HID Global and Sony collaborate

November 2010 News

HID Global and Sony Corporation have announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Intent for a strategic partnership to jointly develop an embedded contactless smartcard reader platform for the global PC marketplace. The jointly developed platform will be designed specifically for laptop manufacturers and will encompass Sony and HID Global contactless solutions and a broad range of other widely deployed technologies while supporting specific regional and application needs.

The new embedded reader platform will support Sony’s FeliCa contactless card technology, HID Global’s iCLASS credentials, as well as other broadly adopted technologies. Furthermore, the reader solution will support applications based on Near Field Communication (NFC). Goals for the joint development, including a complete reference design and comprehensive developer support, are focused on minimising product development requirements and speeding time-to-market schedules for PC manufacturers. Plans are in place to provide details and availability later this year.

“We are pleased to be working with Sony to develop a major new laptop-based reader platform for the contactless smartcard market,” said Dr. Tam Hulusi, senior vice president with HID Global. “This partnership leverages Sony’s industry-leading contactless smartcard reader IC experience with HID Global’s widely deployed RFID technology for access control systems, extending the value proposition for contactless smartcard credentials to the PC.”

“HID Global is an ideal partner in Sony’s drive to expand the use of contactless smartcard reader technology, worldwide,” said Izumi Kawanishi, senior general manager with Sony’s FeliCa Business Division. “This partnership is an important element in our program to extend FeliCa and NFC technology into new markets in the US and around the world, across a broad range of platforms ranging from cards to mobile phones and, now, laptop computers.”

HID and Sony are now discussing details of the partnership and finalising a definitive agreement. With this partnership, HID Global and Sony will further expand their product solutions to increase the benefits and convenience of contactless applications globally.





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