Category: NFC News

Two New Patent Awards Reinforce Identive’s Position in Secure Mobile Applications Market

Technology inventions enable secure mobile payments and secure access to corporate and cloud networks using NFC smartphones Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, June 24, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE) (Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has been granted two new patents that add to the…

Gemalto provides Trusted Services for new mobile NFC ticketing in the territory of Caen la mer

Amsterdam, June 17, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the selection by Keolis, a major private sector transport group in France, to provide and operate the Allynis Trusted Service Management (TSM) services for the NFC mobile ticketing roll out in the territory of Caen la mer. After a detailed tender…

SoftBank Mobile selects Gemalto TSM to further expand Japan’s mobile NFC ecosystem

Amsterdam, June 12, 2013– Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by SoftBank Mobile for the commercial launch of mobile NFC services in Japan. This launch further expands Japan’s NFC ecosystem, with two major mobile operators having launched NFC services, powered by Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution….

Identive’s NFC Tags Selected by Store Electronic Systems for Innovative Retail Application

NFC tags power electronic shelf labels to deliver product information directly to consumers’ smartphones Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, June 11, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE); (Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that Store Electronic Systems (SES) (NYSE Euronext: SESL, FR0010282822), the leader…

Gemalto supplies MTS Russia with UpTeq NFC SIM for mobile transport services

Amsterdam, May 27, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest network operator with over 70 million subscribers, with its UpTeq NFC high-end SIM cards for a mobile phone-based public transport ticketing solution in the city of Novosibirsk. Produced and personalized at Gemalto’s Moscow service…

UL achieves re-qualification for Collis Compliance Test Suites for GlobalPlatform

Leiden, The Netherlands; 21st May 2013–UL is pleased to announce that GlobalPlatform has re-qualified the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration and the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Contactless Extension, after successful completion of the GlobalPlatform TestFest process. The re-qualification of these test suites results in UL offering an increased coverage…

Multicard Provides Integrated Smart Card Solution for Student ID Verification and Administration

NFC-enabled ID card verifies student identities, tracks and reports attendance, validates exam papers and more Murarrie, Queensland, Australia, May 17, 2013–Multicard, a leading supplier of credential solutions, identity management and system integration, and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), (Frankfurt: INV), today announced an integrated smart card solution that allows schools, universities…

Identive Group’s RFID and Near Field Communications Products to be Distributed by Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas

Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, May 7, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE) (Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT). The agreement provides Avnet’s customers…

Infineon Launches Next Generation embedded Secure Element Combining Hardware and Operating Software; Increased Memory Space Supports Multiple NFC Applications on Same Device

Neubiberg, Germany, April 30, 2013–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced its latest generation embedded Secure Element for NFC applications on the occasion of the Contactless Intelligence Conference in London. The SLE97400SE embedded Secure Element is a turn-key solution consisting of an Integrity Guard-based security chip and the latest GlobalPlatform compliant operating software…

Identive’s NFC Business Expands with New NFC Tag Orders and Commercial Deployments of Tagtrail™ Services Delivery Platform

Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, April 23, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it has received orders for four million near field communication (NFC) tags to support two large new customer projects. Three million NFC Type 2…