Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

Integri, MicroPross partner for NFC testing

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Integri, a provider test tools for payment, ticketing and mobile applications, and MicroPross, a supplier of test hardware, announced a partnership to offer a test solution to conform with the NFC Forum specifications for Near Field Communication technology.

Before launching an NFC project, cards and readers need to be verified and debugged to ensure accuracy and interoperability. Both companies have released tools to test NFC applications at communication and timing levels (Level 1) covering ISO 14443 type A & B, Felica and MiFare.


Within the scope of the collaboration, MicroPross delivers the TCL2 card testing equipment with software command, already used by companies like Inside Contactless, to ensure compliance to the NFC requirements (Active, passive, target and initiator mode).

Integri delivers test software that enables companies to run the test scenarios, automate features and perform monitoring. The tool ensures a good fit of hardware and software. Both companies will offer one point of contact for technical support as well. [end] 

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