http://www.efirst.com.au/news_rss.asp Allinta CMS V2.4 - www.allinta.com http://www.efirst.com.au/img/projector_24.png http://www.efirst.com.au/news_rss.asp http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n1 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n1 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. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n2 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n2 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! Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n3 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n3 Sydney Film Festival went live at 9am - with bookings storming in. iPhone use running at about 16-20% of total web traffic. Thu, 06 May 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n4 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n4 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! Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n5 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n5 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. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n6 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n6 eFirst new corporate office fitout has been completed by A1Officefitouts. We look forward to completing the move to the groovy, new environment. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n7 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n7 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. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n8 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n8 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. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n9 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n9 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. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n10 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n10 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 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n11 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n11 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 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n12 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n12 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. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n13 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n13 eFirst announces ticketing contract with Woodend Winter Arts Festival. Includes allocated seating and print at home ticketing. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n14 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n14 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 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n15 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n15 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/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n16 http://www.efirst.com.au/news.asp#n16 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. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT