IGT is First Gaming Manufacturer to Receive Accreditation for GSA Protocol Certification
Source PRNOTW
RENO, Nev. , Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The IGT Global Technology & Interoperability Center in Reno has been accredited by A2LA (the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) to certify IGT products according to the Gaming Standards Association's "Protocol Certification Program." This is the first such accreditation granted to a gaming manufacturer.
Under GSA's program, manufacturers can ensure consistent GSA protocol implementation, and operators can easily search for products that have been tested and certified to meet GSA protocol standards.
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The Interoperability Center's mission is to conduct real-life testing on full-scale systems, exposing the technology to large-scale interoperability load, performance and stress tests. "Most OEM and partner labs use small-scale systems," said Mohammad Entezari , Director of Software Product Assurance. "Those types of sample systems aren't capable of imitating real-life casino environments. Because of that, the casino floor often becomes the real testing ground. Testing at the Interoperability Center can avoid that scenario and all the headaches it can cause.
"The testing capacity of the Interoperability Center is unparalleled," Entezari added. "For example, a multi-site casino operator with thousands of machines running a variety of IGT and non-IGT products wants to be sure every component is going to work together smoothly. Our engineers re-create the customer's operational environment, run the simulation and identify potential problems."
The Center has many partners: Agilysys, Cisco Systems, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Marathon Technologies, Microsoft, Network Appliance and VMware are just a few. These partnerships ensure the Interoperability Center is using the most advanced technology. Two gaming manufacturers, Atronic and WMS, are already utilizing the facility for interoperability testing. The Interoperability Center has successfully "IGT tested" products from Touch Dynamics, Dell, Lenovo and Motorola.
International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products.
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