Tuesday, 29 June 2010

3 more iPhone apps in development
3 more iPhone apps in development; Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Writers Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival all to use eFirst iPhone framework for ticketing and festival information. By using the app, patrons of each festival will have instant, up to the minute access to ticketing, information and purchased tickets stored on the phone. The app framework has been improved, based on our successful work with the Sydney Film Festival - we now support iTouch and other apple devices with wifi (eg iPad). You can buy tickets in wifi range, and load those tickets at the cinema door for scanning with no wifi or 3G connection enabled.

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

SFF kicks off with a bang
Opening Night at Sydney Film Festival an outstanding success - scanning of 2000+ iPhone and printed tickets for the sellout Opening Night session South Solitary goes off without a hitch. Let the festival roll!

Friday, 7 May 2010

SFF Launched - All systems go!
Sydney Film Festival went live at 9am - with bookings storming in. iPhone use running at about 16-20% of total web traffic.

Monday, 26 April 2010

SFF2010 iPhone app approved
Our new iPhone app for Sydney Film Festival was recently approved by Apple, and will now be available from 5 May from App store and iTunes. Stay tuned for the feature set!

Sunday, 18 April 2010

iPhone application for Sydney Film Festival almost complete
iPhone application for Sydney Film Festival is almost complete, and will be available in time for the launch of the Sydney Film Festival (2-14 June 2010). Previews of the app to target users have been met enthusiastically; a range of features not seen in other apps will assist in a rapid uptake of the technology by festival patrons. The app will be available free from Apple's App Store in mid-late May.

Friday, 5 February 2010

Office fitout completed
eFirst new corporate office fitout has been completed by A1Officefitouts. We look forward to completing the move to the groovy, new environment.

Monday, 18 January 2010

Sydney Film Festival
eFirst has won a website and ticketing services contract with the Sydney Film Festival (SFF:2-14 Jun 2010). SFF were impressed with our many features including scanning access control, integrated POS and the upcoming development of iPhone and mobile applications. Key in their selection criteria were our ability to deliver scalable and managed festival ticketing services. SFF join our growing ticketing portfolio which includes other leading festivals including Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival and Melbourne Writers Festival.

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Centralised eCommerce system for The University of Melbourne
eFirst to supply centralised eCommerce system to The University of Melbourne - 05 Jan 2010 eFirst has released details of a new centralised eCommerce system for the University of Melbourne due for release in Q2 of this year. The system will allow most faculties and departments within the university to sell goods and services to students and the wider public. eFirst has also integrated the eCommerce system with TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE) - the supplier of student services systems for many leading educational institutions. The University of Melbourne joins our other large institutional client Monash University.

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

eFirst virtualisation completed
As part of our continual upgrading of infrastructure, eFirst recently moved into virtualised service provision with VMWare. By utilising VMWare technologies we are able to run more flexible service delivery for clients, including scaling up and down systems to meet demand - particularly important for our ticketing and other short run services. Total available bandwidth now exceeds 1000 Gb - more than enough for the most demanding clients.

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

eFirst purchase new corporate office
After paying rent for more than 12 years eFirst recently purchased an office in Bay Rd Cheltenham. The new premises results in reduced travel to work for most staff, and a further lowering of our businesses carbon footprint (eFirst is completely certified carbon neutral see http://noco2.efirst.com.au). Office fitout will be by A1Officefitouts who've done a fantastic job on the interior design and fixtures. www.a1officefitouts.com.au

Monday, 27 July 2009

MIFF Film Festival!!
The main MIFF website (not an eFirst website) has been taken offline in response to successful attacks by Chinese hackers - a story which is getting very wide press coverage. All web requests have for the main website been directed to the ticketing website provided by eFirst. eFirst's network has been undergoing concerted attention from Chinese sources, but remains secure and fully operational. The ticketing site remains open for business, and customers can purchase with confidence that their details are secure. eFirst is overseeing a critical response project team with the Melbourne Film Festival to restore services for the main website. Related coverage: http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25840613-5014239,00.html
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009

eFirst to providing the ticketing for Barbie's 50th anniversary
eFirst is pleased to announce ticketing and POS services for Barbie's 50th anniversary exhibition in Melbourne. Includes print at home ticketing, scanning tickets at entry door, and POS services for merchandising.

Monday, 9 February 2009

eFirst announces ticketing contract with Woodend Winter Arts Festival
eFirst announces ticketing contract with Woodend Winter Arts Festival. Includes allocated seating and print at home ticketing.

Monday, 2 February 2009

JDRF Spin to Cure
eFirst have just launched the online portal for The Spin to Cure Diabetes 2009 following the great success of the system in 2008. Spin is an outdoor stationary bicycle competition where each five person team, must "spin" for 40 minutes in a stationary "race" to see who can ride the furthest distance. In 2009, the Spin to Cure Diabetes will take place in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. To donate or join in visit spin.jdrf.org.au

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Carbon Neutral
eFirst has achieved 100% carbon offset status, as audited by an independant third party. All of our services, consulting, hosting, and eCommerce are 100% offset through government accredited offset programs. For further details, please contact eFirst or see http://noco2.efirst.com.au/

Thursday, 4 September 2008

eFirst launch mobile payments
eFirst today updated their payments portal Payments.com.au with a mobile phone interface for merchants allowing them to process credit card transactions on their mobile phones from anywhere.