NFC Forum

Leuven (Belgium), 8 March 2010 - IBBT, a research institute of the Flemish government, has completed a study on the possibilities of replacing paper vouchers such as meal vouchers, discount coupons and gift vouchers by an electronic alternative based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The research was conducted in collaboration with Clear2Pay/Integri, Keyware and Accor Services. For two years the partners analyzed different aspects of... Read More

NEXPERTS has implemented an innovative tourist guiding system with its partner cruso from Berlin, Germany, at Vyí Brod Monastery. Visitors can rent a special NFC-enabled guide that gives them textual, graphical and audio information on all important sights in the monastery. The multilingual system is triggered by touching a point near the sights to start the guidance. Thereby visitors can explore the content in the language they require just by... Read More

Brussels, 15 September 2009 - Integri, a Clear2Pay company and leading provider of test tools and related expertise, announced today its selection by the NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, to collaborate in the development of conformance test tools for digital communication between NFC devices and tags. Additionally, the NFC Forum is providing financial assistance for... Read More

Oxford, UK [28 August 2009] Telecoms management consultancy The Human Chain has published its latest white paper which reviews the business case for new NFC form factors and challenges the industry to address the barriers to market. In its hard-hitting report, it examines whether the technologies can gain market share and how they could potentially impact development of integrated NFC handsets. ... Read More

Singapore and Tokyo, July 30, 2009: Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, CEO: Shu Sakurai), the information management solutions company, together with iWOW Communications Pte Ltd (Singapore, CEO: Chen Jer Yaw) and NXP Semiconductors (The Netherlands, CEO: Rick Clemmer) have begun development of a trial NFC-compatible mobile phone, based on Toshiba's latest Windows Mobile handset, the TG01. Toppan Forms is a well-established... Read More

Tokyo, Japan and Hamburg, Germany, July 21, 2009 - Toppan Forms Co., Ltd., and Stollmann E+V GmbH have announced a business collaboration in product development and joint marketing of NFC (Near Field Communication) related software products. This collaboration entitles Toppan Forms to be a sales agent of the NFCStack+ of Stollmann, in Japan. Toppan Forms, based on this collaboration, envisions spreading the world standard NFC technology in... Read More

Brussels, 28 May 2009 - Integri, a leading provider of expertise and test tools for payment, ticketing and mobile applications, and MicroPross, leading supplier of test hardware, today announce a partnership dedicated to offering an advanced test solution conform the NFC Forum specifications for Near Field Communication technology. The longstanding relationship between both companies will now provide unique test technology helping the industry... Read More

Hamburg/Germany, 03.03.2009 - Green Hills Software, Inc., the world leader in secure operating systems, has announced an agreement with Stollmann E+V GmbH, a leading developer of communication protocol software, to supply Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions. The first result of the agreement, which will be demonstrated at Embedded World 09 in Nuremberg (3-5 March), is the NFC profile for the INTEGRITY real-time operating... Read More

Bus tickets on your mobile (Telenor, 2 Feb 2009) Within a few years you will be able to use your mobile phone as a means of payment on buses, trams and trains. Then you can leave your bank card and cash at home when using public transport.In the Norwegian city of Tromsoe Telenor Research & Innovation and the local bus company Cominor AS have successfully carried out a test using the mobile phone as a means of payment on the city buses. The... Read More

The new city shop quality alliance "Shoppen mitten in Wels" is now based on an innovation. Gift vouchers are based on a contact less chip that are processed by an NFC enabled mobile phone. The distribution, reimbursement and administration of the system are significantly eased... Read More