Check out this video about the NFC Forum that was recorded last year at the NFC Europe 2006 Conference. Paula Berger is interviewed by Talking About IT.
Le Centre Pompidou, Paris’s goliath, industrial-chic contemporary art gallery, is looking to shake up the museum experience for Generation Z. By next year, visitors to Pompidou’s planned Teen Gallery, as well as the old city center of Nice, will be using smart phones to interact with works of art, learn about historical sites, and even leave comments about the attractions and share relevant media in a social network setting, à la Facebook or Twitter.
Mark Allen, marketing manager at Kaba, talks about the company’s E-Plex 5800 series and its compatibility with FIPS 201-compatible credentials. He says the locks enable organizations to choose if they want a simple or sophisticated system based on its particular security requirements and make it easy to deploy.
Apple has made public a patent detailing an NFC-enabled iPhone application that would allow customers to receive information on the products they’re shopping quickly and easily, according to Apple Insider.
The NFC Forum, a non-profit association dedicated to advancing NFC technology, has gained 19 new members from 14 countries.
The new members are from several sectors of the NFC industry, including semiconductor and terminal manufacturers, higher education, service providers, compliance and testing organizations and systems integrators.
Tyfone, provider of NFC enabled Memory Cards for mobile financial services, today announced that their Managing Director, APAC, Prabhakar Tadepalli, will be presenting on the evolution and vision for mobile contactless payments at the first forum on alternative NFC mobile payment solutions held in Taiwan on Sept. 8-9.
Lieberman Software helps companies with privileged identity management, handing access to root and administrative accounts. “Essentially the keys to the kingdom,” says Philip Lieberman, president and CEO at Lieberman Software.