Parking BOXX announces winner of Technical Innovation in Parking Solutions Scholarship

Parking BOXX announces winner

Parking BOXX announces winner

Parking BOXX announces winner of Technical Innovation in Parking Solutions Scholarship

Sarnia, Ontario (May 2, 2019) Parking BOXX, the North American-based parking system manufacturer and software developer, announced the recipient of the Parking Solutions Scholarship for Technical Innovation in Parking Solutions. 


The scholarship was awarded to Mohamed Amadou for his Parking BOXX-integrated mobile application centred on maximizing parking space efficiency and enhancing the customer service experience. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, one of Canada’s most important technology hubs, Mr. Amadou is studying Computer Science and Business at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University respectively. As part of the award, he received a $1,000 scholarship from Parking BOXX


This marks the second year that Parking BOXX offered the international scholarship, open to all university-enrolled students worldwide. To apply, students write and submit a 500-word essay identifying a parking industry problem and outlining their technologically-innovative solution. 


The scholarship program began last year as an effort to foster creativity and problem-solving within the student population. As the need for technological solutions continues to rise in the parking industry, it is part of Parking BOXX’s mission to support an emerging class of technology-oriented professionals. 


This year, over 300 applications were received. Students proposed a variety of solutions: from centralized payment systems, to artificial intelligence, green parking initiatives, and innovative spatial arrangements. Like the previous year, the most popular theme was the use of mobile applications: apps to pre-book spaces, apps to pay online, and space-sharing apps. 


Mr. Amadou’s app-centred essay won the award for its thorough identification of parking inefficiencies, and its pragmatic, cost-effective approach. “To come up with my idea,” Mr. Amadou said, “I just thought about what would reduce friction for me in going out and what would likely create value for other people that belong to my consumer demographic.”


“The ubiquity of smart-phones and the convenience of mobile applications has led us to expect a lot of app-based solutions from our entrants,” said Renee Smith, Parking BOXX’s CTO. “Students thought critically and creatively about innovative solutions but Mohamed Amadou’s stood out for its practicality and feasibility.” 


“I’ve always been entrepreneurially-minded,” Mr. Amadou added, “And my biggest goal is to disrupt the high-tech industry and run a leading firm within the industry.”


Parking BOXX would like to thank all of this year’s applicants for their creative and innovative solutions. We were pleased by the overwhelming global response and the Parking Solutions Scholarship is now open for 2019!


About Parking BOXX

Headquartered in North America, Parking BOXX is a leading parking systems and barrier gates manufacturer. Parking BOXX accommodates the needs of small lots as well as large, complex parking systems. Parking BOXX has over 75 years of parking industry experience, dealers throughout North America, and parking sites in operation from Los Angeles to the Caribbean to Newfoundland. Parking BOXX systems reliably run sites with thousands of daily vehicles and millions in annual parking revenue. For more information on how Parking BOXX can help meet your parking system and parking lot equipment needs, please visit https://parkingboxx.com, call 800-518-1230, or email info(at)parkingboxx(dot)com.

Beaverton, OR (PRWEB) October 3, 2017

Parking BOXX, the North American-based parking systems manufacturer and software developer, has partnered with IntegraPark to integrate IntegraPark’s industry-leading PARIS accounting software into Parking BOXX’s access and revenue control equipment.

IntegraPark’s Parker Accounts Receivable Information System (PARIS) is the only billing and accounts receivables system developed specifically for the parking industry. The integration of the PARIS accounting software will permit parking owners and operators using Parking BOXX equipment to automatically bill active access card users, ensure compliance with parking lease terms, and collect automatic monthly payments through recurring credit card charges and bank drafts. By automating billing and eliminating time-consuming manual key entry, parking owners and operators can streamline accounting processes and reduce costly data entry errors.

“With the PARIS integration, Parking BOXX continues to provide innovative customer service amenities to our parking systems,” said Renee Smith, President and CTO of Parking BOXX. “We were the first to provide certified EMV-compliant unattended parking payment technology and the first to provide TAP-enabled kiosks, and we are leading the push to make parking equipment fully accessible to people with disabilities.”

“We are also leaders when it comes to offering the most value to parking owners and operators,” continued Smith. “Owners and operators who use Parking BOXX equipment outfitted with the PARIS software can enjoy significant cost savings in their day-to-day operations.”

“We are delighted to be partnering with Parking BOXX to make our PARIS application available to their customers,” said Kyle Cashion, founding principal of IntegraPark. “There’s tremendous synergy between our technologies, and the addition of PARIS will provide significant benefits to users of Parking BOXX equipment.”

About IntegraPark
IntegraPark is the leading provider of accounting and operations management solutions for the parking industry, with applications integrated with most major revenue control systems. IntegraPark’s products include PARIS for monthly parker billings and receivables, Geneva for revenue analysis and bank deposit reconciliation, and Rome, which gathers real-time information from a variety of revenue control systems and facilitates the import of that information into back office financial systems. The company can be found online at http://www.integrapark.com.

About Parking BOXX
Headquartered in North America, Parking BOXX is a leading parking system provider. Parking BOXX accommodates the needs of small lots as well as large, complex parking systems. Parking BOXX has over 75 years of parking industry experience, dealers throughout North America, and parking sites in operation from Los Angeles to the Caribbean to Newfoundland. Parking BOXX systems reliably run sites with thousands of daily vehicles and millions in annual parking revenue. For more information about how Parking BOXX can help meet your parking system and parking lot equipment needs, please visit https://parkingboxx.com, call 888-991-2565, or email info (at) parkingboxx.com.
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