January 4, 2007 – Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd., one of the world’s leading smart card manufacturers, announced today that it has joined the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum, a non-profit industry association advancing the use of NFC technology, as an Associate Member. http://www.nfc-forum.org/member_companies/associate/

The NFC Forum, www.nfc-forum.org, was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. The Forum’s mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's 100+ global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery.The NFC technology is the widely considered as one of the most significant trend for the future smart card industry development.

Our company has some accumulated technology experience and professional R&D team on the NFC product development, now we have the ability to supply the NFC product and solution. Joining the NFC Forum offers us an opportunity to gain momentum as a provider of NFC-enabled smart cards for end users and the opportunity to be involved in the specification development, get the industry latest news and work more closely with our industry partners. At the same time, Eastcompeace's participation in the Forum will allow us to better serve our customers' need for smart, secure and multi-application cards with advanced technology.