At JavaOne, Bull Shows Ingenico Terminals Containing First Worldwide Implementation of Sun's K Virtual Machine.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1999-- Java Technology Becomes Available On Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Devices With Very Small Footprint Bull demonstrated the first worldwide implementation of K virtual machine (KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse ), formally known as project Kjava, on an Ingenico EFT-POS terminal at Sun Microsystems' booths at the JavaOne conference here. An early version of the KVM has been implemented on Amadeo EFT-POS terminal products (16-bit based), developed by Ingenico Telesincro. Java technology is especially valuable for writing applications or modules intended to be used in multi-application environments on various platforms with different operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . But the Java platform Running Java programs under the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Java "platform" refers to the running of Java programs versus Java itself, which is a programming language. Java programs are machine independent and run intact on any hardware platform that has a Java interpreter (JVM). , in its standard form, requires much more memory and processor power than most currently embedded devices can provide. Sun, Bull and Ingenico Telesincro R&D teams have succeeded in making Java technology available on the very small footprint EFT-POS platforms in use today (i.e.; with 8-, 16- or 32-bit processors and with available memory of 128 KB to 1MB). "This achievement will accelerate and facilitate the development and deployment of new applications for terminals," said David Levy David Levy may refer to:
(Electronic Funds Transfer) The transfer of money from one account to another by computer. See ACH. EFT - electronic funds transfer terminals, will require that new applications be written only once, and developed in such a way that they can be downloaded and run on any device, whatever its manufacturer." "We are delighted to have Bull show the very first payment terminal including a K virtual machine at JavaOne," said Patrice Peyret, director of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Consumer and Embedded. "With new payment means and consumer loyalty schemes being offered by retail merchants to their customers, there is an increasing need to make payment terminals more easily programmable and remotely manageable. We believe that the Java technology offers the best combination of security, programmability and manageability, while providing an ideal bridge between the retail and Internet world. Bull has been very forward-thinking with the prototyping of its K virtual machine in the Amadeo terminal." "This success demonstrates Bull's know-how in Java technology thanks to its research and development team based in the Silicon Valley", said Philippe Cambriel, director marketing & sales, Bull Smart Cards & Terminals. "As a JavaCard and JavaOS licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. , Bull has considerable expertise in Java technology. In this field, Bull has developed commercial products such as the Odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer. Odyssey Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Epic Odyssey card and the SIM Rock'n Tree card." Silicon Valley Team "The proximity of our team in Foster City, Calif., with Sun's headquarters has enabled close technical exchange with the authors of the Java technology, and allowed us to make quick progress in evaluating possible architectures", said Christian Goire, director of advanced projects for Bull Smart Cards & Terminals and president of the Java Card A smart card that contains Java applets. Several applets can be stored in the card, and new ones can be added after issuance to the customer. See Java. Forum. The Amadeo terminals shown at JavaOne with the early version of K virtual machine also contain a full implementation of Visa's Open Platform Terminal Framework (OPTF). OPTF is a multi-application framework, specified by Visa, that enables developers to write portable payment application modules independent of platform-specific peripheral architectures. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Philip Yen, senior vice president, Emerging Products, Visa International, "This is a significant achievement and another major step that will, ultimately, help Visa member banks and merchants to take advantage of the benefits provided by smart card technology. Combined with the Open Platform Terminal Framework, the K virtual machine will significantly increase opportunities for cardholders to use their Visa cards in a wide variety of different devices and to have a wide choice of both payment and non payment functions." Bull/Ingenico In December 1998, Bull and Ingenico merged their payment terminal activities under an agreement whereby Bull would exchange its interests in this activity against shares from Ingenico. With this agreement, Ingenico is now number two supplier worldwide for payment terminals and Bull its lead shareholder with 29,6% of the capital. "Bull's R&D success with Sun, combined with Ingenico's strong market position in POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale terminals, is a perfect example of the synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. between our two companies that led to the agreement last December to combine Bull's POS operations with Ingenico," said Gerard Compain, managing director of Ingenico. "Now this work will be led by a joint Bull/Ingenico team trying to combine the strength of Ingenico Unicapt(TM) smart card EFT architecture with the portability of Java technology. Ingenico is by far the first company in the payment world to have interest in supporting Java technology because some of our customers are already asking for it". About Bull Smart Cards & Terminals Bull Smart Cards & Terminals is the industry leader in the field of secured financial transactions. Bull designs, develops and markets global smart card solutions for financial, loyalty, transport, telecommunications, healthcare and other applications. Products include contact-contactless cards plus a full range of general purpose and EFT/POS terminals, automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. , as well as associated software and services. Bull Smart Cards & Terminals is the acknowledged industry leader in research, development and security related to smart cards & related terminals. The company is also the worldwide leader in electronic purse cards. Since inventing the microprocessor smart card in 1976, Bull has obtained more than 1,200 patents in the field, and has received certification for smart card security that is the highest level ever achieved by a smart card. In 1998, Bull Smart Cards & Terminals earned revenues of 1450 million of FF ($280 million). By relying on Bull international network, the division achieves 80% of the revenue abroad with a strong position in Europe (80%). More information on these activities can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.cp8.bull.net. About Bull Bull is an international I.T. group based in Europe with 20,000 people and operations in nearly 100 countries. In 1998, Bull earned revenues of $4.3 billion including over 65% outside of France, its country of origin. Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and I.T. services, through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners and its own integration expertise. In its industry, Bull is recognized for innovative products including Escala family of open servers, smart cards and software such as OpenMaster for secure management of systems and networks. In I.T. services, Bull is ranked in Europe as the third largest systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. and fifth in maintenance and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Information on Bull is available at: http://www.bull.com. CP8 is a trademark of Bull S.A. OpenMaster is a registered of Bull S.A. 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