Industry Links
Relevant Standards Bodies
ECMA
An international standards organization that is dedicated to the standardization of information and communication systems. www.ecma-international.org
ETSI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, non-profit organization, whose mission is to produce telecommunications standards for today and for the future. www.etsi.org
ISO
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. www.iso.org
Related Industry Associations
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
A privately-held, non-profit association whose members drive the development of Bluetooth wireless technology. www.bluetooth.com
EMVCo
EMVCo, LLC, manages, maintains and enhances the EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems. www.emvco.com
Global Platform
GlobalPlatform a non-profit industry association that focuses on establishing and maintaining interoperable specifications for single and multi-application smart cards, acceptance devices and systems infrastructure that deliver benefits to issuers, service providers and technology suppliers. www.globalplatform.org
Java Card Forum
Promotes and develops Java as the preferred programming language for multiple-application smart cards. www.javacardforum.org
The Mobile Payment Forum
A global, cross-industry alliance of leading organizations from the mobile and financial industries dedicated to realizing the full potential of mobile commerce. www.mobilepaymentforum.org
Mobey Forum
A global, financial industry-driven forum, whose mission is to encourage the use of mobile technology in financial services. www.mobeyforum.org
Open Mobile Alliance
Open Mobile Alliance facilitates global user adoption of mobile data services. www.openmobilealliance.org
PC/SC Workgroup
The PC/SC Workgroup promotes a standard specification to ensure that smart cards, smart card readers, and computers made by different manufacturers will work together and facilitates the development of smart card applications for PC and other computing platforms. www.pcscworkgroup.com
SIM Alliance
SIMalliance is a non-profit industry association made up of the world's leading SIM card manufacturers. www.simalliance.org
Smart Card Alliance
The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. www.smartcardalliance.org
The USB Implementers Forum
USB IF is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. www.usb.org
Wifi-Forum
An online community of Wifi enthusiasts dedicated to the exchange of technical and non-technical idea related to Wifi, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies. www.wifi-forum.com
Institutions Researching NFC
NFC-Research
'NFC-Research' is an academic research project in the field of NFC and contactless technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg. www.nfc-research.at
The Touch Project
Touch is a research project at the Interaction Design department at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Its aim is to explore and develop new uses for RFID, NFC and mobile technology in areas such as retail, public services, social and personal communication. www.nearfield.org
NFC-specific Media and Web sites
NFC News
News site produced by AVISIAN Publishing, publisher of ContactlessNews and SecureIDNews. http://www.nfcnews.com/
TalkNFC Consumer Forum
Near Field Communications for Consumers - Talking about NFC services everywhere, at any time, using any device! http://talknfc.com
