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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Browser vendors are moving away from plug-ins. Now Oracle is encouraging developers to migrate Java Applets to the plug-in free Java Web Start technology With browser plug-ins going the way of the ...

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Oracle added a feature in Java that lets companies control what specific Java applets are allowed to run on their endpoint computers, which could help them better manage Java security risks. The new ...