Spirit Points System (SPS) Overview - available in early 2007
Barth and Barth Developments was given the opportunity recently to develop a unique and innovative solution for the University of Dayton in the fall/winter of 2006.
We now would like to expand this solution for other universities and colleges.
The Spirit Points System (SPS) is a system that provides a mechanism for universities, colleges, and organizations to provide special preference to loyal fans or attendees.
SPS has three main interfaces:
- Attendance Collection
By using reliable equipment from Symbol Technologies (R), we provide you with barcode scanners that are able to scan nearly any barcode type. These scans are then uploaded from the scanner to your SPS Server using our custom-made SPS Upload Utility. Attendees can instantly see their attendance record by visiting the guest portal.
- Group Registration
At any time that the system administrator sets up, users can login to their guest portal and register for, in the case of the University of Dayton, ticket distribution groups. These groups can hold up to four persons. Every 15 minutes the group's average point total and rank is determined.
- Ticket Distribution
Once the group registration deadline has closed for the particular ticket distribution, a system administrator can print a master list of all groups and distirbute sports tickets (or any tickets for that matter) according to rank.
What are people saying?
"In light of the new Spirit Points system, many of my friends and I have started attending more volleyball, soccer, and football games. Our points have been generously adding up, guaranteeing us better seats for basketball than those who have not attended these games." ~ James McDermott in Flyer News, Volume 54, Issue 12
SPS also comes with an administrative interface that allows system admins to create/modify/remove distributions, events, attendance records, and upload utility permissions. This highly functional administrative section is simple and easy to use.
What does a Spirit Points System include?
Details are still being decided daily, but this is a preliminary overview of what a standard SPS would contain. Please note that conditions and requirements may change between now and the final software/hardware release dates.
- Packaged Software
- SPS Upload Utility for Windows XP/2000 - used for uploading attendance records from barcode scanners. Runs with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 on Windows XP/2000 and interfaces with the included MCL-Lite (by Symbol Technologies). You are free to install this software on any number of devices.
- SPS Server for Windows XP/2000 or Linux - installer for setting up a SPS server. Requires Windows 2000 or newer OR Linux, 128 Mb RAM, Web Server with PHP 4.x or >, mySQL 3.x or >. License is for one server.
- SPS Upload Utility for Windows XP/2000 - used for uploading attendance records from barcode scanners. Runs with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 on Windows XP/2000 and interfaces with the included MCL-Lite (by Symbol Technologies). You are free to install this software on any number of devices.
- Packaged Hardware
- 3 - P370 Cordless Rugged Scanners from Symbol Technologies - a rugged, industry standard barcode scanner.
- 1 - P370 Sync Cradle - allows scanner to communicate with desktop
- 1 - RS232 to USB Adapter - allows cradle to connect to a PC using the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
- 3 - P370 Cordless Rugged Scanners from Symbol Technologies - a rugged, industry standard barcode scanner.
- Optional Hardware
- Preconfigured SPS Server - pre-configured and ready-to-go server in your choice of either Red Hat Linux or Windows Server 2003. This server will be built and delivered to you ready to be plugged into your network. Available at an additional charge.
- Additional Scanners - additional Symbol P370 are available. SPS can handle as many scanners as needed. More scanner support will be added as determined by customer demand. Available at an additional charge.
- Preconfigured SPS Server - pre-configured and ready-to-go server in your choice of either Red Hat Linux or Windows Server 2003. This server will be built and delivered to you ready to be plugged into your network. Available at an additional charge.
- Technical Support
- Technical support is available through our tech support hotline. Email support is also available.
- We are happy to provide installation services at a low, affordable cost.
- Technical support is available through our tech support hotline. Email support is also available.
How much will it cost my university/organization?
Pricing is still being determined (as of December 2006). To receive an immediate quote specific to your situation, please contact us through info@barthdev.com
Pricing is estimated to be established between $8,000 and $13,000 (USD) depending on the scale and size of your final package details, as well as market prices for supporting equiment. Both smaller and larger systems can be configured to best meet your budget and requirements.
I'm interested! Can I see this in action?
Sure! We'd love to travel to you and present what we believe to be an excellent solution to a common problem in universities/organizations today. If you are interested in a represenative giving a full demo of our product, please contact us at info@barthdev.com. Emails are usually answered within 12 to 24 hours. Product demos will be available starting in early 2007.