The Boston Red Sox Sign a Multi-Year Contract Extension with Tickets.com

Agreement to include ProVenueMobile™ ticketing and Primary Ticket Auctions

Costa Mesa, CA— APRIL 29, 2009: Tickets.com, a leading global provider of integrated ticketing solutions, announced that it has signed a multi-year contract extension with Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. With the regular season underway, the seven-time World Series Champions head into 2009 with enhanced ticketing functionality for their fans and their organization. The renewal encompasses Tickets.com products including ProVenueMobile™, Tickets@Phone®, Primary Ticket Auctions, and Automated Kiosks.

"We’re proud of our company’s long association with the Red Sox,” said Larry Witherspoon, chief executive officer, Tickets.com. "I’m pleased that we have the opportunity to serve the club with website mobilization and other upgrades this year. Our goal is to help the franchise score wins in brand differentiation, fanbase expansion, and customer service so that they can concentrate all their efforts on playing a successful season.”

The Red Sox will go live with ProVenueMobile this season, making them the third MLB franchise on the Tickets.com client roster to implement the product after the Oakland A’s and Milwaukee Brewers. ProVenueMobile enables full-circle, branded ticket transactions to be made 24/7 from any mobile phone model directly through the client’s mobilized website. To further maximize the potential of ProVenueMobile, the Boston Red Sox will simultaneously adopt the proprietary Tickets@Phone technology from Tickets.com into its suite of ticketing solutions. Tickets@Phone functionality allows customers to digitally receive unique bar-coded tickets on their mobile phone for a 100% mobile, secure, paperless—and green—ticket buying experience.

Other consumer friendly additions to the Boston Red Sox ticketing service agreement include enhanced functionality through Tickets.com technology via Automated Kiosks and Primary Ticket Auctions for select games. Both features increase the avenues through which patrons can acquire tickets. Automated Kiosks provide a convenient, easy way to get tickets without waiting in long box office lines; Auctions can serve as a fair means to acquire premium seats to key sold-out games. Other MLB teams employing Primary Auctions include the A’s, the Cubs, the Giants and the Tigers.

“Extending our relationship with Tickets.com gives me total confidence that we will be providing state-of-the-art functionality for our fans,” said Mike Dee, chief operating officer, Boston Red Sox. “With technology like ProVenueMobile, game attendees will have more options and ease of use than ever before.”

Tickets.com Technology Days This Weekend at Nationals Park

The 2008 Tickets.com / Washington Nationals Ticket Technology Days are coming up on July 11 and 12 at Nationals Park. Technology Days are designed to help Fans get the most out of their tickets.

Nationals Fans can now use the Internet, mobile phone and automated kiosk technology for faster and more convenient ticket purchasing, ticket delivery and entry into the game. Nationals.com utilizes the newest and most advanced technologies to enhance your baseball experience at home and at the ballpark.

Automated Kiosks
Fans can purchase and pick-up tickets for same day or future games without waiting in box office lines.

Added Value Tickets
When purchasing your ticket in select seating areas, you will have additional value added to your ticket for use inside the ballpark.

My Nationals Tickets
Washington Nationals season ticket holders can enjoy even more exclusive benefits of advanced ticketing technology through Nationals.com. My Nationals Tickets enables season ticket holders to manage their inventory of season tickets online.

Print At Home
Nationals.com offers the convenience of printing authentic tickets from your computer. Print your tickets from your home or office printer at your convenience. You no longer need to wait in line at the box office or will call to get your tickets. A print at home ticket makes for easy, smooth entry at the ballpark. It scans just like a regular paper ticket, so you can go straight to the gate and into your seat.

Mobile Ticket Delivery
A North America Industry First!
Tickets.com is the first North American ticketing company to provide a paperless, bar-coded ticket delivered to your mobile phone. Present your phone at the admission gate where a bar code scanner will validate your ticket directly from your mobile phone display. Your trip to the ballpark is now paperless. Save time… and save the planet.

Come visit us at Nationals Park this weekend to learn more!