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.
The $10 million, 6,500-square-foot IGT Interoperability Center is open
free of charge to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), strategic
partners and system integrators. The Interoperability Center features five
private testing rooms, eight work stations, a 30-rack server room on
uninterrupted power supplies (UPS), and storage arrays with sufficient
space to house customer data. Badge-only access and 24-hour surveillance
ensure security. The Interoperability Center is separate from IGT's Reno
facility and operates on its own network, allowing for confidential
testing.
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 (http://www.IGT.com) is a global company
specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and
sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products.
SOURCE IGT
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Related links:
http://www.igt.com
CONTACT:
Rick Sorensen of IGT, +1-775-448-8022,
Rick.Sorensen@igt.com
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