Calypso Networks Association has established a Calypso Registration Process, to increase the visibility of Calypso compliant products.

This registration applies to a terminal, a card reader or a OEM coupler (the equipment) with its software compliant with Calypso rev 3.1. It is not a full certification but a simple audit of the equipment's capabilities and does not guarantee in any way that the equipment audited is fit for any purpose or devoid of defects.

The goal of the audit is to assess the existence of the equipment and that it passes a set of relevant functional tests with the purpose of:

• Verifying that the equipment manages a Calypso portable object (detection, reading, modification).
• Verifying that the equipment correctly manages the Calypso transactions, by implementing the Calypso recommendations for terminals.
• Verifying that the equipment recovers from common communication errors.
• Assessing qualitatively the performances of the equipment for a simple transaction of validation.

The goal of the audit is not:

• To certify that a terminal is fully compliant with the Calypso Revision 3.
• To certify the ticketing application software for specific usages of the terminal.

The registration process is not intended only as a control of the equipment, but also as the occasion to help Calypso manufacturers to design and improve their products.

Any manufacturer or supplier of OEM reader, terminal, or system that manages Calypso Revision 3.1 portable objects may apply for a terminal registration. The company applying for registration of a product does not need to be a Calypso licensee. However, the product audited must be covered by a Calypso license (either the full terminal or the OEM reader subset must be manufactured under a Calypso license). For more information about the Calypso license, visit http://www.innovatron.fr .