In such a situation, it’s possible to use servlets/JSP to support browsing, while the setup or administration functions are done using Java Web Start to provide a rich user interface.

Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday at Internet World that it is shipping its Java Web Start software, which allows users to launch Java applications without worrying whether the Java platform is ...

"With modern browser vendors working to restrict and reduce plug-in support in their products ... to the plug-in free Java Web Start technology." "Oracle plans to deprecate the Java browser ...

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.

Running on top of the Java 2 platform, Java Web Start caches the programs locally and automatically downloads updates on startup. The Java apps are packaged for deployment using the Java Network ...

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 ...