Smart card chip manufacturers, smart card vendors and Java Card platform implementation providers will welcome the news that Java Card platform specification version 3.0 has been released.

There are two separate editions of the new Java Card 3.0 platform specification: Java Card Platform v.3.0, Classic Edition and Java Card Platform v.3.0, Connected Edition. The Classic Edition targets the most resource-constrained devices, such as credit/debit cards and basic SIMs for mobile handsets. The Connected Edition includes a significantly enhanced execution environment. It also includes a new version of the Java Card Virtual Machine offering developers the ability to use standard tools and techniques, such as the Java Servlet API to create Java Card 3.0 technology-based applications. Both editions are compatible with applications written for previous versions and can leverage the same security features within the platform specification. A detailed list of new features and functions for the Java Card Platform 3.0 specification are available from its release notes.

"The next-generation Java Card technology marks a move from smart cards to smart devices, offering the potential of using one personal and secure device for multiple smart services, while reducing infrastructure costs," says Christian Goire, president of the Java Card Forum. "These smart devices add convenience to every day life and could play a role in everything from reserving a ticket to entering a train station. We're moving from a series of e-applications working on independent devices to a more holistic process enabling 'eDays' to become a reality."

Sun reports that in 2007 alone some 1.2 billion Java Card units have been deployed in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, corporate ID and financial services. Java Card technology providers in those sectors and others, such as service providers, payment associations and government IT agencies, can now leverage the enhanced security and programmability of Java Card Platform 3.0 to build extraordinary applications such as secure, high-speed web services on smart cards and other embedded consumer formats.

"With more than 3.5 billion smart cards shipped to date, Java Card technology is one of the most pervasive computing platforms on Earth," said Eric Klein, vice president of marketing for Java technology at Sun. "This release makes the Java Card platform a web execution engine, capable of serving up applications and content securely from within nearly any device. It's hard to imagine a mobile solution that couldn't be made better, easier to use, or more secure by Java Card technology."

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