The University of New Mexico has selected London-based Galathea STS’s ENTA software as its total solution for its ticketing needs. The project will take advantage of integration between ENTA and ContribTrak; UNM’s chosen fundraising application as supplied by Envisage Software. Data will be transferred between each product in real-time, providing the fundraising and ticketing staff with the information that they need, when they need it.
“ENTA is the best ticketing software I’ve seen in my 26 years in the ticketing industry,” said Mark Koson, director of Ticketing Services for UNM. “Galathea’s ENTA product is outstanding and we are excited about the opportunity. In addition, the real-time interface between ENTA and Envisage’s ContribTrak software is an innovative, cutting edge solution to our ticketing/fundraising needs. We are looking forward to a long and successful international partnership with Galathea STS.”
ENTA will be used by UNM’s athletics and arts departments to manage all sales, including two arts subscription programs and several athletics season ticket programs including UNM’s five arts and four major athletics venues. UNM’s athletics and arts venues serve more than 600,000 people in Albuquerque and more than 1.8 million residents in the state of New Mexico.
“Although our first U.S. customer, The Ravinia Festival in Chicago, is already operating very successfully, the new account with the University of New Mexico signals our intention to officially launch ENTA in the United States and Canada,” said Richard Leggatt, managing director, Galathea STS. “ENTA is a powerful and flexible application, and in the hands of the University of New Mexico, more of ENTA will be used by a single customer than ever before.
“With its diverse mix of athletics and arts programming, the University of New Mexico will be a trailblazer for traditionally separated types of event sales, leading to an effective ticketing operation and improved customer services.”
Galathea STS manufactures and supports ENTA, the world-class ticketing and marketing software providing solutions for theatres, arts centers, city-wide networks, galleries, festivals and arenas. Designed by industry professionals its features include full sales solutions from seat plans and general admission, subscriptions, memberships, full web sales integration, marketing, data segregation, multi-currency, multi language, ease of use and simple setup procedures. Additional information on Galathea STS can be found at: www.galatheasts.com.
Athletic Venues
The Pit hosts the New Mexico Lobos Men’s and Women’s Basketball, as well as other live events and concerts. The Pit is a large arena, seating more than 18,000 people (including standing room), and is featured as 13th in Sports Illustrated's Top-20 Sports Venues of the Century (Wembley Stadium is 12th).
University Stadium seats over 40,000 spectators and hosts the New Mexico Lobos football team. This past season, Lobo football, Lobo men’s basketball and Lobo women’s basketball had a combined home record of 37 wins and only 4 losses.
Arts Venues
Popejoy Hall is a 2,000 seat theatre, presenting work including touring commercial productions, concerts, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and other live events. Rodey Theatre, Keller Hall and the Experimental Theatre provide a variety of different performance spaces ranging in size up to a maximum 450 seats.