RaceMenu Launches Mobile Solution for On-Site Event Registration and Payment
(firmenpresse) - BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/12 -- , a technology startup which helps event organizers manage running races more efficiently, today announced RaceDay, a mobile application which simplifies on-site registration and payments using QR codes. RaceDay will debut at two Boston-area running races this weekend including the Quincy Half Marathon and 5K (Quincy, MA) and the Shamrock Shuffle (Medway, MA).
"Many race participants are reluctant to pre-register for events; their hesitation is generally due to concerns about weather, injuries or the chance that other obligations may arise," said RaceMenu's founder J. Alain Ferry. "Meanwhile, on-site registration is a challenge for organizers. They need to quickly process a tremendous amount of entrant data and manually update the timing and results software. With RaceDay, both organizers and participants can run their race without the distractions of a paper-based registration process."
"RaceDay allows us to focus more on our runners and less on finding volunteers to process paperwork. Scanning QR codes gets on-site entries processed in seconds," said JJ Larner, Race Director of Sunday's Quincy Half Marathon and 5K. "We can now accept credit card payments with no additional hardware. Runners rarely carry their wallets to an event, but most have their phones with them."
Event entrants sign up on RaceMenu's mobile site in less than a minute to generate their personalized RaceDay QR code. They can also print the QR code prior to the event. At the event, participants display their QR code to the event organizer to provide their name, age, gender and optional payment information. RaceDay supports cash, check and credit card payments; credit card information is securely stored with Authorize.net.
Using a smartphone or tablet with a camera, event organizers can quickly process on-site registrations with RaceDay by scanning the participants' QR codes. For added security, participants paying by credit card are required to confirm with a pin code. To complete registration, the organizer captures the participant's signature on the mobile device and sends them on their way.
RaceDay is free for participants and integrates with social networks. At events using RaceMenu's RFID timing service and forthcoming RunSharer app, results are instantly shared via email, SMS, Facebook and Twitter as soon as the participant crosses the finish line.
RaceMenu, a 2011 MassChallenge finalist headquartered in Boston, Mass., develops software as a service (SaaS) to help event organizers manage, promote and grow events more efficiently. RaceMenu's socially integrated calendar, registration and marketing tools make events more friendly, more fun and more profitable. For more information, please contact or visit us on .
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