Jonas Event Technology (JET) is celebrating its 30th year in the events industry.
To celebrate three decades of business, JET (pictured in 1998) has put together a timeline of its milestones and memorable moments over the years.
The business started as Show Data Systems in 1993. The team, led by Tom Woodard, was made up of only a handful of people. The team started off strong with its first-ever UK show in 1993 and an international show just a year later.
Interchange Communications was acquired by Show Data Systems in 2010. Interchange was the first to deliver exhibitor lead recording via a mobile device, offer organiser reporting and exhibitor lead recording data through the web.
In 2015, Show Data Systems was bought by Canadian Software Company, Jonas Software, and combined with Interchange Communications, was rebranded as Jonas Event Technology two years later.
The years leading up to 2020 saw Jonas Event Technology hit significant growth and hit its record number of events in 2019 with the team supporting 250 events that year alone.
Following the pandemic, JET supported 125 events in 2021. A year later JET achieved its highest ever revenues.
This year, JET opened its US office and announced a partnership with FFAIR to expand its event technology solutions. JET’s Net Promoter Score (NPS) rose from 61 in 2022 to 71 this year.
