Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

Oracle adds NFC support to Java Card

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Oracle Corporation has announced that its latest Java Card 3.0.4 platform will include support for NFC to enable secure communication between devices, reports Hothardware.com.

According to Oracle, Java Card enables smart cards and other devices with very limited memory to run small applications, called applets, that employ Java technology. Almost any type of smart card can use Java Card technology, including SIM cards, bank cards, government and health care IDs, smart transit tickets and physical and logical access control credentials.

With added NFC, Java Card will allow machine to machine (M2M) communication between these devices, enabling applications such as mobile payments with a Java Card-enabled SIM, according to Hothardware.com.

Additionally, Oracle has announced a new version of its JavaME mobile operating system, JavaME 7, designed to a smart phone-like experience to feature phones. Presumably, this OS may include Java Card 3.0.4 technology to allow NFC payments and smart card functions.

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