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National Instruments RF Communications Test Technology Forum

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Dates: February 12, 2008
Venue: Hilton Phoenix Airport Hotel
Location: Phoenix, AZ
URL: National Instruments
Contact: ni.register@ni.com

Description: The National Instruments RF and Communications Test Technology Forum is a FREE half-day seminar lead by industry experts in the RF, wireless, and communications fields. This is your opportunity to learn about the latest advances in RF. Technical sessions explore which tools engineers are using to design, develop, and test emerging RF and wireless communications products in this rapidly growing and changing market. [end] 

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

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The NFC Forum has announced that Intel Corporation has upgraded its membership from Principal to Sponsor, the highest level of membership in the organization.

As a Sponsor member, Intel will hold a seat on the NFC Forum Board of Directors, as well designate individuals to run for Forum leadership positions and appoint one voting representative to all NFC Forum Committees and Working Groups.

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Collis has announced the launch of its Visa Mobile Payment Specification (VMCPS) Test Suite, enabling the functional testing of UICC or secure element-based contactless mobile payments applications.

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Barnes International announced that its updated Visa GPR Test module now complies with the latest version of Visa’s Global Personalization Requirements.

The updated test tool will offer evaluation of a chip product to ensure it meets industry and payment scheme certification standards. This reduces a product’s time to market as the chip is aligned to Visa Specifications throughout the development life cycle and before applying for official Visa approval.

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Collis announced the launch of a complete terminal test suite for the U.S. and Canadian markets, the Collis Merchant Test Suite.

The software modules comprising the Collis Merchant Test Suite – Collis Brand Test Tool and Collis Card Simulator – are combined to offer an all-in-one EMV contact and contactless solution for merchants, processors and acquirers that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of acceptance devices.

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The NFC Forum has announced that it will host a Solutions Showcase following its Members Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on Feb. 8.

This inaugural event will see six NFC Forum member companies demonstrating their NFC-enabled products and services. Presentations will include:

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