Applied Card Technologies
ACT (Applied Card Technologies Ltd) is a recognised leader in the provision of smart ticketing systems and managed services in the concessionary travel and commercial transport sectors. It has been a driving force in developing interoperable, smart ticketing schemes in concessionary and commercial transport since 2002.
Since the inception of ITSO, ACT has been committed to achieving the highest levels of the ITSO certification. In fact the HOPS by ACT is the only HOPS to have been certified at every release of the ITSO standard and the Retail POST by ACT is the only certified POST which retails ITSO tickets.
ACT’s ITSO solutions typically include software and systems integration. As such, its clients benefit from an established suite of HOPS systems interfaces already proven across multiple schemes and architectures.
ACT’s smart ticketing products:
• HOPS (ITSO certified )
• Customer Management System
• Retail POST (ITSO certified )
• Retail Fulfilment Service (enabling online ticket sales)
Clients choose ACT because it has the proven ability to deliver complex ITSO-compliant smart ticketing schemes. Its case studies, available at http://www.weareACT.com/case-studies/ document a number of highly successful projects.
Proven delivery
The fact that ACT’s HOPS powers more live implementations than any other HOPS operating in the UK speaks volumes. Additionally, its portfolio of products includes the fully integrated Customer Management System and the ITSO-certified Retail POST, providing an end-to-end smart ticketing solution.
Innovation
The Retail POST electronic point-of-sale terminal is ACT’s most recent innovation. It addresses a crucial need – to load ITSO tickets onto existing cards. Its intuitive touch screen interface makes it quick and easy for operators to select products and load cards. Naturally, it operates seamlessly with the ACT HOPS.
Delivering more
It doesn’t stop at transport. ACT’s capability across transport, public sector, retail and tourism provides the opportunity for its clients to give a better and more efficient service to their customers. Its proven portfolio of complementary solutions, delivering eMoney, loyalty programmes, tourism city cards and local authority smart card schemes enables so much more to be delivered on a single card.
ACT supports the majority of ITSO commercial and concessionary schemes including:
• Wales National Concessionary Travel Scheme - HOPS and CMS managed service, supporting all bus operators in Wales
• Oxford Bus – commercial ticketing solution including the Retail POST by ACT
• Cheshire County Council - ITSO Travelcard Project
• English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) authorities - ISL HOPS managed service
• London Midland - the UK’s first ITSO-based scheme to enable commercial rail ticketing online
• Merseytravel - ITSO smart ticketing project across multiple modes of transport
• Go North East - smart ticketing systems and managed services to support “the Key” travel card programme
For further information please visit www.weareACT.com or email info@weareACT.com .
