Cheshire HOPS goes live
On the 4th April 2006 Cheshire County Council’s TravelCard ITSO HOPS (AMS) system was commissioned into live operational service. The HOPS (AMS) system, developed and provided by Applied Card Technologies Limited (ACT), and the first using the ITSO mandated SMS VPN communication network is now permanently connected to the ITSO SMS.
Commenting on this recent progress, Helen Mitchell, Travelcard Development Officer for Cheshire County Council said: “This is an exciting achievement and a highly significant milestone, not only for the TravelCard project but for the progress of ITSO implementation in general. The ACT HOPS (AMS) is already fully integrated into our card issuing equipment as well as the various ETM equipment we are using both for the pilot stage and for the full scheme, meaning TravelCard’s roll out plans are now at an extremely advanced stage.”
Mike Eastham, General Manager of ITSO commented “The Cheshire TravelCard project continues its record of breaking new ground for the ITSO vision and this is truly a significant achievement for Cheshire County Council and its HOPS (AMS) provider ACT. Indeed, thanks are due to ACT for their recent help in facilitating with the SMS provider the establishment of ISMS connections to the outside world.”