Since its founding in 2004, the NFC Forum has drawn market-leading organizations from around the world to its membership roster as momentum builds for the adoption and implementation of Near Field Communication technology. NTT DoCoMo, Inc., joins Sponsor members HP, MasterCard International, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Panasonic, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony Corporation, and Visa International. NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves about 53 million customers, including 40 million people subscribing to FOMA, launched as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode, the world’s most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 47 million people. DoCoMo handsets utilize Sony’s FeliCa contactless IC card technology to offer the advanced i-mode service, Osaifu-Keitai. With the addition of NTT DoCoMo’s Sponsor membership, the NFC Forum Board is composed of representatives from industries across all layers of the NFC ecosystem, including semiconductors, mobile devices, network operators, financial services, IT, and consumer electronics. rcassidy@virtualmgmt.com www.nfc-forum.org