Java Card OpenPlatform

Infobox OS
name = Java Card OpenPlatform



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developer = IBM
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supported_platforms = Java Card
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family = Embedded operating systems
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marketing_target = Smart cards
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working_state = Current
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website = [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/wireless/wecos/jcop40.html JCOP40]

Java Card OpenPlatform (JCOP) is a smart card operating system for the Java Card platform developed by IBM Zürich Research Laboratory.On 31 January 2006 the development and support responsibilities transferred to the IBM Smart Card Technology team in Boeblingen, Germany.Since July 2007 support and development activities for the JCOP operating system on NXP / Philips silicon are serviced by NXP Semiconductors.

The title is originated from standards it comply with:
* Java Card specifications
* GlobalPlatform (formerly known as Open Platform) specifications

A Java Card JCOP has a Java Card Virtual Machine (JCVM) which allows it to run applications written in Java programming language.

External links

* [http://java.sun.com/products/javacard/ Java Card technology page at Sun]
* [http://forum.java.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=23 Java Card Developer Forum at Sun]
* [http://globalplatform.org GlobalPlatform page]
* [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/wireless/wecos/jcop40.html JCOP40 page at IBM]
* [http://www.tetrix-systems.de/security.html Security Software Engineering at Tetrix Systems]
* [http://www.nxp.com/products/identification/index.html NXP Semiconductors]