MWC 2012: Near Field Communication goes to Japan, FeliCa goes worldwide

Gemalto and Sony Corporation have established an agreement to provide FeliCa / Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions globally. Under the agreement, Gemalto will incorporate FeliCa software technology into its UpTeq NFC SIM product lineup starting in 2012, offering mobile operators and service providers a more comprehensive range of mobile NFC services globally. The addition of…

Identive’s Manfred Mueller promoted to COO, Identification Products

Identive Group announced that effective April 1, 2012, Dr. Manfred Mueller will assume the position of Executive Vice-President and COO, Identification Products, with operational responsibility for Identive’s global product business, which comprises approximately 45% of the Company’s revenue. Identive’s Identification Products are used in the government, enterprise, and consumer markets for a number of identity-based…

Bloonn and charismathics® team up with a joint market proposition

Bloonn, a startup awarded for its prestigious innovation named Keepod, the new device that unifies user digital identities, and charismathics, leader in agnostic PKI computer clients bridging the gap between proprietary solutions and user convenience, have joined forces. Keepod provides users with a unique pass entry to their multiple digital identities which are usually spread…

From SCM to Identive with a lot of NFC

Earlier this month at Cartes 2011 we were lucky enough to speak to Dr. Manfred Müller , Executive Vice President of the Identive Group, Inc. who spoke to us about the groups exciting activities in the NFC arena and shared the news relating to the corporate brand of the Identive Group expanding to cover companies…

Cartes 2011: iEnigma®: charismathics announces iEnigma for Blackberry

charismathics, the world market leader in agnostic PKI middleware, continues to be committed transferring digital identities onto mobile platforms. The company now announced iEnigma for BlackBerry, porting the successful smart phone application to the large market of mobile handsets of the Canadian phone maker RIM. iEnigma fully turns the smart phone into a smart card and…

Infineon offers open interface to NFC security controllers

Infineon Technologies is now offering an open high-performance interface used in itsNear Field Communication (NFC) security microcontrollers. The DCLB (Digital Contact Less Bridge) interface will be freely available and usable as a globally open solution for all NFC modem, Secure Element and handset manufacturers.  The DCLB interface is an open solution offering an optimized connection between…

SCM launches new NFC solutions development kit

SCM Microsystems, a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc., have launched a new near field communication (NFC) Solutions Development Kit (SDK) that enables application developers and system integrators to accelerate time to market of NFC technology-based readers and terminals that support…

Identive Group Launches Online Marketplace for NFC Solutions

Identive Group, Inc., a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, today bolstered its position as an early solutions leader for the emerging near field communications (NFC) market with the launch of an online marketplace featuring NFC solutions for system integrators and applications developers. Through its website at www.IdentiveNFC.com, the…