Smart card specialists, Accrington based Universal Smart Cards, has launched an exclusive developer kit for Java Card. The state-of-the-art tool comes as a result of an innovative partnership between Universal Smart Cards and German semiconductor and systems solution manufacturer, Infineon.
Designed to work with the latest Java Card platform from Infineon, the Oracle Java Card OS Edition 2 product incorporates the award-winning microprocessor Infineon SLE78 chip. The kit will be utlilsed by organisations worldwide, with numerous multinational companies already placing orders for the tool.
Some of the key features of the kit include; a premium Omnikey dual interface card reader, three dual interface sample Oracle Java cards, product datasheets, sample applets and the software development kit that allows the user to develop their cards, even though no additional software is necessary.
Paul May, Director of Sales and Marketing, Universal Smart Cards, said: “Utilising sophisticated on-card file management and enhanced data security, the Java Card Applet Development Kit is a great starter package for developing applications such as company ID, payment, logical access, physical access, city cards, transport and ticketing.
“Resulting from a partnership between Universal Smart Cards and Infineon, the Java Card Applet Development Kit is a complete set of tools that allows you to develop, integrate, test and customise Java Card applications, quickly and effectively.”