Jonas Event Technology

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Country: United Kingdom (UK)
HQ: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Parent: Vesta Software Group; Jonas Event Technology was formed after Jonas Software acquired Show Data Systems and Interchange Communications and rebranded them under the JET name.
Listed in: Julius Solaris' Event Tech Key Players Q4 2026 (Boldpush)

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On-Site Event Tech

Overview

Jonas Event Technology is a United Kingdom event-technology and registration-services company serving trade shows, consumer events, exhibitions, and conferences. Its activities span pre-event registration, onsite check-in and badge printing, exhibitor lead capture, event marketing, reporting, and event staffing coordination.

The company is positioned as an operational technology provider rather than a consumer software brand. It is notable for combining registration software with onsite delivery and attendance data services, and for supporting events ranging from smaller conferences to large exhibitions. Its website identifies the business as part of the Vesta Software Group.

History

The company’s heritage dates to 1993 through the predecessor businesses Show Data Systems and Interchange Communications. Interchange developed event-registration capabilities including live consumer attendance reporting and support for tickets issued by third-party agents. Jonas Software acquired both businesses and rebranded them as Jonas Event Technology. The combined company later productized its registration platform into offerings such as JET Forms and JET Onsite, and partnered with Swapcard for event-app capabilities.

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
JET Forms — online registration	Configurable pre-event registration and data collection
JET Onsite — check-in and badge printing	Onsite attendance management and fast visitor processing
Exhibitor Lead Capture — lead retrieval	Exhibitor-facing visitor data capture
Badging & Ticketing — access credentials	Ticketing, badging, and entry management
Event Marketing — email and SMS communications	Attendee and exhibitor communication tools
Exhibitor Manual — exhibitor administration	Digital distribution of exhibitor information and requirements
Swapcard Integration — event app	Mobile event engagement through a partner platform

Manufacturing

Jonas Event Technology provides software, registration operations, onsite technology, staffing coordination, and data services rather than manufactured physical products. Its services are delivered through its own technology and operational teams, with event staffing supported through partner agencies where required.

Notable Products

JET Forms - Online event-registration form and workflow platform for collecting attendee data and managing registrations.
JET Onsite - Onsite registration, QR-code check-in, badge printing, and attendance-management service.
Exhibitor Lead Capture - Exhibitor-facing lead-scanning and data-capture solution for recording visitor interactions.
Registration Reporting - Event registration reporting and analytics capabilities covering attendance and operational data.
Badging & Ticketing - Registration, ticketing, badging, and access-management services for trade shows, consumer events, and conferences.
Swapcard Integration - Event-app platform offered through Jonas Event Technology’s partnership with Swapcard.

Reputation

JET is presented within the events industry as an established UK registration and onsite-services provider with experience across trade, consumer, and conference events. Its perceived strengths are the combination of software, onsite personnel, badge production, reporting, and lead capture in one service relationship. Publicly available information provides limited independent detail on customer satisfaction, pricing, or product-specific performance, and the company does not publish standard price ranges for its services.

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