Address Supplier Switch Saves Online Ticket Traders £26k

London and Worcester, UK – 14 December 2010 – Fan-to-fan ticket exchange website Seatwave announced annual savings of £26,000 this week after switching its address management to Postcode Anywhere.

Seatwave has used address auto-fill since it began trading in London in 2006. The company allows music, theatre and sports fans to buy and sell tickets in a secure environment online.

Matthew Ephgrave, Programme Director at Seatwave, said: “Postcode Anywhere creates a good impression and adds to the visitor experience. The address auto-fill functionality considerably reduces key strokes and ensures accurate contact data which means customer tickets arrive safely, on time at the right address.

“We’ve saved significant amounts of money by switching from one of Postcode Anywhere’s competitors, but it’s not just about price. The quality of the data we’re capturing means we have peace of mind that it’s clean and accurate.

“With our previous provider we had to manually install updates every quarter. Not only was this a hassle, but data can deteriorate rapidly in three months. As Postcode Anywhere is a web service, updates are implemented automatically and on a daily basis.

“Now we’re saving something like £26,000 a year - a staggering £500 every week. Moving to Postcode Anywhere has also saved us valuable IT support time, and it’s good that we have immediate access to a real live person should we need technical support. We’re even alerted when our credit packs get to a certain level, so we never have to worry about running out.

“Postcode Anywhere was incredibly quick to integrate into applications. In fact, it was so easy that our developers finished the job in less than half a day. And support was provided free of charge. For some time, our technical lead has wanted us to move to Postcode Anywhere for its ease of integration and low cost of ownership. Suffice it to say, he is now a lot happier!”

Postcode Anywhere’s sales and marketing director, Phil Rothwell, said: “There will always be competitors offering cheaper solutions. But at Postcode Anywhere, we also consider our products to represent the best value, with 100% uptime for five years, daily updates direct from Royal Mail, and ISO 27001 accreditation.

“Although Seatwave’s annual savings of £26,000 are the equivalent of a full time employee, they are dwarfed by the cost reductions enjoyed by some of our other customers. With web-based and cloud based services now proven in the field, organisations of all shapes and sizes can reduce costs.”

For more information about any of Postcode Anywhere’s services, including Royal Mail PAF® address validation and auto-fill, visit www.postcodeanywhere.com.

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Notes to Editors:

About Postcode Anywhere

Postcode Anywhere has been providing address services for ten years and is the fastest-growing reseller of Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File (PAF®). A multi-award-winning organisation, it has also appeared in successive Deloitte fast-growth European technology company lists. Postcode Anywhere supplies software and services which improve the day-to-day operations of over 8,000 organisations worldwide. Best known as a provider of address auto-fill and verification software, the company offers a range of data-driven services, including route planning and customer profiling. For more information about Postcode Anywhere, please visit www.postcodeanywhere.com.

Recent Awards and Recognition for Postcode Anywhere

• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008/9, 2009/10 & 2010/11
• Red Herring Top 100 Europe - 2010
• Best Small IT Supplier of the Year - UK IT Industry Awards (finalist) – 2009
• Dell Small Business Excellence Award (UK finalist) – 2009
• Small-Medium Sized Business of the Year (regional finalist) - National Business Awards 2009
• Orange Best Use of Technology (Midlands) - 2008 National Business Awards
• Growth Business of the Year - Chamber Awards 2008
• Small Business of the Year - Chamber Awards 2008
• Customer Service Team of the Year (finalist) - National Customer Services Awards 2008

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