Test
lab and interoperability center is first in region
More than
55 regulators and other dignitaries joined GLI Asia for the grand opening of
its GLI Asia Interoperability and Testing
Center, the first gaming
test lab in the region. The event drew a large mix of dignitaries from across
the region and from many aspects of the industry, including suppliers,
government officials, operators and regulators.
The GLI Asia Interoperability and Testing Center will
serve several regional markets such as mainland China (lottery), Japan, Macau,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and other emerging
Asian gaming and lottery markets. Many of these markets have already utilized
GLI’s services including Macau, China (lottery), Korea,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore
and Taiwan.
GLI Asia General Manager Larry Xiao said, “Our goal was to
have more than just a testing laboratory or a ‘Macau
office.’ Our goal was to establish an Asian base for GLI, which we now have.
From GLI Asia, we serve multiple countries along the Pacific
Rim, including their governments, local and international
suppliers, as well as the casino and lottery operators.”
Part of the excitement surrounding the new lab is GLI’s
agreement with the Macau Polytechnic Institute. GLI Sr. Director of Engineering
and Client Services Ian Hughes said, “We entered into a memorandum of
understanding to work with the Macau Polytechnic Institute to work on joint
research projects, to provide training at the Institute, and to cultivate and
hire future graduates. We are proud that our relationship remains strong, and
we expect it will be expanded to include other areas of cooperation in the
future.”
GLI Asia is staffed with local test engineers providing
service mainly to local companies. Xiao, a Chinese native, said, “We wanted to
do more than open a ‘service office’ like other firms do. We wanted to better
serve our customers by establishing a full laboratory that is truly global in
resources and local in focus, which is the driving principle of GLI services worldwide.”
GLI Asia celebrates lab grand opening
February 3, 2009
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