NFC World » Kovio http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 07:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Kovio raises $15m to bring low-cost NFC tags to shops http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37964/kovio-raises-15m-to-bring-low-cost-nfc-tags-to-shops/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37964/kovio-raises-15m-to-bring-low-cost-nfc-tags-to-shops/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:29:32 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7964 Printed tag pioneer Kovio has raised US$15million in new equity financing led by Tyco Retail Solutions, a leading retail inventory and asset protection specialist. The funding will enable the pair to "deliver solutions that take...

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