Isn’t Java Web Start (JWS) supposed to allow web-based distribution of applications? So why would one want to distribute a Java Web Start (JWS) application via CD-ROM? Well, for a number of reasons.

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 applets fuelled Java’s initial growth. The ability to download code over the network and run it on a variety of desktops offering a rich user interaction proved quite compelling. However, Java’s ...

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 ...

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This article originally appeared in Builder AU. Remote clients can access and run applications on their local machines by using the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP). JNLP applications are like ...

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Sun Microsystems has shipped patches to fix a batch of "highly critical" vulnerabilities in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment). The flaws, which affect Windows, Solaris and Linux users, can be ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...

This article provides an overview and introduction to Java Web Start, an exciting new Java application distribution technology and reference implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP ...