Friday, October 19, 2012

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SUCCESS AT GLOBAL GAMING EXPO FOR IBRAND GAMING

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:22 PM PDT

 

Oxford based  International Brand Gaming, specialist OEM solution provider were overwhelmed by the success of their attendance at Global Gaming Expo 2012 (G2E), along with their partners Quixant, Elite Casino Products, Astrosystems and Blue Alpha.

On display was the new gaming platform from Quixant, the QXi-4000, which is based on AMD's embedded R-Series APU with integrated AMD RadeonTM HD7000G series graphics and is capable of driving up to four independent HD screens. It is available with both Dual and Quad Core processor variants up to 2.1GHz (to 2.8GHz with boost) and supports up to 16GB of DDR3 main memory.

The GLI approved RCM06 USB / Serial gaming reel controller board was promoted throughout the show. The board provides the best in class gaming reel control functions and is designed to work with the Quixant range of gaming controllers or any other PC gaming control board. It is ideal for game development houses that are looking to develop hybrid (reel / video) games that require traditional reels to be used with PC gaming technology.

The Blue Alpha SAS 6.02 module was also promoted during the show, showing its compatibility with various PC gaming platforms. The software module allows games manufacturers around the world to benefit from substantially shortened game development times and significantly reduced development costs.

Following on from the successful Nitro range of slot cabinets, Elite Casino Products launched their new slot cabinet design at the show. The cabinet supports dual 23″ LCD monitors, is an ergonomic design with integrated LED lighting and a door mounted sound system. It is able to support all current technology platforms and custom button panels, player tracking systems and colour combinations are available.

'G2E 2012 was the perfect opportunity to showcase our entire product offering, allowing us to promote the strong links between us and our partners' said John Malin, Managing Director for iBrand Gaming. 'It was a great success, with numerous opportunities and we are looking forward to the coming months.'

For further information, iBrand Gaming can be contacted on sales@ibrandgaming.com.

 

Quixant reflects upon a highly successful G2E 2012

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:03 AM PDT

 

Cambridge, 18h October 2012- Quixant, the casino and gaming industry's premier designer of all-in-one gaming platforms, enjoyed a hugely successful G2E 2012 show and was delighted with the number and depth of business opportunities.  Quixant representatives were joined by several key individuals from AMD's embedded team at the show, demonstrating the strong technology partnership between AMD and Quixant.

Gary Mullins, Sales Director of Quixant, commented "Visitors to our stand were able to witness the clear benefits Quixant's leading edge gaming platforms provide. Our advanced PCI Express® gaming logic, compact packaging, low heat generation, comprehensive software support and 100% focus on gaming are all key Quixant advantages. AMD is famous for its AMD Radeon™ graphics technology, used by the world's leading slot manufacturers. Quixant's close technical partnership with AMD allows us to deliver the benefits of AMD's latest APU and GPU technology combined together in complete computer platforms for gaming. We also emphasized our philosophy of working as a partner with customers rather than just as a supplier, providing support along every step of their journey. With the success of this year's show we have decided to commit to a 170% larger stan d for G2E 2013."

Showcasing the QXi-4000 for the first time at a major trade show alongside the flagship QX-40 and established QXi-200, Quixant continues to push the boundaries of performance, feature-set and affordability of its gaming platform range. Also on demonstration at the stand were Quixant's new DisplayPort monitors utilizing Multi Stream Transport (MST) technology to daisy-chain multiple HD displays from a single DisplayPort connector.  Quixant showed this technology driving 10 independent screens from a single QX-40.

Kevin Tanguay, Senior Product Marketing Manager of AMD Embedded Solutions Group, commented "The gaming industry is an immensely important sector for AMD, and we have excellent market penetration already, emphasizing the alignment of our product offering with the needs of the gaming market. AMD provides the graphics processing capabilities to the largest manufacturer of these sorts of machines."

About Quixant Ltd: Designs and manufactures the world's most sophisticated computer platforms for slot machines.

  1. Is the only company who solely supply complete gaming solutions – combining advanced hardware together with integrated operating software, gaming libraries and protocols.
  2. Supports its systems with powerful game development and debugging software tools, dramatically reducing development timescales for new games.

Quixant Contact UK: Gary Mullins +44 (0) 01223 892696 gary.mullins@quixant.com For further information, please contact sales@quixant.com