NFC Forum Announces Finalists For Its Global Competition
In the competition, developers in a Commercial Track vie for the honor of having their solutions named "The Best NFC Service of the Year 2008," while a Research Track recognizes "The Most Innovative NFC Research Project of the Year 2008."
The 10 finalists in the Commercial Track are:
- Adamsoft (Slovenia): Collecting Returnable Packaging with NFC Phones
- AIRTAG and Oberthur (France): NFC Mobile Kiosk for Fast Food
- Akbank and Somobile (Turkey): CAP/Campaign Access Point
- Contactless Data, Inc (U.S.): Mobilizing the Coupon Industry with NFC
- DS Consulting (France): Contactless Card and Reader with
- Two Physical Levels of Communication Security
- Futurlink (Spain): Interactive Video Streaming Using Dynamic NFC Addresses
- Hansaprint (Finland): Platform for Smart Product Creation
- SKIDATA (Austria): Access Control via NFC Mobile Phones
- Teliasonera (Sweden): Telia Kvittens
- VingCard Elsafe (Norway): Signature RFID by VingCard - Electronic Lock for Hotels
The 10 finalists in the Research Track are:
- Carlos III University Madrid (Spain): NFC interactive panel
- Lancaster University (UK): Touch & Interact: Applied to a Tourist Guide Prototype
- Technical University of Munich (Germany): A Lightweight Framework for User-Centric NFC Applications
- Technical University of Munich (Germany): News On the Go
- University of Applied Sciences (Austria): Smart Doorbell: An NFC-SIM-Based
- University of Applied Sciences (Austria): Theft Deterrent System for Skis
- University of Applied Sciences (Austria): Touch to Network Home Automation System
- University of Dundee (Scotland): Mobile NFC & Healthcare Services
- University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis MBDS (France): Ticket Tap
- University of Rome WLAB (Italy): Remote Grocery Shopping via NFC
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a standards-based, short-range wireless connectivity technology that enables simple and safe two-way interactions among electronic devices. NFC technology allows consumers to perform contactless transactions, access digital content and connect devices with the simplicity of a single touch. NFC technology provides global interoperability of contactless identification and interconnection technologies.
"All of us at the NFC Forum are impressed by both the number of submissions we received and the quality of the solutions," said Gerhard Romen, NFC Forum vice-chairman. "Our finalists demonstrate that NFC technology is not only bringing new capabilities to existing applications, but also enabling a whole array of new and innovative solutions across many vertical markets."
The competition promotes the development and deployment of innovative and exemplary NFC services. The Commercial Track is for NFC services based on a business case; the Research Track is for university students and Research institutions. Both Tracks require a prototype.
Commercial Track entries are evaluated on how successfully and innovatively their solutions meet the needs of key vertical market segments, as well as quality of design and implementation. Research Track submissions are judged on creativity and innovativeness. Each team of finalists will deliver a presentation and live demonstration at the NFC Developers Summit, held in Monaco, during the WIMA NFC Developers Summit (www.wima.mc), on April 29, 2008. The jury, composed of senior and recognized professionals and experts from academia and sponsoring companies will vote to select first-, second- and third-place winners for each Track. At WIMA, winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on April 29; a press conference will be held on April 30.
Further details about the competition can be found at www.nfc-forum.org/competition.
Gold sponsors of the competition are NFC Forum members Nokia, Over-C and SCM Microsystems. Silver sponsors are NFC Forum members Inside Contactless, Innovision Research & Technology plc, Stollman E+V GmbH and WIMA.
Questions about the competition may be sent to competition@nfc-forum.org.
SOURCE: The NFC Forum