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ACTIVE Network Powers Premier Endurance Brand IRONMAN for 16 Years and CountingACTIVE Network®, the premier global marketplace for activities and events and the industry's leading provider of data solutions, today reaffirms its commitment to the sport of triathlon with an extension of its partnership with IRONMAN and their iconic events. For 16 years, ACTIVE has been the exclusive registration provider for IRONMAN and has worked to grow the brand and its events throughout the world. Today, ACTIVE powers 175 IRONMAN®, IRONMAN® 70.3® and other events in over 20 countries, registering more than 275,000 participants for IRONMAN annually. As IRONMAN moves into new markets, it will leverage ACTIVE's rich data insights, global marketing prowess and deep, hands-on regional expertise to drive participation and brand visibility. "ACTIVE's ability to deliver real-time business intelligence and data insights will be valuable to us as we move forward," said Andrew Messick, chief executive officer for IRONMAN. "ACTIVE has been a pivotal partner throughout our explosive growth. We now have access to historical and real-time information which is especially important as we look to expand our participation in existing markets and develop the IRONMAN brand globally." ACTIVE has been working with IRONMAN since 1999. IRONMAN has utilized ACTIVE's robust technology platform, ACTIVEWorks® Endurance, for its ability to seamlessly handle lare volumes of online registrations with ease and for its capabilities for payment processing in 29 languages and in over 129 currencies. IRONMAN will also use ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud® to gain rich data insights into participant and market trends and social media behavior, connecting the IRONMAN brand to new audiences and growing participation for its events. ACTIVE will enable IRONMAN to identify new markets, optimize its registration pricing model and provide untapped insights into its loyal participant base to increase engagement. "As IRONMAN continues to expand its events globally, ACTIVE is the only technology partner that can offer best-in-class online registration, secure payment processing, consumer marketing, and actionable business intelligence to help identify new market opportunities, better understand the competitive market landscape and connect with participants," said Darko Dejanovic, chief executive officer at ACTIVE Network. "With ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud, ACTIVE is now providing IRONMAN insights into the endurance market and its participants, all of which enable them to meet its goals and continue its worldwide expansion." About ACTIVE Network ACTIVE Network® is the leading global marketplace for activities and events, connecting participants and activity organizers, while offering unparalleled business intelligence through our industry-leading data solutions and insights platform that helps organizers drive increased participation and revenue. ACTIVE Network annually processes nearly 100 million registrations and more than $3B in payments for over 47,000 organizers and 200,000 activities and events worldwide. Our enterprise-level ACTIVEWorks® platform offers organizers leading-edge SaaS (News - Alert) technology that streamlines the administration of activities and events. Our ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud® platform combines data analytics and business intelligence tools to provide actionable insights that help organizers better manage their events and increase participation. Founded in 1999, ACTIVE Network is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit ACTIVEnetwork.com and follow us on Twitter. © 2016 Active Network, LLC and/or its affiliates and licensors. All rights reserved. ACTIVE Network, ACTIVE.com, ACTIVE Net, ACTIVEWorks and ACTIVE Network Activity Cloud are registered trademarks of ACTIVE Network, LLC. Activity and Participant Management and ACTIVEkids are trademarks of ACTIVE Network, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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