Australian firm, CENTAMAN Systems, a world leader in visitor attraction management solutions has signed a key partner in Asia to expand their global footprint and take the CENTAMAN solution to one of the fastest growing regions in the world.  The partnership with eXtended Retail Solutions (XRS) was signed in June 2008 and covers Singapore, Malaysia and Korea.

The new partnership takes the total number of CENTAMAN and partner offices world-wide to eight including offices in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Singapore and South Korea.

XRS is a privately held company of several investors from the UK. It is headquartered in Singapore with a direct subsidiary in Korea. The company designs, develops markets, installs and supports premium POS products and services. Since its formation, XRS has been providing specialised enterprise systems including hardware technology and a range of business services including training, implementation, consultation and support services to the hospitality and retail market.

Elvis Rhee, Managing Director of XRS said, “we had spoken to a number of vendors in the venue management industry, however CENTAMAN was the only company that had a totally integrated solution that was flexible enough to meet the needs of clients in Asia. The combination of CENTAMAN’s leading software solution and XRS skills and experience in hardware, project management, implementation and support will bring a new level of service to Asian clients”.

Mark Iles, Managing Director of CENTAMAN said, “as market leader in the attractions and tourism markets in Australia, and with existing customer sites in Hong Kong, Thailand and Korea we know we have the product, features and experience to bring the CENTAMAN solution to the broader Asian market.  Our partnership with XRS brings additional high levels skills and experience on the ground in key Asian markets to deliver exceptional standards of customer service to all of our clients by providing localised and responsive support and services.”

7th July 2008