NFC World » Assa Abloy http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 GSMA showcases mobile keys http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:38:15 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14558 The GSM Association has produced a video introduction to NFC mobile keys that shows how the technology can bring benefits beyond those offered by traditional keys. The four-minute film demonstrates how an NFC phone can...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/feed/ 0 Inside Secure ships 17.4m NFC chips, mostly to RIM http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:58:27 +0000 Sarah Clark The prospectus for Inside Secure's IPO this month shows that the company made US$47m from the sale of NFC chips in 2011, that these were mainly delivered to RIM for use in BlackBerry NFC smartphones and that Inside believes it now has a share of close to 50% of the overall market for NFC chips for mobile phones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/feed/ 0 HID reports results of NFC pilot at Arizona State University http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312844/hid-reports-results-of-nfc-pilot-at-arizona-state-university/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312844/hid-reports-results-of-nfc-pilot-at-arizona-state-university/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:54 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12844 The access control specialist's NFC campus pilot is now complete, all participants are reporting positive results and a video showing the system in action has been produced.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312844/hid-reports-results-of-nfc-pilot-at-arizona-state-university/feed/ 0 Arizona State University tests NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/14/39936/arizona-state-university-tests-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/14/39936/arizona-state-university-tests-nfc/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:32:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9936 Some 80% of participants in the access control pilot say that using a smartphone to unlock a door is just as convenient as using their campus ID card and almost all are interested in using their NFC phone to make payments and access other services.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/14/39936/arizona-state-university-tests-nfc/feed/ 0 Yale unveils NFC door locks http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/09/39785/yale-unveils-nfc-door-locks/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/09/39785/yale-unveils-nfc-door-locks/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:20:29 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9785 Lock maker Yale has developed an NFC version of its domestic keyless entry system and says it expects to be the first US brand to put residential NFC-operated locks on the market.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/09/39785/yale-unveils-nfc-door-locks/feed/ 0 VingCard launches NFC room key system for hotels http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/28/38366/vingcard-launches-nfc-room-key-system-for-hotels/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/28/38366/vingcard-launches-nfc-room-key-system-for-hotels/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:16:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8366 The hotel room key market leader, part of the Assa Abloy group which recently ran an NFC trial at the Clarion Hotel Stockholm, has now brought the technology to market.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/08/37869/nfc-room-keys-find-favour-with-hotel-guests/feed/ 0 NFC phones replace room keys and eliminate check-in at Swedish hotel http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/03/34886/nfc-keys-hotel-sweden/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/03/34886/nfc-keys-hotel-sweden/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:03:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4886 The world's first pilot test using NFC phones to replace hotel room keys begins this week at the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, using a new mobile key solution developed by Assa Abloy.

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