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NFC Pilots and implementations

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Almost every week it seems like a new Near Field Communication pilot is announced. As more and more projects are rolled out Re:ID will keep you up to date on where they are and what they involve.

After the jump find a listing of NFC pilots and deployments that appeared in the Spring issue of Re:ID.

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