75 million people with rich iOS and Android content to better plan their visit, buy their ticket on-the-go and unlock new experiences within an attraction. 

More than 400 attractions worldwide currently employ accesso technology - from theme parks, water parks, cultural attractions and sporting events to ski and snow parks. We are proud that our solutions are trusted by the majority of the leading names in the leisure industry, including Six Flags Entertainment, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Merlin Entertainments, International Speedway Corporation, Palace Entertainment, Compagnie des Alpes, and Herschend Family Entertainment.

The company's Siriusware division is a leading ticketing and guest management point-of-sale technology provider to the attractions and leisure industries. Siriusware solutions are used at more than 270 amusement and water parks, museums, ski resorts and attractions in six countries. In addition to ticketing, Siriusware offers membership, retail, food and beverage, group scheduling, reservations and a host of other solutions all completely integrated into a seamless package.

accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information visit: www.accesso.com.

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