After its significant contributions to the Java Card API 2.0 specification, the Java Card Forum has agreed with JavaSoft on the specification of the Java Card API 2.1. The main topics included in the Java Card API v2.1 are object sharing between applets, transient objects, cryptography API, file system management and byte code format. Java with such a wide acceptance between card manufacturers, card issuers and customers is definitely a major step for the smart card industry . Strongly endorsed by Sun Microsystems,Inc., creator of the Java language and the Java Card API, the Java Card Forum is opened to Java licencees and has been joined by major hardware and software companies. It is based on Java and the Java Virtual Machine concept, a popular object-oriented software platform, which belongs to Sun.
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