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Some tools are used in stages in the life cycle of a smart card outside the software development stagepersonalization tools, hardware diagnostic tools, and prototyping systems, for examplethat can also be handy during the software development stage. For the sake of completeness, some of these are listed in Table 6.11.
Product | Company | Telephone | WWW | |
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AviSIM OTA System | AU-Systems | +468 726-7500 | www.ausys.com | ahg@ausys.se |
AviSIM Personalization System | AU-Systems | +468 726-7500 | www.ausys.com | ahg@ausys.se |
AviSIMPOS | AU-Systems | +468 726-7500 | www.ausys.com | ahg@ausys.se |
DataCard 150I Personalization SDK | DataCard | +1 617 988 1763 | www.datacard.com | mark_iverson @datacasrd.com |
The Dumb Mouse | cuba.xs4all.nl /~hip/dumbmouse .html | |||
Execution Analyser | Ashling | +353 61 334466 | www.ashling.com | ashling@iol.ie |
GePeto - SIM Personalization | Schlumberger | +33 1 4746 6869 | www.slb.com/et/ | louis@montrouge .ts.slb.com |
HII 7 X 24 EFT Transaction System | Halcyon | +1 206 746-4361 | www.halcyon.com/hii | hii@halcyon.com |
Inverse Reader | Digicash | +31 20 592-9999 | www.digicash.com | info@digicash.nl |
ROM Prototyping Card | Ashling | +353 61 334466 | www.ashling.com | ashling@iol.ie |
Smart Card Analyzer and Manipulator | www.cypherpunks.to/scard/ | |||
Smart Card Probes | Ashling | +353 61 334466 | www.ashling.com | ashling@iol.ie |
UbiQlink Personalization System | Ubiq | +1 612 912-9401 | www.ubiqinc.com | dtusie@ubiqinc.com |
National and international standards define smart card interfaces. ISO has specified one interface to the smart card. ETSI has defined another, SEIS a third. There are also industry-specific standards for both smart cards and smart card readers and terminals. With all of this standards activity, youd think that seamless smart card interoperability could be assumed.
Most smart card systems have, however, been closed systems, consisting of a specific card from a card manufacturer working with a specific terminal from a terminal manufacturer. Sometimes the same company manufactured both the card and the reader. As a result, standard-specified, paper interoperability has rarely been subjected to a reality check. As we move from closed smart card systems with proprietary components to open smart card systems with inter-changeable parts, surprisingly we are discovering that conscientious people have interpreted the many standards differently and that there is a need for additional discussion and specification.
Smart card software reflects this transitory situation. Most smart card development kits are still card and reader specific. Some have externalized the card and reader descriptions so that the buyer of the kit can adapt the software to new cards and readers. There are also architectures operating system extensions such as OpenCard and PC/SC coming along that localize card and reader differences and provide the foundation to build card- and reader-independent applications.
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