connect and commute type private industry public transport technology fare collection founded 1989 headquarters melbourne australia key people steve gallagher ceo products mobility solutions including smart card automated fare collection systems and intelligent transportation systems website http www.vixtechnology.com vix technology vix is a global technology company that designs supplies and operates mobility solutions for the public transit industry including automated fare collection afc systems intelligent transportation systems its and passenger information display systems pids . vix has four main areas of business transit and mobility including afc its and pids solutions 1 product engineering 2 payments 3 telecommunications 4 the company has designed supplied and operated mobility solutions around the world including hong kong s octopus card system 5 san francisco s translink system now called clipper 6 and stockholm s sl access 7 system . 8 contents 1 history 2 major contracts 2.1 hong kong 2.2 san francisco 2.3 stockholm 2.4 singapore 2.5 cape town 2.6 seattle 2.7 other 3 sydney tcard 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1978 associated electronic services ltd aes a perth based engineering company began developing an automated fare collection afc system . in 1984 aes won a contract for an afc system in toronto canada . that same year energy research group erg was listed on the stock exchange . erg was a venture capital backed company researching various technologies including an electronic sign board and a manufacturing process for surfboards . in 1987 erg acquired a controlling interest in aes . the first project the new erg won was in darwin resulting in the world s first use of smart cards for passengers by a public transit organisation . citation needed in 1988 erg acquired the balance of aes . in 1989 erg acquired radiolab which specialised in pagers and base stations to become erg s telecommunications and manufacturing division . erg also acquired a 70 % interest in prodata electronics belgium . 9 in 1997 erg formed an alliance with motorola 10 primarily for their smartcard technology and won substantial contracts in berlin rome san francisco and singapore . an alliance with american express was formed . ecard was established . 11 in 2008 the new south wales government cancelled the tcard project with lawsuits in both directions now resolved . citation needed in 2009 vix technology acquired the assets of the former erg group when erg restructured and changed its name to videlli limited . 12 in 2010 vix technology acquired acis a uk based supplier of its and pids solutions . 13 in 2011 vix technology launched a rebranding of the company integrating all of its business under one brand vix . 14 major contracts edit hong kong edit erg developed the components of the octopus card system for hong kong . the system was completed in september 1997 and remains the largest transit smart card project in the world with over 14 million transactions per day . 15 san francisco edit in april 1999 the erg motorola alliance was contracted to the largest smart card project in united states to design build operate and maintain the clipper then called translink fare payment system in the san francisco bay area . the contract encompasses the six largest transit operators including buses light medium and heavy rail carriers and ferries . muni and caltrain began accepting translink on all routes starting in september 2008 . 16 bay area rapid transit bart began accepting it in early 2009 followed by samtrans and santa clara vta . however when motorola withdrew from the contract the mtc refused to assign it solely to erg because it was concerned that erg had insufficient operating capital . 17 on 27 may 2009 the contract was assigned from motorola and erg to cubic transportation systems . 18 translink was renamed clipper and officially launched on 16 june 2010 with cubic as the operational partner . 19 stockholm edit in april 2003 erg signed a contract with stockholm s public transport authority storstockholms lokaltrafik sl to implement a smart card based fare collection system . 20 the contract involved the upgrade of the current rail and metro magnetic ticketing system to contactless smart cards together with the extension of the system to the bus network sales outlets and new ticket vending machines . the contract included the issuing of over one million cards . the system went into public trial from september 2008 and became widely available to the public in 2009 . singapore edit in 1999 the erg motorola alliance won a contract in singapore to design and install an integrated smart card ticketing system known as ez link for the land transport authority . on 13 april 2002 the smart card ticketing system went into full service on singapore s public transport network . at the end of the first week in operation it was processing more than 500 000 transactions per day a figure