European Consortium Defines Next Generation Mobile Services With Near Field Communication (NFC).European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community Co-Funded Initiative to Speed the Development of NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference Applications BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A pan-European consortium of companies, universities and user groups has been created to develop an open architecture for the development, deployment and use of NFC-enabled applications in mobile handsets. Co-funded by the European Commission (EU), Information Society Technologies (IST) program, the 'Store Logistics and Payment with NFC' (StoLPaN) project aims to define open commercial and technical frameworks for NFC-enabled services on mobile devices. These frameworks will facilitate the deployment of NFC-enabled mobile applications across a wide range of vertical markets, regardless of the phone type and the nature of the services required. The consortium members involved are Motorola, NXP Semiconductors NXP (for Next eXPerience) Semiconductors is the name for the new semiconductor company founded by Philips as announced by its CEO Frans van Houten to its customers and employees in Berlin on Thursday night 2006-08-31 and to the global media early on Friday morning , Auto-ID-Lab St. Gallen St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen , Banca Popolare Not to be confused with Banco Popolare, a larger Italian banking group. Banca Popolare is a cooperative bank operating primarily in the Tirol region of Italy. External links
The legal predecessor of the university was founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II, named Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum (Institute of Geometry and Hydrotechnics). and Budapest Tech John von Neumann (person) John von Neumann - /jon von noy'mahn/ Born 1903-12-28, died 1957-02-08. A Hungarian-born mathematician who did pioneering work in quantum physics, game theory, and computer science. He contributed to the USA's Manhattan Project that built the first atomic bomb. Faculty of Informatics. Many industries are employing contactless applications in increasing numbers for applications such as payment and transport ticketing. This suggests that the mobile phone may soon be complementary to cash and service cards. Recent announcements, such as the launch of contactless payment Contactless payment systems are credit cards, key fobs, or other devices which use RFID for making secure payments. The built in chip and antenna enable consumers to wave their card or fob over a reader at the point of sale. cards and terminals in London later this year, and the efforts of the GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. for NFC standardization, clearly demonstrate the drive towards contactless services in the industry. NFC trials conducted around the world proved that consumers like the simplicity of using the mobile phone to access and securely pay for entertainment, information and services while on the move. In order to accurately address the interoperability issues currently affecting the technology, various usage cases are to be defined within the StoLPaN framework and tested throughout Europe. These use cases will contribute to the identification of a common set of business rules, which will define the roles and responsibilities of every player in the NFC ecosystem. The results will then be submitted for approval to the relevant industry bodies for standardization of payments, mobile, transit and ticketing. Based on these findings, the consortium will look into the specifications for technical requirements and the security aspects of NFC-enabled applications. They will also explore the connection to existing contactless platforms, easing the burden on individual providers. At the same time the project team will demonstrate how the business rules and technical requirements can be implemented in existing contactless infrastructures. A NFC host application will be developed to support a range of services, including payment, access control, ticketing, loyalty, connectivity, and the retail check-out process; which consumers will be able to use with any NFC-enabled device. "StoLPaN opens up new prospects for a forward looking framework for applying secure and easy-to-use mobile NFC applications, within the payment, mobile, transit and ticketing industries," said Gerald Santucci, Head of the ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. for Enterprise Networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. unit of the European Commission's Information Society and Media DG. "This should help ensure that they -- and their end-users -- really benefit from the full potential of these technologies." "With NFC-enabled mobile devices you should soon be able to provide a variety of services, based on either the contactless interface or over-the-air-download, replacing the need for physical credit, loyalty, bank or transportation cards," said Alan Wright Alan Geoffrey Wright (born 28 September 1971 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is an English professional footballer who is currently on non-contract terms with Cheltenham Town. He has played over 620 league and cup games for eight clubs, including an eight year spell for Aston Villa. , head of strategy and new business development Motorola Mobile Devices The Mobile Devices division is the largest division (based on revenue) of communications corporation Motorola. The division is headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. , Europe. "The StoLPaN project aims to make this vision a reality for many operators, financial service providers, merchants, and mobile subscribers." "We aim to create, an ecosystem that affords any NFC user the opportunity to access any NFC service," said Marc de Jong De Jong is the most common Dutch surname. Many people bear this name, including many important historical figures. Some of these people are mentioned below. De Jong may mean:
The StoLPaN project team expects to issue its first version of the business rules and technical requirements by the summer of 2007. These will be accompanied by the first version of the host application; demonstrating its use with transport and closed payment applications. The StoLPaN project is scheduled for completion by 2009. About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.Motorola.com. About NXP Semiconductors NXP NXP Next Experience (formerly Philips Semiconductors) is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000 employees working in 26 countries across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com. About StoLPaN The 'Store Logistics and Payment with NFC' (StoLPaN) project, co-funded by the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community (EU), Information Society Technology (IST) program, aims to define open commercial and technical frameworks for NFC-enabled services on mobile devices. This will facilitate the deployment of NFC-enabled mobile applications across a wide range of vertical markets, regardless of the phone type and the nature of the services required. The consortium members involved are Auto-ID-Lab St. Gallen, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Bull, Baker&McKenzie, Consorzio Triveneto S.P.A., Consult Hyperion, Deloitte, Fornax, Libri, Motorola, NXP Semiconductors, Safepay Systems, Sun Microsystems, T-Systems, as well as the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Budapest Tech John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics. More information can be found at the project website www.stolpan.com, or send inquires to info@stolpan.com. Forward-looking Statements This release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of NXP and certain plans and objectives of NXP with respect to these items. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. |
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