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JUNE 3, 2009 - MACAU. GSA CERTIFICATION. PLATINUM MEMBERS. COMMUNICATION HISTORY. BOTTLENECK. HISTORY COMMUNICATION. Simple Uni-directional ‘Polled Network’ Technology Proprietary Protocols For Data Collection Accounting Security Player Tracking Progressives (WAP) Bonusing TITO/WAT
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JUNE 3, 2009 - MACAU GSA CERTIFICATION G2E ASIA 2009
PLATINUM MEMBERS G2E ASIA 2009
COMMUNICATION HISTORY BOTTLENECK G2E ASIA 2009
HISTORYCOMMUNICATION • Simple Uni-directional ‘Polled Network’ Technology • Proprietary Protocols For Data Collection • Accounting • Security • Player Tracking • Progressives (WAP) • Bonusing • TITO/WAT • System More And More Critical • Communication Problems = Bottleneck G2E ASIA 2009
TODAY “In 2004,73%of I.T. budgets were spent on maintenance and 27% on new investments. In 2005, survey respondents spent76%on maintenance, leaving just 24% for new investments.” Forrester Research* “40% or more of IT budgets are spent on infrastructure development”. Gartner Research* “Integration remains the number one IT priority; 60-70%of IT budgets are dedicated to it.” Source:WebServices Journal “Various surveys tell us that the typical enterprise is devoting over80%of its applications budget to simply supporting normal business because of the complexity of making change.” Source: CBDI “The Business Case for SOA” G2E ASIA 2009 5
CASINO NETWORK NO STANDARDS G2E ASIA 2009
CASINO NETWORKUSING OPEN GSA STANDARDS G2E ASIA 2009
WHAT IS IT CERTIFICATION G2E ASIA 2009
CERTIFICATIONWHAT DOES IT MEAN? The procedure by which third party gives written assurance that a product conforms to specific requirements G2E ASIA 2009
REQUIREMENTSCLARITY & DEFINITION Proprietary Language GSA Open Standard Implementation details 5-10% Implementation details 60-70% G2E ASIA 2009
CERTIFICATIONBENEFITS G2E ASIA 2009
CERTIFICATIONI AM CONFUSED • Regulatory Certification • Jurisdictional approval • Ready to roll out on the floor and generate revenue • Communication Certification • Manufacturers - Q/A step • Reduce after sales service/ debugging • Optimize Resources > savings • Regulator – Assurance • Possible shorter approval cycle • Optimize Resources > higher throughput • Operator - Plug and Play • Possibly get products faster through labs • Optimize Resources > increase revenue G2E ASIA 2009
THE GSA PROGRAM CERTIFICATION G2E ASIA 2009
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS • Accreditation Body • Assess Test Lab competency • Conform to the ISO/IEC17011 conformity assessment • Need to be an active member of ILAC • Use qualified GSA assessors Today there is only 1 Accreditation Body (A2LA) • GSA Recognized Test Labs • Perform GSA certification • Minimum criteria is ISO 17025 accreditation with GSA Scope Today 2 labs have successfully completed the requirements (GLI, IGT) • Certification Authority (=GSA) • Manages the program (certificates, tracks fault reporting, etc…) G2E ASIA 2009
CERTIFICATIONFEEDBACK LOOP G2E ASIA 2009
INTEROPERABILITY • “The ability of two or more networked, systems, devices, applications or components to exchange information between them and use the information so exchanged.” Source: European Information & Communication Technology Industry Association – EICTA • INTEROPERABILITY CENTERS • The Interoperability Center uses production-level systems that mimic a gaming floor configuration and data volume resulting in increased confidence when implementing new systems. IGT Reno, NV GLI Las Vegas, NV G2E ASIA 2009
PANEL DISCUSSION G2E ASIA 2009