that has now risen to more than seven million . ez link is now one of the largest integrated smart card based transit systems in the world with more than 22 000 readers in place across the five transit operators covering bus rail and light rail . cape town edit vix was appointed as the afc technology partner in 2011 for the supply of a fully automated fare collection system for the city s new multimillion dollar bus rapid transit system . the contract embraces the supply of all software and hardware . the roll out commenced in october 2011 and will be completed over an 18 month period . seattle edit in april 2003 erg signed a contract with the regional fare coordination system rfcs a group of seven transit agencies surrounding the puget sound to create and operate the smart card ticketing system known as orca one regional card for all . the card serves those in seattle tacoma everett bremerton and the surrounding areas . in april 2009 the orca card began processing fares for buses light rail heavy rail ferries and vanpool services . in addition to processing fares for adults youths and seniors the contract includes issuing smart cards clearinghouse services business and institutional accounts and operations and maintenance . even though the system is now in the operations and maintenance phase the rfcs continues to expand the system . rapid ride was added in 2009 and disposable cards will be added in the near when future . other edit vix erg has also designed developed and operated solutions in the following locations citation needed ashdod israel beijing china boston usa bouches du rhone france brest france cape town south africa clermont france dijon france gothenburg sweden 21 grenoble france las vegas monorail usa melbourne australia netanya israel oslo norway seattle puget sound region usa rome italy 22 23 tel aviv israel toulon france tours france various united kingdom utah usa valenciennes france sydney tcard edit the erg now videlli ltd contract to develop the tcard system for the new south wales public transport ticketing corporation pttc was terminated 23 january 2008 . the nsw government announced their intention to recover the project costs from erg . 24 videlli lodged a countersuit in may 2008 to recover over 200 million in costs . the case was settled out of court in 2012 to the mutual satisfaction of both parties . citation needed references edit transit and mobility . vix technology . retrieved 2011 11 14 . product engineering . vix technology . retrieved 2011 11 14 . payments . vix technology . retrieved 2011 11 14 . telecommunications . vix technology . retrieved 2011 11 14 . australian technology puts hong kong in the picture . australian consulate general hong kong china . 2007 02 17 . retrieved 2007 06 04 . smart cards and u.s. public transportation . american public transportation association . june 2006 . archived from the original on 2007 09 27 . retrieved 2007 06 04 . public transportation in stockholm about.com . about.com . retrieved 2014 04 25 . erg selected for stockholm transit fare collection project . secureidnews . 2003 04 01 . retrieved 2007 06 04 . erg australia ltd acquires prodata electronics from electrorail sa . thomson financial mergers & acquisitions . retrieved 2008 09 16 . erg buys motorola s share of joint venture . idg communications . retrieved 2008 09 16 . http www.telecompaper.com news erg launches ecard smart card videlli company history vix acquires acis vix launch new brand and complete mobility solution . vix technology . retrieved 2011 11 14 . australian minister for trade mark vaile 29 september 2000 export champions and heroes business club australia darling harbour . . speech . retrieved 2008 09 17 . caltrain and muni revenue ready . vix erg . retrieved 2010 02 18 . memorandum regarding assignment of contract from motorola and erg to cubic memorandum regarding assignment of contract from motorola and erg to cubic commission approval cubic supports metropolitan transportation commission in launching clippersm card for san francisco bay area erg selected for stockholm transit fare collection project . secureidnews . 2003 04 01 . retrieved 2013 11 05 . erg wins gothenberg contract . gothenberg sweden smart card contract brief article . 2001 07 01 . retrieved 2013 11 05 . rome setting the pace for contactless smart card technology . odyssey media group . 2000 12 19 . retrieved 2013 11 05 . smart card system will help keep romans moving . logistics online . 2000 12 20 . retrieved 2013 11 05 . dumped tcard firm fires back . fairfax . 2008 01 24 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vix technology & oldid 698528489 categories electronics companies of australiacompanies based in melbournefare collection systemscompanies established in 2009hidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2011articles with unsourced statements from may 2013vague or ambiguous time 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