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WebStart<\/span><\/a> is a web-based deployment and execution system provided by Sun Microsystems for Java; it is based on the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP), which is an open standard. There are open source alternatives to Java WebStart that use JNLP to control the software lifecycle. You’ll need to install WebStart to try out the demos below – click here<\/a> and start deploying applications over the Internet and Intranet!<\/span><\/p>\n

I gave a PowerPoint lunch and learn on WebStart and JNLP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my programs in WebStart form. They are being served up via PHP scripts because my provider won’t edit their mime.types for the server to add the JNLP type – the scripts redirect the JNLP files to the right mime type. Unfortunately, this means that Internet Explorer users may have problems with some versions of IE – IE doesn’t handle HTTP headers like all the other browsers.<\/span><\/p>\n