Original Date of Release: 5/14/04

Major League Facilities, Old and New, Choose
Alvarado Admission Control Technology

Chino, CA--In 1993, Alvarado installed the first online bar code entry validation system in the U.S. at Jacobs Field, home of the Cleveland Indians. The system was comprised of Alvarado's GateLink software, and EDCX ticket scanning turnstiles.

After more than a decade, and tens of millions of tickets scanned, major league venues are increasingly relying on Alvarado's GateLink software, ticket scanning turnstiles, and PocketGate handheld wireless scanners.

The 2004 major league baseball season saw a number of additional teams choose various Alvarado software and hardware solutions to handle ticket validation.

In Philadelphia, Phillies fans said farewell to Veterans Stadium and were introduced to the sparkling new Citizens Bank Ballpark. The Phillies opened their new home with Alvarado's EDCX-SC2 ticket scaning turnstiles. These state-of-the-art admission control devices, feature built-in color TFT patron display, and are used in conjunction with GateLink software for entry validation, scanning barcodes on both regular and Internet-purchased "print-at-home" tickets.

In San Diego, the Padres moved into their beautiful new Petco Park, utilizing Alvarado's revolutionary new EDCX-SCP scanning/printing turnstiles. The EDCX-SCP makes it possible for Padres fans to purchase tickets via the Internet and then bypass the will-call window by printing their purchased tickets right at the turnstile. Upon arriving at the facility, Internet purchasers can simply go to a turnstile, swipe the credit card that their tickets were purchased with, and the tickets are immediately printed, ready for validation and entry to the stadium. The Padres plan to also implement this option for telephone and other types of advanced purchases.

Other teams chose an all-wireless handheld solution for ticket validation during the 2004 season. The Boston Red Sox now validate tickets at historic Fenway Park using Alvarado's PocketGate mobile PDA scanning devices, as do the Oakland Athletics at newly remodled Network Associates Coliseum, and the Baltimore Orioles who switched to the PocketGate validation method at Camden Yards.

Many of the other venues that use Alvarado scanning turnstiles as their primary method of ticket validation, also use the PocketGate devices for validation at suites or VIP areas, or for supervisory personnel to lookup status of tickets from anywhere within the venue.

Alvarado admission control products are compatible with virtually all major ticketing systems/ ticketing services in the U.S., including companies such as Paciolan, Tickets.com, Just Arrive, Patron Solutions and Vertical Alliance.

In addition to the teams/facilities mentioned above, other pro sports teams that use Alvarado admission control products at their facliities include the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnatti Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Rockets, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators and Kentucky Speedway.

For more information about Alvarado admission control products, contact Alvarado toll free in the U.S. at (800) 423-4143, or visit www.alvaradomfg.com.

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An industry leader for over 50 years, Alvarado is the most trusted name in entrance security, patron flow and physical asset protection products. Alvarado specializes in the design and manufacture of waist high and full height turnstiles, optical turnstiles, security gates, counting systems, admission control, queuing systems, and other access control equipment and software.