Gemalto has been ranked at the top of the latest Contactless Inlay Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.

Inside Contactless and SMARTRAC N.V. claimed the second and third spots in the company's most recent evaluation of worldwide contactless inlay vendors.

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors' positions in specific markets.

Vendors are assessed by ABI Research on the important parameters of "innovation" and "implementation" across several criteria, unique to each vendor matrix.

For the evaluation of contactless inlay vendors, relevant Innovation criteria included: product and manufacturing innovation; key roles in developing and expanding the market through industry leadership and knowledge transfer; global applicability of offerings; and breadth of offerings for this product category. Implementation criteria included: perceived share of target and overall addressable markets; sales and support capabilities; breadth of vertical markets and applications served; and cross-regional acceptance.

To view a list of the top five firms in this Vendor Matrix, please visit Contactless Inlay Vendor Matrix. Registration on the ABI Research website (free) is required. Access to the rankings and profiles of all companies surveyed is available to clients of ABI Research.

This Vendor Matrix forms part of ABI Research's Mobile and Contactless Commerce Research Service. For a list of all ABI Research Vendor Matrices, please visit The ABI Research Vendor Matrix.

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