Duquesne University Awards Ticketing Contract to Veritix®

CLEVELAND, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Duquesne University today announced it has entered into a multi-year exclusive agreement with Veritix®, the state-of-the-art ticketing, event marketing and relationship management technology company, as its primary ticketing provider.  Veritix will support all university athletic events and select special events at the A. J. Palumbo Center and Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field.

The Duquesne athletic department entered into an in-depth search to find a partner with technology and services that would increase the efficiency of the ticketing process and improve the experience for Duquesne fans.  Veritix's data capture and management, open system architecture and tools for the efficient sale and management of ticketing information technology were key differentiators in Duquesne's decision.

"After a lengthy review process of many ticketing services, we were most impressed with Veritix and its ability to significantly expand our long-term ticketing, marketing and relationship building capabilities," said Robert Derda, Associate Athletic Director – External Relations for Duquesne University.

Jared Kramer, Director of Ticket Sales and Services for Duquesne University said, "We believe the ticketing platforms that Veritix provides will give our fans true ownership of their ticketing experience with Duquesne Athletics." 

For Veritix, the Duquesne relationship represents another important step in its efforts to serve collegiate athletics. The company has existing relationships with Texas A&M University, Boise State University and Oral Roberts University. Veritix also has an agreement with the NCAA for the Men's Final Four®, Women's Final Four®, the Frozen Four®, the FCS Football Championship Game, the Women's College World Series® and the Men's College World Series® to provide primary ticketing services, along with advanced ticketing registration for selected NCAA championships and continued use of Flash Seats®, the Veritix paperless ticketing platform.

"We look forward to our relationship with Duquesne University and are honored that they see the value of our technology platform and service-oriented company culture," said Guy Villa, Veritix Vice President of Sales.  "Duquesne University is a first-class organization, and we look forward to a long and successful relationship."

About Veritix®

Veritix® provides the most dynamic paperless ticketing, event marketing, and relationship management applications to artists, professional sports teams, universities, arts organizations, and entertainment venues. Veritix also has the only patent-protected, fully-integrated paperless ticketing platform — Flash Seats® — which has revolutionized the sports and live entertainment industry by enabling paperless venue access while allowing artists, team owners and venue operators to regain control of their secondary market. The Veritix ticketing platform lets clients truly take ownership of their ticketing operations and build better relationships with their customers and fans.

Veritix® currently provides full paperless ticketing services to major venues across the U.S., including Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland), Toyota Center (Houston), Energy Solutions Arena (Salt Lake City), Pepsi Center (Denver), Dick's Sporting Good Park (Denver), and Paramount Theatre (Denver); four National Basketball Association teams, including the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers; the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche; the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters and Houston Aeros; Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids and Dover Motorsports, Inc. (Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway). The company also recently signed an agreement to provide paperless ticketing services for National Collegiate Athletic Association championship events.

SOURCE Veritix