Java 2 SDK for Solaris Developer's Guide

JavaTM Web Start Product

The Java Web Start product is a new application-deployment technology that is bundled with J2SE 1.4.0. With Java Web Start, you launch applications simply by clicking on a Web page link. If the application is not present on your computer, Java Web Start automatically downloads all necessary files. It then caches the files on your computer so the application is always ready to be relaunched anytime you want -- either from an icon on your desktop or from the web-page link. For more information, see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/jws/index.html.