EANS-News: Hoeft & Wessel on-board computer the first terminal to pass certification in conformity with German E-Ticketing standard

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Research & Development

Subtitle: almex.optima with ticket printers certified according to
VDV-KA

Hannover/Germany, 21/06/2011. (euro adhoc) - On-board computers from
Hoeft & Wessel AG are the first terminals to qualify for
certification according to the German E-Ticketing standard VDV-KA. In
the KA test laboratory commissioned by VDV-Kernapplikations GmbH &
Co. KG, the on-board computers with ticket printers of the
almex.optima series for buses and trams are tested to establish
whether they are suitable for the relevant applications. Accordingly,
Hoeft & Wessel is the first enterprise to have a terminal certified
for the (((eTicket Germany.

The specialist for ticketing systems and mobile solutions is the only
manufacturer that supports all three E-Ticketing standards common in
Europe, namely ITSO for the United Kingdom, Calypso for southern
Europe and VDV-KA for Germany.

www.hoeft-wessel.com

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

The Company The Hoeft & Wessel Group is the leading IT and
engineering technology Group for ticketing, parking and mobile
solutions in Germany and Great Britain. 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 nearly EUR
100 million and a workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations are
Hannover, Germany, and Swindon, to the west of London.

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: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English