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 ...

Sun debuts Java Web Start The software allows users to launch Java applications without worrying about browser compatibility Written by Grant DuBois, Contributor March 15, 2001 at 1:26 a.m. PT ...

Java Web Start downloads the entire application if the application was not previously downloaded. If the application is currently on the client, only new or changed resources are downloaded.

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. Contrast with Java applets ...

Alternatively, the user can start the application from a link on a web page that points to the same URL/JNLP file combination; i.e., the original version from the website.

Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Even the system environment variables are filtered. The Web Start application sandbox is a close cousin to the original applet sandboxes, with a few modifications found in Java 1.2 SecurityManager.

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 ...

Since JNLP files are simply Java Web Start files that open applications through an Internet browser, any browser that works in Windows 8.1 will open a JNLP file as long as you have Java installed.

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 ...