Using Java Web Start, it’s possible to design desktop Web clients that provide a rich user experience decoupled from a browser. In this article, I will primarily look at Java Web Start.

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 ...

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 ...

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 is an application-deployment technology that gives you the power to launch full-featured applications with a single click from your Web browser.