05 February 2012

Contactless applications for 2012 Olympics

I was at the CI spring conference last week representing Zeus, a group of companies (see footnotes) working hard to keep contactless technologies on the 2012 Olympics roadmap. LOGOC’s Paul Williamson was also there and brought a healthy chunk of realism to the conversation. He kept us focussed with a reminder that the Olympic Games is a sporting event designed to entertain people. It lasts just two weeks and there’s little point in putting expensive infrastructure in place for core applications – like ticketing – when there are highly cost effective lower tech solutions that are fit for purpose.

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0 Comments. Posted by Neil 09 April 2009

Mobile Application Pain – An Antedote

When you work with NFC all day, it's easy to get hung up on the more complex solutions - like payments & ticketing and vouchers. These services will certainly be the driving force for getting the infrastructure in place. But what I'm really looking forward to seeing is how NFC will solve some of the more basic challenges - like getting applications onto your phone.

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