Latest news from bCODE

2008-JUL-01

IKEA Seattle put savings in the palm of their customers' hands

bCODE, a leading global provider of one-to-one mobile marketing solutions has teamed up with Valassis Interactive, the interactive arm of Valassis, one of the nation’s leading media and marketing services companies (NYSE: VCI), to deliver a mobilebased loyalty program for the IKEA Seattle store.

Customers of the IKEA Seattle store can join the "IKEA Mobile" mobile loyalty program by simply sending a pre-selected keyword via text message to a shortcode (e.g. 12345). Members of the IKEA Mobile program receive personalized offers via SMS text messages to their mobile devices. These offers are then redeemed at the store using bCODE’s innovate self-service mobile scanners.

The IKEA Mobile program has now been successfully running for 8 months, and has proven to be very popular with IKEA Seattle’s customers. According to IKEA Seattle Store Manager, Laurie Helm, "We are always looking for new ways to communicate and create relationships with our customers. Our customers enjoy the easy interaction, the ability to select which offer will work for them, and the opportunity to redeem their savings immediately."

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2008-FEB-19

Singapore Airshow 2008 implements Mobile Ticketing for visitors

bCODE, the world's most reliable mobile ticketing and mobile coupon solution and its partner, Venture Corporation Limited, a leading global electronics services provider, announced today the launch of mobile ticketing service for trade visitors to the 2008 Singapore Airshow.

The new mobile ticketing service, powered by bCODE's unique scanner technology and further developed as a total ticketing solution by Venture, will reduce the check-in time for a trade visitor from minutes of manual processing down to a few seconds of self-service. Gone are the days of lining up for your registration tag at a conference.

This mobile ticketing option was offered to all pre-registered patrons of the event. If a user chooses the bCODE mobile ticketing option, he or she will be sent the mobile ticket in the convenient form of a short messaging service (SMS) prior to the event. Upon arrival, the patron simply scans his or her phone on one of the 15 bCODE Readers to gain admission and receive their personalized conference tag.

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2007-NOV-7

bCODE showcase Mobile Ticketing at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2007, + Nokia MOSH / Island Def Jam party

The integrated bCODE/ITN mobile-ticketing service was showcased at the registration area of the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. The service allowed a selected group of attendees to scan their mobile device to obtain a badge to gain entrance to the event. bCODE mobile ticketing was also being used as the only method of admission at the Island Def Jam, Nokia and mSpot launch party taking place on the first night of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2007, at San Francisco's premier nightclub, Ruby Skye.

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2007-JUL-19

bCODE at The Venice Contemporary, Los Angeles

The Venice Contemporary, an art and music culture venue, offer patrons to the "Digital Media Wire Mixer 2007" event the ability to gain express admission using an Interactive Mobile Ticket.

2007-JUN-8

Digital Media Exhibition launches Interactive Mobile Tickets

The Venice Contemporary, an art and music culture venue, today announces that it will offer patrons to the "Digital Media Wire Mixer 2007" event, being held this Saturday June 16 2007, the ability to gain express admission using an Interactive Mobile Ticket. The event organizer is expecting more than 2,000 patrons to attend.

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2007-MAY-10

bCODE and CeBIT Australia eliminates check-in queue using Mobile Ticketing

CeBIT Australia 2007, the Australian leg of the world's largest ICT exhibition, rolled out a new mobile ticketing technology for general admission that saw its admission queues for pre-registered patrons completely eliminated at this year's event.

2007-MAR-26

bCODE and Real Hip Hop set to launch subscription service in Atlanta with content, M-coupons and M-tickets

bCODE and Real Hip Hop (www.realhiphop.com - a VeriSign backed joint venture) are working together to launch M-Coupon and M-Ticket services in a range of retail venues throughout Atlanta in 2007. The venues will include fastfood restaurants, retail venues, club venues and movie theaters.

Real Hip Hop monthly subscribers will get discounts, VIP access to venues, exclusive digital content including viewing movie trailers, listening to music tracks, playing games, select personalized offers and have the option to download that digital content to his/her mobile phone or smart device. The user can also purchase and receive instant movie tickets to their mobile phones.

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2007-JAN-15

bCODE unveils it's new MediaHub redemption device.

Take a first look at the new bCODE MediaHub 200 (see photos in our Media Kit).

2006-JUN-26

bCODE and Manly Cinemas present Mobile Movie Tickets

See what's coming soon to a cinema near you!

2006-MAY-25

bCODE launches wireless drinks at Minus 5 Ice-bar

Watch our video from the Sydney ice-bar.

2006-APR-13

bCODE used at the Commonwealth Games

Watch our video from the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

2006-MAR-06

Telstra Technology Showcase

bCODE & Telstra showcasing bCODE Mobile Ticketing technology during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

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