Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup partners with Greek technology company DOTSOFT to develop easyParking and easyBin
The two technology platforms join the easy family of brands, with plans to expand across Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania
easyGroup Ltd, creator and owner of the easy family of brands owned by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, and Greek technology company DOTSOFT S.A. have entered into a strategic agreement covering easyParking and easyBin, two digital platforms offering parking and waste-management solutions.
Under the agreement, both platforms officially become members of the easy family of brands, gaining the opportunity to grow under one of the most recognised consumer brands in Europe. The partnership covers four markets – Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania – with DOTSOFT acting as easyGroup’s sole licensee for these activities in these countries.
easyParking is a software-as-a-service platform that lets municipalities, the wider public sector and concession operators manage and charge for on-street and off-street parking. It combines sensors, cameras, information signs, payment terminals and central cloud-based management software.
Similarly, easyBin applies the same model to municipal waste collection, covering vehicles, bins, crews and billing in a single platform. Both platforms are also available to private-sector customers.
As part of the agreement, easyGroup has granted DOTSOFT a 30-year licence to use the easyParking and easyBin brands, while DOTSOFT retains full ownership of the software, technology and know-how behind both platforms, as well as its existing customers and contracts. Both platforms are also adopting easy’s signature brand identity.
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Anastasion Manos and Dotsoft with their innovating technology platforms easyParking and easyBin to the easy family of brands. Together we have found a way of working together that allows an ambitious Greek technology and innovation company to grow under it. Simpler, cheaper parking and waste management technological solutions for all consumers is a perfect fit with the easy brand values of offering great value for the many not the few”
Anastasios Manos, President & CEO of DOTSOFT, said:
“We are proud that easyParking and easyBin now carry one of the most recognised consumer brands in Europe. The agreement gives our platforms a strong identity across four markets, while our technology and know-how remain entirely with DOTSOFT. We look forward to working with easyGroup and to everything we can build together, in other markets too.”
The partnership also opens up opportunities for the development of new smart-city applications, as the two companies plan to explore working together under a new easy brand, easyCity.ai.