Connecthings: www.nfctagstore.com Create Your Own NFC Tag

February 16, 2011

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Connecthings launches www.nfctagstore.com for NFC tag customization and delivery

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simple, intuitive and interactive, mobile contactless technologies offer a wide range of services via short distance communication between NFC cell phone and smart label called NFC tag.

A NFC tag is a smart chip label with embedded information which enables an interaction with NFC- enabled mobile phones in order to activate features like initiate calls or open a web site. “Already used in transportation or payment solutions, Connecthings NFC tags offer a wide range of possibilities like gaining loyalty points at participating stores, interacting with street furniture to access information. NFC tags allow to create new interaction with the physical world in a very simple way“ said Laetitia Gazel Anthoine, Connecthings’ CEO.

nfctagstore.com allows everybody to place an order for personalized tags, from its design (picture upload and touch up) to its content (URL, phone number, short messages, vCard, blog address, Twitter account…) and to receive this physical and ready-to-use tags at home. Moreover, small amount of tags can be ordered, allowing professionals to strictly control their needs and optimize their stock.

« When we are talking about NFC, everybody thinks about carriers or banks with strong security stakes. But at Orange’s we also think that NFC technologies have a huge potential to ease the use of mobile services. We found in Connecthings a real know-how company to develop this creative tag service compatible with Citizy* phones, marketed by operators” said Vincent Barnaud , Head of Contactless with Orange.

Used to communicate your phone number to your friends, to show your tribe’s ownership, as humorous wink, reminder, help or service, nfctagstore.com provides an easy, economic and creative way to keep in touch with your community. Customized tags are available on adhesive layer from 4€, all tax included.

Connecthings’ AdTag unified platform designed to manage 2D Codes and NFC tags, enabling a full follow-up, service personalization and statistic access, acts as the foundation of nfctagstore.com

*Note: Cityzi is a full standard NFC ecosystem started by the French players. Cityzi is a brand registered by the AFSCM association.

About Connecthings

Founded in 2007, CONNECTHINGS is the leader in providing NFC tag read and P2P solution. CONNECTHINGS provides a complete solution to add value to the NFC tag reading. From NFC tag customization and delivery to tag server solution, the company’s software solution, AdTag, enables MNO, device manufacturers, public authorities, retailers and brands to create and adapt contextual NFC services, to analysis NFC tags usage and to manage tags and application life cycles. CONNECTHINGS is also providing NFC tag read/write application for Android and java phone. CONNECTHINGS has its headquarters in Paris, France. For further information, please visit www.connecthings.com