【产通社，12月8日讯】NFC论坛（NFC Forum）消息，全球芯片巨头巨头——英特尔公司（Intel Corporation）已经从原来的主任会员（Principal member）升级为赞助级会员（Sponsor level）。赞助级会员是最高级别，可以在NFC的董事会拥有席位，参与NFC论坛的管理。
  
此外，最近还有10位新的准会员（Associate）、实施者会员（Implementer members）、非牟利会员（Non-Profit member）加入。他们分别是：
4个新的准会员：百佳泰（Allion Test Labs, Inc.）、华为技术（Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd.）、Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation、Polar Electro Oy； 
5个新的实施者会员：Állami Nyomda Plc.、Athena Smartcard Solutions、GN Netcom A/S、Johnson Controls Inc.、RICOH Company, Ltd.；
1个新的非牟利会员：University of Applied Sciences, HES-SO Valais。

查询进一步信息，请访问http://www.nfc-forum.org/join/, 了解NFC会员名单，请访问http://www.nfc-forum.org/member_companies/. 
 
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About Near Field Communication Technology

NFC technology makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a touch.

A standards-based connectivity technology, NFC harmonizes today's diverse contactless technologies, enabling current and future solutions in areas such as access control, consumer electronics, healthcare, information collection and exchange, loyalty and coupons, payments, and transport.

NFC technology is supported by the world's leading communication device manufacturers, semiconductor producers, network operators, IT and services companies, and financial services organizations.  NFC is compatible with hundreds of millions of contactless cards and readers already deployed worldwide. 

About the NFC Forum 

The NFC Forum was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor, and consumer electronics companies. The Forum's mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's 160+ global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and device capability.

The NFC Forum's Sponsor members, which hold seats on the Board of Directors, include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: Barclaycard, Broadcom Corporation, INSIDE Secure, Intel, MasterCard Worldwide, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Samsung, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Visa Inc.