FIME certifies that Qatar National Bank's NFC payments solution meets MasterCard PayPass specifications

Palaiseau, France – FIME, a global consulting and market integration tester for smart devices and secure chip-based applications, has certified Qatar National Bank’s contactless mobile payments system for compliance with MasterCard® PayPass™ specifications. The pilot project, which began roll-out in March this year, is Qatar’s first near field communication (NFC) payments initiative.

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NetSuite's new Commerce-as-a-Service designed to deliver unified platform for M2M business models

San Francisco, CA, USA — NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a vendor of cloud-based business management software suites, has launched its NetSuite ‘Commerce as a Service’ (CaaS) platform. This is designed for businesses to manage their interactions with other businesses and directly with consumers

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Thereby hangs a tail: What downtime can co$t and how to avoid it

There’s a pet store not far from my house, writes Peter Dunn, and with four cats and a dog, I find myself there fairly often. It’s a busy place – according to the manager, it’s their highest volume store in the country. And typically, shopping there is a quick and pleasant experience. However, twice in

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Vodafone Case Studies: Real-world examples of putting these technologies to work

Vodafone foresees ‘trillions’ of connected devices and has provided machine-to-machine connectivity for its customers around the world

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