NFC World » UPM RFID http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Tagage upgrades NFC developer kit http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315812/tagage-upgrades-nfc-developer-kit/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315812/tagage-upgrades-nfc-developer-kit/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:38:26 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15812 NFC tag supplier TagAge has launched a new version of its NFC Developer Kit, designed to provide NFC application developers with a way to easily test a range of different types of tag. The new kit...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315812/tagage-upgrades-nfc-developer-kit/feed/ 0 Smartrac acquires UPM RFID http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/02/314906/smartrac-acquires-upm-rfid/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/02/314906/smartrac-acquires-upm-rfid/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:23:44 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14906 RFID giant Smartrac has completed its acquisition of UPM's RFID business, a leading supplier of NFC tags. "We are pleased that our pioneering RFID team and their excellence have a new home at Smartrac, making...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/02/314906/smartrac-acquires-upm-rfid/feed/ 0 NFC shop opens in Tokyo http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312808/nfc-shop-opens-in-tokyo/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312808/nfc-shop-opens-in-tokyo/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:23:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12808 The world's first physical retail store specialising in NFC has been opened in Yaesu, Tokyo. The RFID/NFC Real Touch Shop offers NFC tags from UPM RFID, NFC applications, starter kits, and printing and encoding services....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/19/312512/helsinki-uses-20000-nfc-tags/feed/ 0 Smartrac acquires NFC tag maker UPM RFID http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312185/smartrac-acquires-nfc-tag-maker-upm-rfid/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312185/smartrac-acquires-nfc-tag-maker-upm-rfid/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:10:11 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12185 UPM has sold its RFID and NFC business to leading RFID supplier Smartrac in exchange for shares in OEP Technologie, the majority shareholder in Smartrac. The deal will provide UPM indirectly with a 10.6% stake...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311787/tagage-offers-tag-store-app/feed/ 0 UPM launches NFC tag resource http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311311/upm-launches-nfc-tag-resource/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311311/upm-launches-nfc-tag-resource/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:56:14 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11311 NFC inlay manufacturer UPM RFID has launched a website that acts as a hub to connect consumers, developers and businesses with online NFC tag stores around the world. NFCtags.com, says the Finnish company, "brings together...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311311/upm-launches-nfc-tag-resource/feed/ 0 NFC Forum adds 29 new members http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/12/310640/nfc-forum-adds-29-new-members/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/12/310640/nfc-forum-adds-29-new-members/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:54:45 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10640 Companies joining the NFC standards association include advertising agency Dentsu, handset makers HTC and ZTE, MNO payments joint venture Isis and, at board level, UK-based Barclaycard.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/12/310640/nfc-forum-adds-29-new-members/feed/ 0 UPM announces improved NFC tags http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310052/upm-announces-improved-nfc-tags/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310052/upm-announces-improved-nfc-tags/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:12:36 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10052 Finnish tag manufacturer UPM RFID has introduced a portfolio of NFC tags featuring NXP's NTAG203 chip, which was announced earlier today. The new tags will come in the company's BullsEye, Circus and MiniTrack form factors...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310052/upm-announces-improved-nfc-tags/feed/ 0 NXP debuts NTAG203 tag chip with improved RF sensitivity http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310034/nxp-debuts-ntag203-tag-chip-with-improved-rf-sensitivity/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310034/nxp-debuts-ntag203-tag-chip-with-improved-rf-sensitivity/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:42:08 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10034 NFC pioneer NXP has announced a new chip for NFC tags which offers improved radio sensitivity, meaning that tags can be read over a greater range or that tag antennas can be made smaller. A...

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