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Formerly a Principal member, INSIDE Contactless now joins fellow Sponsor members HP, MasterCard Worldwide, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Panasonic, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony Corporation, and Visa Inc.
Since its founding in 2004, the NFC Forum has drawn market-leading organizations from around the world to its membership roster as momentum builds for the adoption and implementation of Near Field Communication technology. Sponsor membership is the highest level of membership in the NFC Forum, with each Sponsor member occupying a seat on the organization's Board of Directors and gaining the right to designate individuals to run for offices.
New Associate members include American Banknote; Arygon; Atrua Technologies, Inc.; austriamicrosystems AG; China Mobile; Collis; COMPRION; Human Chain; Integri; ITN International, Inc.-bCard; JSC People's Bank of Georgia; Kyocera Wireless Corporation; LGAI Technological Center S.A.; Mobile Payment Systems, LLC; Polaric; Sagem Mobiles; TORO Limited; Toshiba Corp.; Tranzfinity; Trusted Logic; TwinLinx; VELO Information Technology (Shanghai), Inc.; Venyon; Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen e.V (VDV); Visa Europe; and Vocalink.
Also joining recently are Non-Profit members Cartes Bancaires "CB"; City of Oulu (Finland); In-Q-Tel; INSO - Vienna University of Technology; and MBDS, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
"As one of the pioneers of NFC technology, INSIDE Contactless brings great insight and expertise to the NFC Forum Board of Directors," said Koichi Tagawa, chairman of the NFC Forum. "We extend them a warm welcome, along with our new Principal and Associate members, whose diverse businesses, ideas, and perspectives further enrich the global NFC ecosystem."
INSIDE Contactless is the global leader in open-standard contactless payment and NFC semiconductors and software that powers the next generation of payment, transit, identity and access control applications. The company's intelligent, microprocessor-based platforms offer the flexibility to be embedded in smart cards, mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices, documents, badges and other items to support a wide range of innovative contactless applications and bring new levels of convenience to users. INSIDE Contactless has delivered more than 300 million contactless platforms worldwide to customers and partners that include many of the leading payment card and mobile phone manufacturers, systems integrators and financial institutions. With a portfolio of 60 families of patents, including several essential NFC patents, the company has played a leading role in NFC and contactless innovation.
About Near Field Communication Technology
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a standards-based, short-range wireless connectivity technology that enables simple and safe two-way interactions between electronic devices. NFC technology allows consumers to perform contactless transactions, access digital content and connect devices with the simplicity of a single touch.
Near Field Communication (NFC) technology provides global interoperability of contactless identification and interconnection technologies. NFC operates in the 13.56 MHz frequency range, over a typical distance of a few centimeters. The underlying layers of NFC technology are based on ISO, ECMA, and ETSI standards. NFC technology is supported by the world's leading communication device manufacturers, semiconductor producers, network operators, IT and services companies, and financial services organizations. NFC is compatible with hundreds of millions of contactless cards and readers already deployed worldwide.
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum, www.nfc-forum.org, 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 150 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.
SOURCE: NFC Forum
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