IGT Drives Cloud Computing Transformation in Gaming Industry

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unveiling the next revolution in the gaming industry, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today the premiere of the IGT Cloud solution at the Company's Investor Conference in New York. The initiative marks IGT's move towards empowering operators to provide seamless gaming experiences across land-based, mobile and online devices.

"IGT is leading the cloud computing transformation in gaming by offering operators innovative solutions to optimize their operations and casino floors," said Chris Satchell, IGT chief technology officer. "Utilizing the IGT Cloud will let casino operators focus on what is important to them: players, games and performance."

The IGT Cloud delivers efficiency and value to casino operators utilizing Software as a Service (SaaS). These initial private, secure IGT Cloud services will enable casinos to manage game content using IGT Floor Manager to access the largest game library in the industry. sbX® Analytics will empower casino operators to increase marketing productivity and maximize floor-wide performance with a variety of reporting tools.

The IGT Cloud solution is the result of a powerful collaboration between IGT and CA Technologies to continue innovating how casino games, systems and experiences are delivered.

"CA Technologies is excited to be IGT's technology partner as they debut the IGT Cloud to investors and casinos alike," said Roger Pilc, general manager, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies. "Our turnkey CA AppLogic® cloud platform will be instrumental in helping IGT to quickly move its advanced casino software to cloud-based delivery."  

"Cloud computing continues to revolutionize the global Software and IT industries, driving significant business value. Over time, the new IGT Cloud initiative will allow the gaming industry to realize similar benefits in operations, customer experience and innovation. This will deliver new opportunities for IGT and our customers," said Satchell.

For more information on IGT Cloud please visit www.IGT.com/Cloud.

About IGT

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. More information about IGT is available at www.IGT.com or follow IGT on Twitter at @IGTNews or Facebook at www.facebook.com/IGT.

SOURCE IGT

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