as nzx vgl asx vgl industry software design and development founded 2014 headquarters auckland new zealand key people executive team murray holdaway chief executive vista group brian cadzow director commercial and legal vista group rodney hyde chief financial officer vista group kimbal riley chief executive ves william palmer chief executive movio bert huls chief executive maccs international simon burton chief executive numero claudiu tanasescu chief executive share dimension ste thompson chief executive powster paul scantlebury chief executive flicks products film industry software number of employees over 400 ... 1 website www.vistagroup.co.nz vista group international vista group provides and offers film industry software solutions for studios distributors exhibitors and moviegoers globally . vista group is made up of ten businesses with over 400 staff 2 across offices in new zealand usa the uk the netherlands romania australia and china . its vista cinema software is installed in cinemas in more than 70 countries and processes in excess of one billion cinema tickets annually . 3 vista group is listed on both the new zealand exchange nzx and australian securities exchange asx . contents 1 corporate history 2 businesses 2.1 vista entertainment solutions ves 2.2 movio 2.3 maccs international 2.4 numero 2.5 cinema intelligence 2.6 powster 2.7 bookmyshow 2.8 flicks 3 awards and recognition 4 philanthropy 5 references corporate history edit vista entertainment solutions ves the original and cornerstone company of vista group was formed in new zealand in 1996 . 4 in 1997 ves made its first overseas sales in argentina and fiji at which point its software was adapted to handle multiple languages and accommodate the complex tax laws and film regulations of other countries . this flexibility allowed ves to expand rapidly into the diverse cinema markets of central and north america europe and asia . 5 6 ves was initially formed via a joint venture development agreement between village force cinemas ltd now event cinemas and madison systems ltd now fujitsu ltd . 7 madison systems was part owned and staffed by people who are still key shareholders and staff in ves today . 6 ves management took a direct 50 % ownership in 2003 and total control of the company in march 2010 . 6 between 2009 2014 ves acquired total or partial control in a number of software companies specializing in film distribution exhibition ticketing and marketing data analysis . 8 9 in 2014 the management company that owned ves and the companies it had acquired formed vista group international and undertook a share market listing on the nzx and asx via an initial public offering of 92.6 m of which 40.0 m was new capital . 10 vista group commenced trading on the nzx main board on 11 august 2014 with a market capitalization of 191.6 m nzd . 11 since vista group s share market listing it has continued to acquire stakes in a number of companies operating within the film industry . 12 13 in march 2016 vista group entered into a new transaction with movie ticket booking platform beijing weiying technology wepiao . 14 this will see vista china previously a 100 % subsidiary of vista group become a joint venture company between vista group and wepiao . this investment from wepiao positions vista china favourably to increase its footprint in the rapidly expanding china film market . this transaction is still subject to regulatory approval before final completion . businesses edit vista entertainment solutions ves edit ves designs and develops cinema management software for the large circuit market cinema exhibitors operating more than 20 screens . vista cinema the company s core product supports point of sale pos box office and back of house operations . other ves products facilitate head office administration online ticketing loyalty clubs box office analysis and mobile apps for both cinema staff and patrons . ves provides software to over 4000 cinemas in more than 70 countries 15 and their global market share in the large cinema market is calculated at 38 % . 16 veezi ves launched veezi in march 2012 as a cloud based cinema management software option for smaller independent cinemas . veezi is based on the software as a service saas model in which users pay a subscription fee to access the product . veezi also supports integration with internet ticket aggregators including fandango usa s largest online ticketing website . 17 movieteam ves launched movieteam in april 2016 as a cloud based staff scheduling application for cinemas . movieteam was developed and trialed in conjunction with harkins theatres one of the largest independently owned cinema chains in the united states . movio edit movio provides saas marketing data analysis and campaign management software for cinemas and film distributors . movio gathers real time data on the loyalty activity and transactions of cinema goers which is used to create targeted marketing campaigns and measure their effectiveness . movio maintains data from 32 million active cinema goers covering 25 % of cinema screens worldwide . 18 maccs international edit maccs international provides software for film distributors and exhibitors . maccs software facilitates film rights and royalties management as well as advertisement and distribution via theatrical and non theatrical sales channels home entertainment etc. . maccs software operates in over 45 countries and manages theatrical distribution for over 100 film distributors the largest provider of this type of software outside of the usa . 19 in july 2015 maccs secured its first customer in the usa warner bros. entertainment inc. 20 numero edit numero provides box office reporting software for film distributors and cinemas . numero is used to extract data from cinema point of sale software which can then be used by distributors for insight into box office revenue and admissions trends . cinema intelligence edit cinema intelligence specializes in cloud based business intelligence and predictive analytics software for cinema exhibitors . cinema intelligence solutions use an algorithm to predict attendance and optimize film schedules to maximize admissions . cinema scheduler the company s flagship product automates the creation of daily film schedules based on the exhibitor s historical box office . powster edit powster provides film marketing products music videos and creative content globally . their platform is a global solution for movie distributors to direct audiences to purchase tickets at cinemas . bookmyshow edit bookmyshow is a cinema ticketing website operated in new zealand . it primarily acts as a service to small circuit cinemas . bookmyshow is a joint venture between vista entertainment solutions and bigtree entertainment pvt. ltd a ves partner company . flicks edit flicks.co.nz limited flicks is a new zealand operated online movie publication featuring film news and reviews booking referral links and a comprehensive cinema registry . awards and recognition edit winner exporter of the year to the usa 500 001 5m amcham dhl express success & innovation awards 2012 21 winner supreme award amcham dhl express success & innovation awards 2012 21 winner international business award for companies between 10 50 million in turnover new zealand trade and enterprise business awards 2012 22 winner equity issue of the year infinz awards 2015 23 winner pwc hi tech company of the year new zealand hi tech awards 2016 24 philanthropy edit in february 2015 vista group international launched the vista foundation to support the continued success and growth of the new zealand film industry . 25 film producer and director roger donaldson is the patron of the foundation . references edit vgl acquisition of stake in powster limited . www.nzx.com . nzx limited . retrieved 15 april 2016 . vgl acquisition of stake in powster limited . www.nzx.com . nzx limited . retrieved 15 april 2016 . vista group launches 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