In theory the UltraViolet concept has always been a solution to the problem for digital ownership of high value content however, when requiring so many different industries to support and agree on all aspects of the specifications of such a program, it can often feel like getting nations to agree on the Kyoto Protocol.
And with their aggressive launch program they are clearly over-reaching themselves both in terms of the launch marketing and the specifications they can deliver to their products.
The NFC Forum Certification Program gives device manufacturers a means of establishing their products' compliance with the NFC Forum's technical specifications.
From its inception as the JVX program under then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in 1981, all four services were involved in setting the specifications for and designing the Osprey.