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JNetStart
JNetStart allows the user to launch a Java Swing application deployed on a remote location.
The difference between JNetStart and standard Java technologies is the granularity
of the components downloaded in the startup process. The JNetStart client is a secure network
class loader that loads classes and resources on the client computer on demand rather than
the application jar files. Large Swing applications can be launched in seconds providing a user
experience closer to web applications.
Concept
Using JNetStart involves the following steps:
- The application developer provides the jar files of the application;
- The jar files are deployed on the JNetStart server under a remote application name;
- The remote application is started by the server administrator;
- The application developer provides a web page with a link to the remote application;
- The user loads the page into the browser and starts the application by
clicking on the application link.
JNetStart Components
JNetStart is comprised of the following components:
- The JNetStart Server where the applications are deployed;
- Internet Explorer JNetStart plugin used to start frame applications using the IE browser;
- Firefox plugin for Windows used to start frame applications using the Firefox browser;
- JNetStart bootstrap applet used for running Java Applets;
- The Accendia Browser is a generic client that loads and runs Swing Applets. Because a Java Runtime
Environment is deployed with the browser this makes an excelent solution for Java deployment
for the purpose of running application clients.
Required Components
The following software is required to run JNetStart:
- JRE 1.6 or later must be installed on the Windows client in order to be able to start
clients using Internet Explorer or Firefox.
- JRE 1.6 is already included in the installation package for Windows and it is used to run the
server and the Accendia Browser. A JNetStart installation tar file is provided for all other platforms
and a JRE for the platform must be also installed and the Java binaries directory must be added to the PATH.
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