<s>
Xpeak	B-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
device	O
management	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
platform	O
agnostic	O
,	O
initially	O
focused	O
on	O
financial	O
applications	O
but	O
not	O
restricted	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
the	O
same	O
purpose	O
that	O
other	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
like	O
CEN/XFS	B-Application
and	O
J/XFS	B-Application
but	O
is	O
not	O
restricted	O
to	O
one	O
operating	O
system	O
or	O
language	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
works	O
in	O
a	O
client/server	O
model	O
using	O
XML	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
homogenise	O
the	O
communication	O
between	O
the	O
application	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
experiences	O
had	O
with	O
CEN/XFS	B-Application
,	O
J/XFS	B-Application
and	O
JavaPOS	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
standards	O
organization	O
it	O
uses	O
and	O
open	O
source	O
model	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
architecture	O
and	O
tools	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
base	O
the	O
complete	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
solution	O
named	O
Xpeaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xpeak	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
model	O
and	O
participation	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
totally	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
moderated	O
by	O
the	O
R&D	O
Open	O
Source	O
Foundation	O
,	O
participated	O
in	O
equal	O
parts	O
by	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
and	O
Intecna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
code	O
contribution	O
is	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
Cashware	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
companies	O
in	O
devices	O
connectivity	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
standards	O
(	O
CEN/XFS	B-Application
and	O
J/XFS	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
basic	O
classes	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Xpeak	B-Application
Services	O
in	O
Java	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
level	O
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
access	O
to	O
Xpeak	B-Application
Services	O
.	O
</s>
