ITSO is a strategic initiative supported by the major bus and rail transport organisations of the UK and the UK Government to provide interoperable contactless smartcard based ticketing. For those who need more information about ITSO this can be obtained in the article 'ITSO - An Introduction' available in our brochures section or by visiting www.itso.org.uk

Ecebs are committed to the furtherance of ITSO and offer a variety of products and services.

ISAM

Of primary importance is the ITSO Security Application Module (ISAM), which is now available in 3 and 5 volt versions. The ISAM is located in the ticket issuing and checking devices and provides the means by which contactless smartcards issued by a variety of transport operators are read and verified. The full specification of the ISAM can be obtained from our documents section and various articles by way of background can be read in our News Archive section.

To order ISAM's please contact enquiries@ecebs.com

ISMS

The ITSO Security Management System (ISMS) was designed and built by Ecebs. The Royal Bank of Scotland, on behalf of ITSO Limited, operates the ISMS in a highly secure and resilient environment. The purpose of the ISMS is to provide the necessary cryptographic keys and security covering all elements of an ITSO environment. This enables licensed ITSO Members to be confident in the overall integrity of their ITSO compliant schemes.

AMS/HOPS

As the designers of both the ISAM and the ISMS, Ecebs are uniquely positioned as suppliers of the additional systems required to complete an ITSO environment. The Asset Management System / Host Operator Processing System (AMS/HOPS) is required to manage the ISAMs installed in the point of service terminal (POST) equipment as well as providing the necessary data flows to integrate your ITSO scheme.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has utilised our unique skills to achieve several leading milestones with their AMS / HOPS. It was the first AMS to be accredited by ITSO; the first AMS to commission live ISAMs (an operation now conducted routinely in large numbers) and these ISAMs have enabled hundreds of thousands of ITSO cards to be produced.

In Februaury 2008 ecebs announced our own independent AMS/HOPS direct supply. For more details click here


ITSO Training

Ecebs run one-day training programmes for developers wanting to know more about how to take advantage of the ITSO open standard technology. 'Implementing ITSO - A Technical Introduction' is run periodically at our East Kilbride offices or by special arrangement can be held at a mutually convenient venue. If you would like more information about this course, or would like a particular course designed for your needs, please contact enquiries@ecebs.com

Beyond the ITSO environment,Ecebs can provide smartcard ticketing solutions for all transport requirements.This includes software to support single application rechargeable cards,full multi-application cards and dual interface cards,both contact and contactless.In addition we are able to provide terminal software and management systems with our Multefile technology. We would be happy to discuss any requirements you may have. Further information can be found here, but we would be pleased to help with any smartcard requirement