Understanding the basics of Web Start Part one of this series covered the basics of Sun’s Java Web Start technology, including concepts and the packaging of applications for Web Start deployment.

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.

The Java Web Start installation provides demonstrations of applications that have a more advanced user interface; such applications are appropriately decoupled from the browser.

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 ...

JRuby is built on Java - so it can make use of Java Web Start to make it easy to deploy JRuby apps. This article walks through the necessary steps for releasing a JRuby app with Java Web Start ...

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 ...

Web Start applications are regular Java applications that are written to the JNLP specification; but there are differences you'll want to know before you head down the JNLP path.

What does Java Web Start actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Moreover, Java Web Start applications can be launched from a simple web link, making them easy to distribute and access. This ease of use is a significant benefit for both developers and end-users.

LeaningTech recently released the second major iteration of CheerpJ. CheerpJ 2.0 may convert Java applications into a mix of HTML, WebAssembly and JavaScript, so that developers can run Java ...