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DfT contract to provide technical support to the Association of ITSO Licensed Operators

In conjunction with partners Smartex, SCS was commissioned to support to early adopters of the ITSO interoperable ticketing standard under a contract with the UK Government's Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT invested in the creation the ITSO specification, to stimulate the uptake of interoperable electronic ticketing, seen as a pre-requisite to driving up the use of public transport across the UK.

  • Provision of full technical support service to AILO
  • Definition of business rules and processes
  • Production of Codes of Practice and User Guides to facilitate the establishment and management of ITSO transport schemes
  • Smart card consultancy.
ITSO Personalization Point of Sale Terminal (POST) for Bolton Metropolitan Council

SCS has been also awarded a certificate (C-00005 / Burall InfoSmart) for a personalisation POST. The main objectives of the ITSO Personalization POST are to create ITSO shells and add ITSO products (IPEs) to the shells.

  • Modular design supporting:
  • Multiple product types
  • Multiple reader types
  • Extensibility
  • Accesses database via XML translation
  • Certified by ITSO.