GSA and IGT Integrate BOB And SuperSAS Protocols

Since their joint announcement in August of this year, the Gaming Standards Association (GSA) and International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), who has reestablished full membership in GSA, have been working quickly to integrate GSA's successful Best of Breed (BOB) Version 1.1 and IGT's SuperSAS(TM) protocols.

In September, a BOB SuperSAS task group was formed at the Global Gaming Expo and since then, a weeklong technical summit was held in Las Vegas. The task group has set a target date to deliver a draft of the combined protocols that will integrate the best of both protocols by the end of 2005. The combined protocol is expected to lead to an open global industry standard, provide clear direction for the industry, and continue to drive innovation.

Bruce Rowe, corporate VP of business strategies for GTECH and chair of GSA's Architecture Oversight Committee, said, "We are working to integrate these innovative protocols. All members of the task force have committed engineers at the highest levels and quality to ensure that the very best elements of both protocols are maintained and assimilated into the new combined draft. We understand the industry is anticipating a great deal from us, and we have every intention of living up to those expectations."