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GSA CERTIFICATIONJUNE 3, 2009 - MACAU

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PLATINUM MEMBERS

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BOTTLENECKCOMMUNICATION HISTORY

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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

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TODAY

“In 2004, 73% of I.T. budgets were spent on maintenance and 27% on new investments.

In 2005, survey respondents spent 76% on maintenance, leaving just 24% for new investments.”

Forrester Research*

“In 2004, 73% of I.T. budgets were spent on maintenance and 27% on new investments.

In 2005, survey respondents spent 76% on maintenance, leaving just 24% for new investments.”

Forrester Research*

“40% or more of IT budgets are spent on infrastructure development”.

Gartner Research*

“40% or more of IT budgets are spent on infrastructure development”.

Gartner Research*

“Various surveys tell us that the typical enterprise is devoting over 80% of its applications budget to simply supporting normal business because of the complexity of making change.” Source: CBDI “The Business Case for SOA”

“Various surveys tell us that the typical enterprise is devoting over 80% of its applications budget to simply supporting normal business because of the complexity of making change.” Source: CBDI “The Business Case for SOA”

“Integration remains the number one IT priority; 60-70% of IT budgets are dedicated to it.” Source: WebServices Journal

“Integration remains the number one IT priority; 60-70% of IT budgets are dedicated to it.” Source: WebServices Journal

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CASINO NETWORK NO STANDARDS

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CASINO NETWORKUSING OPEN GSA STANDARDS

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CERTIFICATIONWHAT IS IT

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CERTIFICATIONWHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The procedure by which third party gives

written assurance that a product

conforms to specific requirements

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REQUIREMENTSCLARITY & DEFINITION

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Proprietary Language GSA Open Standard

Implementation details 5-10%

Implementation details 60-70%


CERTIFICATIONBENEFITS

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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

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CERTIFICATIONTHE GSA PROGRAM

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CERTIFICATION PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. Certification Authority (=GSA) Manages the program (certificates, tracks fault reporting, etc…)

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CERTIFICATIONFEEDBACK LOOP

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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

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PANEL DISCUSSION

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