Nokia Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics and Sony Corporation established the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum to enable the use of touch-based interactions in consumer electronics, mobile devices, PCs, smart objects and for payment purposes.
Touch-based interactions will enable users to access content and services in an intuitive way by touching smart objects and connecting devices just by holding them
next to each other. The new forum will promote implementation and standardisation of NFC technology to ensure interoperability between devices and services.
Consumers are seeking easier ways to interact with their immediate environment and to enable easy communication between their electronic devices and gain access to services. The vision of the NFC Forum is to enable users to access content and services in an intuitive way. To bring this vision to life, Nokia, Philips and Sony are inviting other leading companies from mobile communications, consumer electronics, chip manufacturing, computing, media and entertainment, telecom and payment services to join the NFC Forum.
"At Philips our focus is giving consumers easy access to information, entertainment and services - NFC does just that," said Scott McGregor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Philips Semiconductors.
"Enabling easy transfer of information between consumer devices from phone numbers to electronic transactions, NFC bridges today's connectivity gap and allows 'connected consumers' to interact with their environment. By pushing the technology with the backing of an industry organisation such as the NFC Forum, NFC will soon open up a range of new opportunities for the consumer."
"Nokia sees touch-based interactions, enabled by Near Field Com