EANS-News: Hoeft & Wessel set for two premieres at the IT-Trans 2012: (with photo)

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Subtitle: - Left-hand drive version of the new on-board computer with
ticket printer: Fast E and NFC ticketing for bus and rail in
Continental Europe - Presentation of the new mobile control terminal
for e-Tickets

Hannover/Germany, 14/02/2012. (euro adhoc) - The company Hoeft &
Wessel AG, one of the leading providers of ticketing solutions in
Europe, will be presenting the left-hand drive version of their new
on-board computer with ticket printer at the IT-Trans in Karlsruhe.
With the new unit, transport companies in Continental Europe will
also be able to offer high-speed e-Ticketing, and even NFC-Ticketing,
on their buses and trams. Hoeft & Wessel is currently in the process
of equipping the United Kingdom´s biggest private bus transport
operator, the FirstGroup, with more than 4,000 ticketing systems of
the new almex.optima bl product series.

During the conference, Hoeft & Wessel AG will also be presenting a
newly developed mobile control terminal for electronic tickets. The
reader with a very small and convenient form factor can recognise and
read e-Tickets based on RFID, OCR and barcode technologies. This
makes the new almex.motive terminal suitable for use with the
e-Ticketing standards ITSO, Calypso and VDV-KA. Available options are
WLAN and NFC technology. A world-first in this new development is
that the terminal can be connected to a handheld over a secure
Bluetooth connection and can thus function as an external expansion
of handheld devices.

The business-line version of the successful on-board computer product
series almex.optima comes with a new multi-functional reader that is
able to recognise credit cards featuring EMV contactless technology
(MasterCard PayPassTM and Visa payWaveTM) as well as e-Tickets
conforming to the standards in use throughout Europe. This
facilitates the operation for passengers, since they only need to
present their e-Ticket, credit card, mobile phone or printed ticket
to the reader, which then checks the validity within less than 500
milliseconds. This will speed up boarding and, in combination with
the background system, makes for an efficient ticketing system.

The large 8" touch display provides the driver with an optimally
equipped workstation, while retaining a clear view ahead, thanks to
the unit's compact design. The almex.optima bl can be fitted to all
types of buses and tram systems. Moreover, the unit supports ITCS and
telematics applications. An additional feature of the new
almex.optima bl is the slightly angled display presenting information
to passengers. The display is level with the side- mounted electronic
reader, making it easy for passengers to view the information.
Moreover, persons with mobility restrictions can also reach and view
this integrated operating panel quite easily.

Over recent years Hoeft & Wessel AG has supplied more than 25,000
electronic on- board computers with ticket printer throughout Europe
and to South Africa. Customers have a choice between the
business-line model almex.optima bl and the comfort-line model
almex.optima cl with a vertically adjustable driver display and a
separate module aligned so as to allow passengers boarding the
vehicle to select ticket functions.

Media kit with photos:
http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/

XXX Hoeft & Wessel at the IT-Trans, Karlsruhe: Hall 1 / Booth D8 XXX

The Company Hoeft & Wessel is the leading IT and
engineering technology Group for ticketing, parking and mobile
solutions in Great Britain and Germany. Established in 1978 by the
two entrepreneurs who gave the company its name, the enterprise has
developed into a group of companies with sales revenues of approx.
EUR 90 million and a workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations
are Hannover, Germany, and Swindon, west of London.

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Further inquiry note:
Arnd Fritzemeier
Tel.: +49-511-6102-300
E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com

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company: Höft & Wessel AG
Rotenburger Str. 20
D-30659 Hannover
phone: +49-511-6102-0
FAX: +49-511-6102-411
mail: ir@hoeft-wessel.com
WWW: http://www.hoeft-wessel.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
indexes: Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English