A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser ...

Java Web Start can make deploying Java apps a breeze, but it may prevent those apps from accessing needed resources. Find out how to use Java Network Launching Protocol and application signing to ...

Java Web Start allows you to deploy full-featured applications using your Web browser, bypassing complex installation procedures. See if Web Start is right for your build and deployment process. In ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Java Web Start is a great technology for deploying lightweight client applications. It even supports automatic updates. One of Web Start's less understood features is the ...

A flaw in the Java Web Start platform could be exploited to allow any Java applet to read, write and run on the affected machine. The flaw is in the way Java applications are handled in the “sandbox.” ...

Oracle has announced that the days of the Java browser plugin are numbered, with its deprecation set for the upcoming Java Development Kit 9 release and its removal slated for a future release. The ...

Sun Microsystems (www.sun.com) kicked off a renewed push for Java as a Web client with the release this week of Java Web Start 1.0, software that automates the process of deploying and managing client ...

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AS WEB SERVICES move from promise to reality, developers need tools that can help them decrease the technology ramp-up time and speed up deployment to keep costs in check. A new development framework ...