ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYGT) today announced that it has signed contracts with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to provide print-at-home ticketing technology and services for the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium. Tickets will soon be available at bronxzoo.com and nyaquarium.com. Tickets will also available through AOL(r) CityGuide, a leading provider of local entertainment information online, available free on the Web at aolcityguide.com.
"We're very excited to add online, print-at-home ticketing for our customers and to provide them with an easy purchasing option for visiting our parks," said Tamara Krizek, Director of Marketing for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
"Cygnus is very pleased to have been selected by WCS as a provider of advanced eTicketing solutions for retail online sales and for third party distribution opportunities," said Ian McMillan, Vice President of Theme Park and Attraction Sales at Cygnus.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild lands. It does so through careful science, international conservation programs in more than 350 field projects in 53 nations, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks in New York, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because it believes it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth. Each visit to one of WCS facilities at the Bronx Zoo, Central Park, Queens, and Prospect Park Zoos and the New York Aquarium hopes to inspire individuals to care about wildlife and preserve those wild animals and places for future generations.
About Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc. (Cygnus)
Cygnus is a transaction-driven company that processes sales and payments for its customers' wholesale and retail channels. Working primarily with customers in the leisure and entertainment industry, the Company provides proprietary technologies that enable its customers' eCommerce, ticket office, call center and kiosk sales. In addition to online, point-of-sale and self-service solutions, Cygnus also provides electronic ticket fulfillment via Cygnus' proprietary print-at-home and kiosk technologies, admission control systems, stored value cards and integrated payment processing. More information is available at www.cygnus.com/pr
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