NFC World » ITSO 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 UK moves closer to NFC tickets http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315104/uk-moves-closer-to-nfc-tickets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315104/uk-moves-closer-to-nfc-tickets/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:42:49 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15104 British government-backed transportation ticketing standards organisation Itso has certified Paragon RTD, a technology developed by Ecebs that lets consumers download and top up rail, bus and other public transportation tickets via smart cards and NFC phones....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315104/uk-moves-closer-to-nfc-tickets/feed/ 0 Almex offers NFC ticketing http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/05/310499/almex-offers-nfc-ticketing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/05/310499/almex-offers-nfc-ticketing/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:18:52 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10499 Hoeft & Wessel's Almex e-ticketing system now allows fares to be dynamically calculated and charged after passengers wave their contactless EMV credit card as they board and again as they leave public transport. The NFC-compatible...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/05/310499/almex-offers-nfc-ticketing/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:09:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9877 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Austrian bus stops offer NFC updates • Caen gets NFC transit stops too • NFC tag store opens in Korea • Belgian museum offers NFC info • Gentag picks up patch patent • plus Clear2Pay, ITSO, TfL, FirstGroup, Google and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 31 Jan 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/31/35825/nfc-news-in-brief-31-jan-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/31/35825/nfc-news-in-brief-31-jan-2011/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:50:19 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5825 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Getyoo pings Belgacom • Mobey Forum expands • Clear2Pay goes to South Africa • Facebook takes the credit • Vancouver to go contactless • ...and Philadelphia to follow • Airtel Money launch • CreditCall's EMV ticketing kernel.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/31/35825/nfc-news-in-brief-31-jan-2011/feed/ 0 UK’s Dept for Transport reports on 18-month NFC ticketing project http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33371/uks-dept-for-transport-reports-on-18-month-nfc-ticketing-project/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33371/uks-dept-for-transport-reports-on-18-month-nfc-ticketing-project/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:12:32 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3371 The UK's Department for Transport has published an in-depth report on the findings from an 18-month research project investigating the potential of NFC in transport ticketing. The focus of the project was on how near...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33371/uks-dept-for-transport-reports-on-18-month-nfc-ticketing-project/feed/ 0 UK government to fund switch to NFC-compatible transport ticketing http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2494 The Department for Transport is providing £20m in funding over the next five years to enable nine of England's largest urban areas to make the switch to NFC-compatible transport ticketing systems.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/feed/ 0 Jobs Board: New vacancies at ITSO, Touchatag and Qualcomm http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/04/31601/jobs-board-new-vacancies-at-itso-touchatag-and-qualcomm/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/04/31601/jobs-board-new-vacancies-at-itso-touchatag-and-qualcomm/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:24:58 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1601 On the NFC Jobs Board this week there are three new vacancies at Touchatag, ITSO is looking for a CEO to drive forward the UK government's smart ticketing project, Qualcomm has additional vacancies and openings remain at Microsoft and at Orange Labs in France.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/04/31601/jobs-board-new-vacancies-at-itso-touchatag-and-qualcomm/feed/ 0 National ticketing project could use NFC and contactless to save £2bn a year, says UK’s Dept for Transport http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/03/31575/national-ticketing-project-could-use-nfc-and-contactless-to-save-2bn-a-year-says-uks-dept-for-transport/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/03/31575/national-ticketing-project-could-use-nfc-and-contactless-to-save-2bn-a-year-says-uks-dept-for-transport/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:55:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1575 A consultation paper published by the UK's Department for Transport sets out plans for a national, integrated ticketing system that could save £2bn a year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/03/31575/national-ticketing-project-could-use-nfc-and-contactless-to-save-2bn-a-year-says-uks-dept-for-transport/feed/ 0 UK Department for Transport completes NFC bus ticketing trial http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/27/3647/uk-department-for-transport-completes-nfc-bus-ticketing-trial/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/27/3647/uk-department-for-transport-completes-nfc-bus-ticketing-trial/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:03:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=647 A small-scale test has taken place in the north-west of England which utilised mobile phones to buy bus tickets using NFC and the UK's ITSO ticketing standard.

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