Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

Gemalto's Joe Mendoza on the next wireless revolution, the new SIM, NFC, and single wire protocol

Friday, May 15, 2009
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Near field communication was still in pilot mode for much of the world but it was the real-world applications that garnered the attention of NFCNews readers during 2009. Mobile POS, payment token, trade show attendee tracking, and more topped the list of application reviews while new handsets and stickers dominated the hardware coverage. Read on to get a glimpse at the NFC world through the eyes (and clicks) of our loyal subscribers and visitors. Here’s to a great 2010 for NFC and you.

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The Zitouna Bank in Tunisia has selected Gemalto’s Dexxix Instant Issuance solution for personalization options to its customers, making it the first bank in the country to offer technology with its payment cards.

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An international consortium of payment and wireless industry leaders today announced their participation in Banka Koper’s field trial to bring SIM-based NFC mobile payments to Slovenia.

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INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga (Safran Group) and TazTag today announced the joint development of a new method of delivering NFC payment functionality.

Based on TazTag’s TazCard, the new device, which is currently in pre-alpha testing, provides full NFC functionality for contactless payment and other applications.

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PhoneFactor’s SSL/TLS authentication project has been officially released by vendors after just one year in the making. Microsoft began releasing patches for all supported versions of Windows last week and the SSL/TLS vulnerability has been addressed by all major vendors without any known problems taking place.

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Dates: November 16-17, 2010

Location: Boston, MA

Venue: Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

URL: http://www.IDTechEx.com/Boston

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