RFID Tag incorporates multiple security features.

Press Release Summary:



Suited for various NFC and ticketing applications, RaceTrack NFC RFID product is ISO 14443A-compliant and comes with NXP's Mifare UL C IC. It also has 1.77 x 2.99 in. antenna and is compatible in applications using tags with earlier generation versions of NXP's Mifare ICs. In addition to 1,536-bit EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read-only memory), product offers security features such as 3DES authentication and cloning protection.



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UPM Raflatac Introduces a New NFC RFID Tag with Enhanced Security Features



(UPM Raflatac, Tampere, 12 February 2009 at 15:30) - UPM Raflatac is introducing a new RaceTrack NFC RFID product with outstanding global performance and security features. The ISO 14443A compliant product has been enhanced with NXP's Mifare UL C integrated circuit.

The RaceTrack NFC product offers a 1536-bit programmable read-only memory which is electronically erasable (EEPROM), 3DES authentication and cloning protection. These new features make the RaceTrack NFC tag an excellent choice for various NFC and ticketing applications. RaceTrack NFC is also compatible in applications using tags with earlier generation versions of NXP's Mifare integrated circuits.

UPM Raflatac is constantly enhancing its product offering to guarantee customers can choose the very best products for their RFID implementations.

"The improved memory capacity and introduction of enhanced security features enable completely new possibilities for our customers worldwide," says Mr Samuli Stramberg, Vice President, Marketing, UPM Raflatac, RFID.

The new RaceTrack NFC product is currently available.

RaceTrack NFC
- Antenna size 45 x 76 mm / 1.77 x 2.99"
- General purpose product suitable for a wide variety of low cost, high security NFC and ticketing applications

For further information, please contact:
Mr Samuli Stramberg, Vice President, Marketing, RFID, UPM Raflatac, +358 40 740 9588

About UPM Raflatac
UPM Raflatac, part of UPM's Engineered Materials business group, is one of the world's leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials and the world's number one producer of HF and UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and inlays. UPM Raflatac has a global service network consisting of 14 factories on five continents and a broad network of sales offices and slitting and distribution terminals worldwide. UPM Raflatac employs 2,700 people and made sales of approximately EUR 1 billion (USD 1.4
billion) in 2007. Further information is available at www.upmraflatac.com.

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