The latest Banksys payment terminals use an IBM Java VM custom developed by MicroDoc.

Banksys is Europe's leading provider of payment terminals designed for every type of retail outlet, from large department stores to cafés, restaurants and petrol stations. These terminals deliver the combination of security and ease-of-use that only Banksys can provide.

Banksys’ C-ZAM/SMASH payment terminal was the first such terminal in the world to run on a Java platform - a platform developed by IBM and ported to the Banksys payment terminal by MicroDoc engineers in 2003.
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The C-ZAM/SMASH terminal uses MicroDoc's J9/WSME (WebSphere Micro Edition). The new Java platform can run byte code stored in a ROMized or ready to execute format. This saves RAM memory and greatly improves terminal performance. Class libraries can also be shared among different VM instances.
The C-ZAM/SMASH is available with a GSM mobile telephone card and WAP browser allowing direct communications between field operatives and bases as well as giving remote access to a wide range of information services including terminal updates, record upload and download, etc.
For device specifications, download the C-ZAM/SMASH product brochure.

In 2004 Banksys added a second Java payment terminal to its product line. The C-ZAM/XENTA device is based on the ARM/Samoa Linux Platform and once again, MicroDoc was tapped to develop and port the IBM J9 Virtual Machine to this device.
Both Banksys C-ZAM Java terminals' architectures are fully J2ME certified, opening them up to an enormous number of applications. MicroDoc and IBM engineers carried out over 12,000 test cases in the IBM OTI Labs in Phoenix, Arizona to ensure the robustness of this platform.

For device specifications, download the C-ZAM/XENTA product brochure.

To find out how we can use our experience in VM Customizing & Porting to build a VM for your device, phone the MicroDoc Embedded Projects Hotline on +49 89 551 9690 or send an email to microdoc@microdoc.de