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Canon, HP and Yahoo! Japan join the NFC Forum as Principal members

Wednesday 27 June 2012 10:20 CET | News

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association whose aim is to advance the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has added Canon, HP and Yahoo! Japan as its Principal members.

Principal membership is the second-highest level of membership in the NFC Forum, with each Principal member entitled to appoint a voting representative to each of the Technical, Ecosystem and Compliance Committees and Working Groups. Principal members may also designate individuals to run for positions leading Committees or Working Groups and they may propose initiatives and contribute to the development of Forum deliverables. As Principal members, organizations may also participate in the NFC Forum testing and certification program using their own in-house test labs.

The NFC Forum was launched in 2004 by mobile communications, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies.


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