For release: 01 Feb 2007
NFC Forum 3GSM World Congress Press/Analyst Luncheon And Briefing
Executives to Outline NFC Forum Accomplishments and 2007 Roadmap; NFC Demos by Key Forum Members
WHAT:
The momentum behind NFC is growing rapidly. Strategy Analytics forecasts that mobile phone-based contactless payments will facilitate over $36 billion of worldwide consumer spending by 2011. In fact, at this very moment, consumers are using NFC technology on their mobile phones to make contactless payments in trials in Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Atlanta, and New York, to name a few. Now it's your turn to hear about and experience NFC technology personally at the 2007 3GSM World Congress.
WHO:
Join Christophe Duverne, NFC Forum Chairman, Gerhard Romen, NFC Forum Marketing Committee Chairman and other Forum Executives
WHEN:
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, 12:30 to 14:30
WHERE:
Hotel Tryp Apolo, Avda Paralelo 57-59, Barcelona (10 minute walk from show, see
Map)
REGISTER:
http://www.virtualmgmt.com/nfc-forum/index_3gsm_lunch.html
Media Contact:Ruth Cassidy, Virtual, Inc.1.781.876.6239
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum, was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. The Forum's mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's more than 100 global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and device capability.
The NFC Forum's Sponsor members which hold seats on the Board of Directors include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: HP, MasterCard International, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Panasonic, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony Corporation, Texas Instruments and Visa International.
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