The three finalists for the 2014 RFID Journal Award for Best NFC Deployment were selected by an independent panel of judges. Each company was invited to make a presentation at RFID Journal LIVE! 2014. The three finalists were:
- Post Foods, for its use of NFC cards to engage customers and generate brand loyalty at a summer concert series
- RPH Engineering, for a system of locking firearms for safety and allowing owners to open the box using an NFC tag
- Zebra Technologies, for a solution that employs NFC technology to enable printer buyers to quickly access technical support documents