Some JAVA-news:
Java Card(TM) Technology Deployments Taking the Smart Card
5/2/00 5:10:00 AM
Source: PR Newswire
Market by Storm Over 20 Million Java Card Technology-Based Smart Cards Shipped in 1999, Increased Growth Expected In 2000
MIAMI, BOOTH #568, CARDTECH/SECURTECH 2000, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that more than 20
million Java Card(TM) technology-based smart cards were shipped in 1999 and strong growth is anticipated for the year 2000. Demand for incorporation of
Java Card technology was strong across a wide range of industry sectors, including mobile telephony, financial services and government. Java Card
technology licensees have developed more than twenty different smart card products that incorporate the Java Card platform; many are being demonstrated at
CardTech/SecurTech 2000.
"The Java Card platform is the clear leader in the number of multi-application smart cards shipped to date. With the impact of major rollouts such as the
600,000 cell phones per day shipped into the market, many of which use Java technology-enabled SIM cards, I expect the market for the Java
Card platform could well exceed 100 million units in 2000," said Henry Dreifus, President, Dreifus Associates.
Due to Java Card technology's ease of development and widespread deployment, hundreds of applications for numerous industries have been developed
worldwide for the Java Card platform. The Java Card platform's multi-application ability gives the card issuer a broad spectrum of choice to pull from existing
applications including GSM, financial services, Public Key (PK) authentication and others. Java Card technology is also the platform of choice for
emerging technologies such as biometrics and contactless cards. Biometrics, such as fingerprint or face recognition, are increasingly used as an
access control complement to the smart card. Already widely used for mass transit and building access, contactless cards are expected to gain wider
acceptance as they merge with the solutions available as Java Card applets today.
"The large volume of deployed Java Card technology-based smart cards demonstrates the value that Java technology has delivered in the
smart card market," said Peter Cattaneo, business development manager, Java Card Technology. "The Java Card platform's unique combination of
industry-leading technology, true open standards and wide availability from leading suppliers shortens the time-to-market and reduces the risks for business
managers responsible for significant card deployments."
In financial services, the Java Card platform has been widely deployed in combination with GlobalPlatform (formerly known as the Visa Open
Platform). Financial institutions in Europe, Asia and the United States have deployed cards with applets supporting services ranging from stored value, to
EMV debit/credit, to loyalty, to Internet PK authentication.
Government agencies have also expressed strong interest in Java Card technology-based products. For example, in 1999, Citibank issued
multi-application smart cards based on Java Card technology to General Services Administration (GSA) employees. The cards provided a rich set of functions,
including logical access, physical access, property management and e-ticketing/e-boarding. Awards for additional card deployments are anticipated
starting in the middle of 2000.
Another strong market for Java Card technology-enabled products is enterprise authentication. Many enterprises and government agencies are moving their
businesses to the online world. The Java Card platform provides a robust, secure environment for managing PK signing and authentication, as well
as other applications such as legacy login, physical access, e-ticketing and property management.
In 1999, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) issued a standard (GSM 03.19) for integrating GSM Subscriber Identity
Modules (SIM) cards with the Java Card virtual machine. The resulting cards combine the power of Java(TM) technology with the features of SIM Toolkit,
providing GSM operators the capability to deploy a wide range of exciting value added services. GSM operators in Europe and Asia have taken the lead in
offering new services ranging from secure remote banking, to stock trading, to unique dial-back roaming services.
Ralf |
