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3C International – 2005 Golf Day, 18
August.
On a glorious hot summers day, 3C held their
1st ever corporate golf day at Donnington
Valley Golf Club, with 16 players all enjoying
the venue, the golf, the hospitality of
the Donnington Valley team and hopefully
the company of each other.
There were a few competitions to play for
on the day, including individual stableford,
team event, plus the Nearest the Pin & Longest
Drive competitions.
The latter went to David Wills [Lloyds Cardnet]
& Robert Philmore [Squirrel Systems] respectively,
whilst the team prize for most combined
points went to Rueben Gates [Barclaycard],
Fergus Appleton [Central Parking Systems],
Robert Philmore [Squirrel Systems] & Simon
Marsden [3C]. The winning score was 90 points.
The individual event was won by Barry O’Sullivan
[Fexco], who played to his 13 handicap,
scoring a winning total of 36 points. Jim
Jackman [Apcoa] scored 35 points for 2nd
place, with Manny Rasores [Parking Consultancy],
scoring 34 points for 3rd place.
A hugely enjoyable and a successful event
that will now become an annual date in the
3C diary.
Thanks to all our partners & clients for
joining us, and we look forward to seeing
you all again at next years 3C Golf Day.
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3C International held the 1st Annual
Partner Conference on Friday 8th April 2005,
Warren House, Kingston-Upon-Thames.
Delegates
from all over the UK attended the 1 day
3C International Business Partner Seminar.
The event provided an opportunity for existing
and potential new partners to see the new
range of solutions and services from 3C
International as well as catch up on industry
news and networking.
Key
note speeches from Pekka Mittila, Head of
Visa’s EMEA Chip & PIN implementation programme,
Mark Roberts from Dione, Connie Penn, Kilrush
Consultancy and Ramesh Juneja, 1st Currency
Choice.
The
hot topic was clearly Chip & PIN in the
hospitality environment and how the implementation
will effect daily operation as well as compliance
with scheme rules. The message from Visa
was clear, invest in development and deployment
of the infrastructure or become liable for
card fraud. Fraud Hospitality in hospitality
has been historically low in previous years
compared to the retail sector although the
fraud will migrate to the hospitality sector
in time.
3C
International unveiled their new Chip &
PIN solution, detailing the new architecture
and the process flow of how the solution
will work with POS systems and Pin Entry
Devices. Dione provided a colourful demonstration
of how their Xplorer portable device will
work in a LIVE environment.
Connie
Penn gave an insight into deploying Chip
& PIN in the hospitality industry, what
specific issues still remain and the different
PED’s that are available for merchants in
different environments. From pubs to restaurants
and hotel front desks, there are a number
of terminals to suit all specific needs
in hospitality. The PMO and EMV have been
slow in providing real information about
Chip & PIN in the hospitality industry and
as such has been left behind the retail
sector in deploying the solution because
of the complex issues surrounding the hospitality
industry and guide lines provided by the
PMO for issues such as pre-authorisations,
tabs, gratuity and top-ups.
Ramesh
Juneja presented 1st Currency Choice (DCC
provider) and how they work with 3C to provide
a fully integrated DCC solution for the
hospitality industry from front desk to
restaurants. DCC provides a compelling business
case for POS companies as the merchant/location
receives a commission from the DCC provider
for each foreign card that is processed
at the establishment in the same currency
as the customers home country. Over a number
of months the merchant could earn thousands
in revenue, which will go against the cost
of buying a new POS system.
To
round up the days events Michael Balzer,
CEO, 3C International, announced the winners
of this year’s awards. Nick Skudder from
NFS Hospitality picked up the Best Sales
Award and Robert Philimore from Acorn Ltd
received the Loyalty Award.
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May 4th, 2005 - 3C International is pleased
to welcome you at RETAIL SOLUTIONS 2005,
at the National Exhibition Center, Birmingham
- UK, June 7th – 9th 2005!
Opening Times:
09.30 - 17.00 Tuesday 7th June 2005
09.30 - 17.00 Wednesday 8th June 2005
09.30 - 16.30 Thursday 9th June 2005
Please Visit 3C’s Stand N° D18 - Halls 17/18!
For more info about RETAIL SOLUTIONS 2005:
www.retailsolutions2005.co.uk
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Berlin, March 15th , 2005 – The servit
group and 3C Communications agree upon cooperation
The servit group, part of the SAP-group,
offers the full package of hotel solutions,
beginning in the back-office by then transferring
the information to the front-end/desk. During
this year’s ITB in Berlin (www.itb-berlin.de)
the first agreements were signed and the
development started already. The interface
will be ready end of April 2005. For further
information visit
www.servit-group.de or contact Mr. Stefan
Ellrott – Fon: +49 2150 / 794 – 882
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February 7th, 2005 - 3C Communications
is pleased to welcome you at PARKEX, at
the National Exhibition Center, Birmingham
- UK, April 19th - 21st 2005!
Opening Times:
09.30 - 17.00 Tuesday 19 April 2005
09.30 - 17.00 Wednesday 20 April 2005
09.30 - 16.30 Thursday 21 April 2005
Please Visit 3C?s Stand N° P32!
For more info about PARKEX
http://www.parkex.net
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January 19th - 23rd, 2005 - 3C Communications
Portugal participates in BTL
The international projection of Portugal
as a tourist market, the launch of new leisure
products and services, the spreading of
new promotional images, the contact with
leisure related entities and personalities,
are the components of this BTL (Bolsa de
Turismo de Lisboa) fair that takes place
in Lisbon where around 3.000 exhibitors
are already registered and over 50.000 visitors
are expected.
As a recognition to the value added to their
applications, 3C Communications has been
invited by Micros Fidelio Portugal to be
present in their stand so we there to attend
your questions regarding the integration
of credit card processing services, have
a coffee and a nice conversation or include
you in a picture as the ones bellow.
Next week, from January 26 to January 31,
we shall be at the Micros Fidelio stand
at Fitur (Madrid).
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January 10th, 2005 – Skidata Inc – Starts
relationship with 3C North America!
3C Communications were delighted to participate
at Skidata’s annual distributor conference,
19 & 20 November 2004 in New Jersey, USA.
3C and Skidata are seeking to expand the
excellent relationship enjoyed in Europe
into the USA and Canada. The opportunity
enabled 3C to formally introduce the features
and benefits of its integrated on-line payment
solution for credit cards to Skidata distributors.
The conference was an outstanding success,
culminating in a cruise around Manhattan
and passing the Statue of Liberty hosted
by Skidata Inc. Senior Vice President, Mr.
Tom Rollo.
Please contact Fabien Pesenti, Business
Development Manager 3C North America, to
discuss your parking requirements in North
America.
(708) 345 2347
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