Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

ITN empowers trade shows and events with NFC and Nokia handsets

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Oracle Corporation has announced that its latest Java Card 3.0.4 platform will include support for NFC to enable secure communication between devices, reports Hothardware.com.

According to Oracle, Java Card enables smart cards and other devices with very limited memory to run small applications, called applets, that employ Java technology. Almost any type of smart card can use Java Card technology, including SIM cards, bank cards, government and health care IDs, smart transit tickets and physical and logical access control credentials.

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Three simple steps will get you started

So you want to develop NFC applications but don’t know where to start? Follow these three simple steps and you can be up and running.

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Komercní banka, Citibank Europe, Globus CR, Visa Europe and Telefónica Czech Republic have launched a mobile contactless payments pilot at several Globus hypermarkets in Cakovice, Prague.

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NFC may get the breakthrough it needs with upcoming city transit projects and a new line of Nokia phones, according to Network World.

Just last week, Nokia announced that next year’s batch of Symbian mobile phones will contain NFC technology. ABI Research says this move will spark growth in the number of NFC chipset vendors, ultimately resulting in lower costs for phone vendors due to boosted competition.

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HID, Arizona State pilot multiple handsets, carriers and apps on campus

As the Fall semester geared up at Arizona State University, something revolutionary was happening in one of the residence halls. Select students living in Palo Verde Main were no longer using their Sun Card to gain access. Instead they were using cell phones.

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Cubic Transportation Systems’ Tri-Reader 3 has been approved by the top four bank card brands to process their contactless EMV cards for use in public transit systems.

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