RFID plus Near Field Communication (NFC): Going beyond the internet of things

Trevor Crotch-Harvey is Sales Director for Innovision Research & Technology plc. He joined Innovision in 2001, after 4 years as Regional Director, EMEA for Motorola¡¯s Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division. He has 10 years experience in the smart card industry and has an in depth understanding of projects in such fields as Transport, e-Payments, Telephony, and Access Control. He made the transition to the RFID industry in the belief that it will experience the same explosive growth seen by smart cards. In addition to his Innovision role, he chairs Working Group 8 of the UK¡¯s Transport Card Forum ¨C Low Cost Smart Tickets. He was appointed to the Board of Innovision in May 2003.

Innovision Research & Technology plc is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Design Services Company specialising in the design, development and licensing of low-cost RFID solutions in the consumer, medical, pharmaceutical and transport sectors.

 

A world-class custom Integrated Circuit (IC) design group maintains Innovision R&T¡¯s position at the forefront of RFID innovation, delivering both standards-compliant and customised solutions that add features and functionality to products and offer real competitive advantage.

 

Innovision R&T has recently applied its design expertise and RFID experience in developing the world¡¯s smallest and lowest cost tag and reader solutions. JewelTM and ioTM deliver low-cost standards-compatible RFID functionality to a wide range of cross-sector applications, opening up brand new global markets and opportunities for new product development.