Just a comment on the IBM/Gemplus JavaCard ---
>>>>> "jb" == Jean-Paul Billon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jb> In fact you have a wide choice of manufacturers, this is the advantage of
jb> the JavaCard interoperability approach, especially with the new well
jb> specified version 2.1 (but 2.0 cards are still usable to prototype
jb> applications until new 2.1 cards arrive).
jb> 8 bit cards have already good enough performances to support JavaCard for
jb> many interesting applications. The main criteria today are memory available
jb> to store applets and may be cryptographic capababilities. New (available
jb> before 3rd or 4th quarter of this year) JavaCard 2.1 cards with Visa Open
jb> Platform 2.0 will be in a first time only 8 bits cards (if I have well
jb> understood some press release, even Gemplus is planning with IBM a 8 bit
jb> card, some problem with the 32 bit approach?). It seems that all the
jb> main
8 bit JavaCards are just way cheaper, and in mass deployment every dime, every
dollar counts. Why use 32bit if you can do it in 8 bit.
Dirk
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