Unicard has been announced as the first UK transport technology provider to achieve partial certification for the newly released ITSO specification, version 2.1.5.
The Wimborne-based company confirmed on 15 April it had successfully completed certification testing of its PSEngine PersoPOST software with the smart ticketing standard. It will now update its other ITSO products to be ready for phase two of the new certification. Those products will then be made available to customers.
The milestone follows the Department for Transport’s formal approval of the 2.1.5 specification last month.
ITSO highlights that the new specification, which comes 15 years after the approval of the current 2.1.4 specification, introduces support for in-wallet digital ticketing, expanding options for passengers choosing between physical and digital travel passes.
Comments Unicard CTO Mike Sussman (pictured): “ITSO solutions have been an integral part of Unicard’s products since we first certified with ITSO in 2010. We’re delighted to be the first supplier to certify partially for ITSO 2.1.5. This demonstrates our commitment to assuring continued ITSO compliance for all our customers.”
Adds ITSO CEO Steve Holden: “Collectively we worked hard to realise version 2.1.5 and it is great to see Unicard with the first of many updates across the supply chain. Unicard has worked hard to bring this development forward, and we look forward to working with Unicard, and all our supplier members in the coming years to realise 2.1.5 across the UK.”
