Neowave is getting a lot of media attention, and they are also involved indirectly in an interesting project, Live Token.
The idea is to put together a USB token containing a Linux distro and a smart card that will be used to provide security services, for encryption, authentication, and more. The idea definitely looks good: a self-contained Operating System with embedded smart card security (at least, there should be no problem addressing this smart card). To make it better, they intend to put a card that supports Java Card there, and we could imagine an API. Just add Java Card 3.0, and this would look quite perfect.
I definitely wish them the best for this project.
Live Token(1) is indeed a Java Card only project since we need the openness of the Muscle Card applet(2).
Live Linux distros jumped from CDs to USB keys (flash Memory) but it is still hard today to find an USB product with built-in smart Card reader AND mass storage…
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Fred
(1)
http://www.livetoken.com
(2)
http://www.linuxnet.com/musclecard/index.html