<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
(	O
previously	O
TikiTag	B-Device
)	O
was	O
an	O
RFID	B-Application
service	O
for	O
consumers	O
,	O
application	O
developers	O
and	O
operators/enterprises	O
created	O
by	O
Alcatel-Lucent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
could	O
use	O
RFID	B-Application
tags	I-Application
to	O
trigger	O
what	O
touchatag	B-Device
called	O
Applications	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
include	O
opening	O
a	O
webpage	O
,	O
sending	O
a	O
text	O
message	O
,	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
running	O
a	O
custom	O
application	O
created	O
through	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
API	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
application	O
developer	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
applications	O
were	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
NFC	O
enabled	O
phones	O
like	O
the	O
Nokia	O
6212	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TikiTag	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
was	O
rebranded	O
to	O
touchatag	B-Device
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
also	O
sold	O
RFID	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
starter	O
package	O
with	O
1	O
USB	O
RFID	B-Application
reader	O
and	O
10	O
RFID	B-Application
tags	I-Application
(	O
stickers	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
client	O
software	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Vista	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.4	O
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
was	O
carried	O
by	O
Amazon.com,	O
ThinkGeek	O
,	O
Firebox.com	O
and	O
getDigital.de	O
along	O
with	O
Touchatag	B-Device
's	O
own	O
Online	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
also	O
marketed	O
their	O
products	O
 '	O
underlying	O
technology	O
for	O
enterprise	O
and	O
operator	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
announced	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Belgacom	O
PingPing	O
on	O
jointly	O
developing	O
the	O
contactless	O
market	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
commercial	O
pilot	O
with	O
Accor	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Touchatag	B-Device
team	O
has	O
announced	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
inviting	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
a	O
similar	O
open	O
source	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
Of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
service	O
"	O
which	O
itself	O
has	O
no	O
apparent	O
activity	O
since	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
's	O
core	O
offering	O
was	O
the	O
touchatag	B-Device
service	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
application	O
correlation	O
service	O
"	O
and	O
allowed	O
tag	O
,	O
reader	O
and	O
application	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
consumers	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
interface	O
allowed	O
to	O
link	O
RFID	B-Application
tags	I-Application
(	O
and	O
2D	O
barcode	O
tags	O
,	O
more	O
precisely	O
QR	O
Code	O
)	O
to	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
businesses	O
,	O
this	O
ACS	O
was	O
extended	O
with	O
an	O
RFID/NFC	O
tag	O
and	O
reader	O
catalogue	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
like	O
loyalty	O
,	O
interactive	O
advertising	O
and	O
couponing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchatag	B-Device
hardware	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
its	O
makers	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
registration	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
no	O
apparent	O
activity	O
since	O
2011	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	O
client	O
from	O
the	O
association	O
that	O
works	O
on	O
Linux	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
web	O
service	O
from	O
touchatag	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
library	O
from	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
read	O
from	O
multiple	O
touchatag	B-Device
readers	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
