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 ...

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.

Web Start was positioned as a way to make it easier to get Java applications running on end-user machines. Web Start has done that somewhat, and with its inclusion in all Java 1.4 VM downloads, it ...

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 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).

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 ...

To install Java, navigate to the Java download page with the Web browser you want to use to open the JNLP file, and then click "Agree and Start Free Download." It's recommended that you disable ...

Java Web Start downloads the entire application if the application was not previously downloaded. If the application is currently on the client, but out of sync with the server, only new or ...