SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers, announced today it is the recipient of two major awards for its role as the NFC software solution provider for the Citi Tap and Pay mobile payment pilot in India.

Some US cities are ditching traditional coin-slot parking meters for a new generation of “smart” card-operated ones.

Another regional healthcare network in Spokane, Wash. is starting to use smart card technology, attendees learned during the healthcare track at the joint Smart Card Alliance annual meeting and CTST conference last week.

The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council is off to an exciting start to 2008, with newly elected officers and steering committee, the first in a series of industry roundtables this month, and a new Web site full of educational resources.

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- S.M.A.R.T. Association, Inc.