SKIDATA
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| Type | Stock corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Grödig bei Salzburg, Austria |
| Key people |
Hugo Rohner (CEO) Robert Weiskopf (Senior Vice President "Car Access") Nicolas Perretta (Senior Vice President "Mountain Destinations") Alexander Vouk (CFO) |
| Revenue | 168.2 million € (Nagra Public Access (2012)) |
| Employees | 661 |
| Divisions | Digital security systems |
| Website | www.skidata.com |
SKIDATA AG is an Austrian company that provides access systems and management services worldwide for tourist destinations, parking facilities, sports stadiums, amusement parks and trade fairs. The company initially became known as the first provider of electronically printed tickets and cash registers for ski regions. Today, SKIDATA has customers at mountain destinations, parking facilities, trade fairs, amusement parks and airports with 16 subsidiaries and numerous partners in 73 countries around the world.[1]
History
In 1977, Günter Walcher developed the first electronically printed tickets and cash registers, and thus replaced the handwritten ski passes previously used. To market and further develop these innovations, SKIDATA was founded in Grödig bei Salzburg. In 1979, the first cash register was implemented that used an electromagnetic stamp unit to print tickets. The System 320 was released in 1981; it consists of a register computer and an automated output device.[2]
1979: First cash register. An electromagnetic stamp unit to print tickets.
1981: The System 320 was brought to market. It consists of a register computer, an automated output device and an access reader. The new access system supported seamless billing and connected larger ski regions. By 1986, SKIDATA's market share for access management in ski resorts had grown to more than 80 percent.
At the end of the 1980s, SKIDATA released the first access systems with hands-free technology. SKIDATA developed the first hands-free ski ticket – the Keycard. SKIDATA utilizes "hands-free" technology, also known as RFID technology. During this time, SKIDATA expanded its portfolio from ski destinations to include parking management. This was followed shortly thereafter by sports arenas, amusement parks and trade fairs.
In 1990, SKIDATA was the first provider of parking management solutions that allow drivers to enter the facilities and pay by credit card directly at the parking gantry.[3] That same year, the company equipped its first international airport, Munich Airport, with a parking management system. In 1991, SKIDATA had its first successes with trade fairs at Düsseldorf's convention center. In 1995, the company partnered with the Swiss company Swatch to develop watches that also provide access authorization.
In 1997, French chip card maker Gemplus becomes majority shareholder of SKIDATA.
From 2000 onward, continued internationalization. Takeover by the Swiss Kudelski Group in 2001 opens new markets.[4]
In 2010, SKIDATA won the world's third-largest airport in Dallas/Fort Worth as a parking client.[5]
References
- ↑ Bitte eintreten: Audi Magazin 2/2013, p42 et sqq.
- ↑ Kompetenz in Zutritt und Ticketing: Kronen Zeitung Panorama, 14th Oct. 2012, p2 et sqq.
- ↑ Kompetenz in Zutritt und Ticketing: Kronen Zeitung Panorama, 14th Oct. 2012, p2 et sqq.
- ↑ http://www.skidata.com/en/about-skidata.html
- ↑ http://www.airport-int.com/article/dallasfort-worth-international-airport-selects-skidata.html