Features and Benefits

Java Plug-in 1.2 includes the following features and benefits:

• Full JDK 1.2 support -- Enables you to develop and deploy applets, taking full advantage of JDK 1.2 features and functionality such as the security model, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), JavaBeans, signed applets, and the Java Native Interface (JNI).

• Full Java Compatibility Kit (JCK) test suite compliance -- JRE 1.2.1_03 is fully compliant with the JCK test suite.

• Future-ready JDK architecture -- Java Plug-in's architecture makes it easy for Sun to provide new JDK features and functionality to Solaris desktops more quickly than ever before.

• Full proxy support -- Provides full support for both manual and automatic proxy configuration in Navigator. Supports HTTPS (SSL), FTP, and Gopher protocols.

• Java Foundation Classes (JFC) 1.1 support -- Supports Java Foundation Classes 1.1, including the Swing GUI components.

• Updated Java Plug-in Control Panel -- Includes an updated Java Plug-in Control Panel, written using JFC 1.1.