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| key_people = Hugo Rohner <br><small>([[CEO]])</small><br>Robert Weiskopf<br><small>(Senior Vice President "Car Access")</small><br>Nicolas Perretta<br><small>(Senior Vice President "Mountain Destinations")</small> |
| key_people = Hugo Rohner <br><small>([[CEO]])</small><br>Robert Weiskopf<br><small>(Senior Vice President "Car Access")</small><br>Nicolas Perretta<br><small>(Senior Vice President "Mountain Destinations")</small> |
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| Company type | Stock corporation |
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| Founded | 1977 |
Key people | Hugo Rohner (CEO) Robert Weiskopf (Senior Vice President "Car Access") Nicolas Perretta (Senior Vice President "Mountain Destinations") |
| Revenue | 163 mn€ (Nagra Public Access (2011)) |
Number of employees | 600 |
| Divisions | Digital security systems |
| Website | www |
SKIDATA AG is an Austrian company that provides access systems and management services worldwide for tourist destinations, parking facilities, sports stadiums, amusement parks and trade fairs. The company initially became known as the first provider of electronically printed tickets and cash registers for ski regions. Today, SKIDATA has more than 7,000 solutions for access management at mountain destinations, parking facilities, trade fairs, amusement parks and airports with 17 subsidiaries and numerous partners in 55 countries around the world.
History
In 1977, Günter Walcher developed the first electronically printed tickets and cash registers, and thus replaced the handwritten ski passes previously used. To market and further develop these innovations, SKIDATA was founded in Grödig bei Salzburg. In 1979, the first cash register was implemented that used an electromagnetic stamp unit to print tickets. The System 320 was released in 1981; it consists of a register computer and an automated output device.
1979: First cash register. An electromagnetic stamp unit to print tickets.
1981: The System 320 was brought to market. It consists of a register computer, an automated output device and an access reader. The new access system supported seamless billing and connected larger ski regions. This helped the company make the breakthrough in the Alpine market. By 1986, SKIDATA's market share for access management in ski resorts had grown to more than 80 percent.
At the end of the 1980s, SKIDATA released the first access systems with hands-free technology. SKIDATA developed the first hands-free ski ticket – the Keycard. SKIDATA utilizes "hands-free" technology, also known as RFID technology. Searching for and inserting tickets is no longer necessary. Skiing is more convenient and ski passes can no longer be forged. During this time, SKIDATA expanded its portfolio from ski destinations to include parking management. This was followed shortly thereafter by sports arenas, amusement parks and trade fairs.
In 1990, SKIDATA was the first provider of parking management solutions that allow drivers to enter the facilities and pay by credit card directly at the parking gantry. That same year, the company equipped its first international airport, Munich Airport, with an efficient parking management system. In 1991, SKIDATA had its first successes with trade fairs at Dusseldorf's convention center. In 1995, the company partnered with the Swiss company Swatch to develop watches that also provide access authorization.
In 1995, the collaboration with Swatch was expanded to include watches that also provide access authorization.
In 1997, French chip card maker Gemplus becomes majority shareholder of SKIDATA. System 370 is released. Launches the trend toward hands-free technology for ski regions.
From 2000 onward, continued internationalization. Takeover by the Swiss Kudelski Group in 2001 opens new markets. The focus on innovative, careful product development and SKIDATA's years of experience are an investment that pays: Products from SKIDATA have won several awards. The Freemotion access reader was awarded the 2007 Salzburg Innovation Award. In 2008, the company received the Intertraffic Innovations Award for Power.Cash, its pay and sales meter. And SKIDATA has stood on the winner's pedestal in 2008 and 2009 among Austria's Leading Companies in the Salzburg region.
In 2010, SKIDATA won the world's third-largest airport in Dallas/Fort Worth as a parking client [1].
In 2010, SKIDATA combines the benefits of proven access management with SAAS (Software as a Service) solutions. Its swebs applications provide clients with access to their systems and data at any time and any place.
SKIDATA has been setting trends and standards in access management for decades, has the experience of thousands of installations, and combines access solutions with the latest approaches.