Cable's solution to this is middleware software originally called OpenCable Application Platform ( OCAP) and more recently renamed to simply: OpenCable.

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The QNX CAR application platform from QNX Software Systems is a comprehensive, pre-integrated software stack designed to help automotive companies reduce the time and effort of building highly sophisticated and connected infotainment systems.

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The real carrot is the managed services and software on top of a Cloud platform and application layer.

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Because the Android platform itself has not been modified, standard Android application software can be used normally.

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Crucially, the case focuses not on using the Java programming language itself, but rather the use of 37 application programming interfaces (APIs) which help developers create software on the platform.

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The system provides a platform for continuous network improvement through the application of new and enhanced software development.

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Microsoft has its own application platform, called Azure, and Citrix offers its own line of virtualization software.

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OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) would allow the cable company to download the same software to every CableCARD 2.0 host device regardless of the manufacturer.

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You are going to have companies that are not used to dealing with mobile technology, software development, application development, regulatory issues, security, and control, trying to scale an M2M platform on a global basis.

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