SCM Microsystems, Inc and Toppan Forms Co., Ltd join the Forum as Principal members. At the Associate level, new members are Bond Communications, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cherry GmbH, Ecrio, Inc., Ericsson AB, Fuji Electric Holdings, Co. Ltd., Hypercom Corporation, IBM, KPN, Logomotion s.r.o., Over-C, Mobicom Corporation, Payter Holding BV, Sasken Communications, SOFTBANK Corp., Swisscom Mobile AG, UPEK Inc., Wireless Dynamics, Inc., and Wireless Payment Services LP. In addition, Auto-ID Labs ETH Zurich/St. Gallen, Industrial Technology Research Institute, ITSO Ltd, Transport for London, and WIMA Monaco Mediax join as Non-Profit members. „“We are very excited about the strong increase in membership of the NFC Forum,““ said Gerhard Romen, chairman of the NFC Forum Marketing Committee. „“It reflects the growing commercial interest in NFC technology, it underscores the leadership role of the NFC Forum in fostering the commercial adoption of NFC technology, and it brings new perspectives and energy to the NFC ecosystem, which thrives on collaboration. For all of these reasons, we are delighted to welcome our new members to the Forum.““ The new NFC Forum members join a prestigious group of major players in their respective industries, including Sponsor-level members HP, MasterCard International, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Panasonic, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony Corporation, and Visa International. rcassidy@virtualmgmt.com www.nfc-forum.org