NFC Forum

SHANGHAI, China - March 9, 2010 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced 19 new members from 14 countries. The organization made the announcement during its week-long all members meeting taking place in Shanghai... Read More

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, February 3, 2010 - Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it is making its Open NFC commercial-grade NFC protocol stack (formerly MicroRead Software Foundation) available in a free and open source edition under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Offering a consistent API across all NFC... Read More

Wakefield, Mass., USA - Nov. 4, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced a call for entries for its NFC Forum Global Competition (http://www.nfc-forum.org/events/2010_competition/). Now in its fourth year, the Competition promotes the development and deployment of innovative and exemplary NFC services by both commercial... Read More

Mainz, 12 October 2009 - ARYGON Technologies, a first mover in NFC / RFID reader modules, today announces its highly customizable and best-in-class High-Speed NFC Reader Platform for authenticating, reading and writing all Mifare and FeliCa family transponders including secure modes (proprietary encryption modes, DES, 3DES, AES etc.). It is a highly customizable Hardware and Firmware platform, optionally offering Contact Card and SAM slots,... 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

OULU, Finland - August 31, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and the Mobey Forum (http://www.mobeyforum.org/), a global financial industry forum whose mission is to facilitate the offering by banks of mobile financial services, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding between the two groups. Under the provisions of the... Read More

On Thursday 20 August, a glittering event held in London's prestigious Altitude 360 in Millbank Tower was attended by the industry's key representatives in anticipation of being the first to hear exclusive pre-launch information from Over-C and about the future of NFC. ... Read More

Wakefield, Mass., USA - August 5, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced a new membership level called "Implementer" designed to further the NFC ecosystem and broaden the organization's global reach... Read More

GENEVA and HAMBURG, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in secure ICs, and Stollmann, a leading supplier of communication protocol software, today announced a joint agreement to offer turnkey NFC interface solutions, complete with all the necessary hardware and software components, to leading manufacturers of handsets and mobile consumer devices. ... Read More

June 11, 2009, Dhaka - Eastcompeace, a leading smart card supplier in China, announced the launch of a subsidiary company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ... Read More