Current Page: NeXtMidas Training WebStart WebStart Chart
- - | WebStart Chart A quick chart of Java Web Start:
    Purpose | Runs a Java program locally after downloading from a web server
    Browser dependent? | Little or no browser dependency
    Runs on local system? | Yes
    Version-controlled caching of application? | Yes (downloads new version if available)
    Can be launched offline? | Yes
    Can be launched from a web page? | Yes
    Can be embedded in a web page? | No
    Can run native code? | Yes (if available)
    Web Browser Configuration | Browser association for JNLP files (easy for user to do, most browsers will prompt the user to do this)
    Application Performance | Runs as fast as normal application
    Security Issues | Same as stand-alone application