Building scalable enterprise digital commerce for a global pharma giant
Digital transformation around the e-commerce services across multiple geographies and business divisions for a globally leading pharma company.
Java Web Start is a deployment technology for Java based applications. It is the plumbing between the computer and the Internet that allows the user to launch and manage applications right off the Web. Java Web Start provides easy, one-click activation of applications, and guarantees that you are always running the latest version, eliminating complicated installation or upgrade procedures.
Java Web Start technology provides the same benefits to full-featured applications as HTML-based applications. Its an application deployment solution for the Web, using a full-featured application instead of an HTML-based client so have many benefits:
Traditional applications also have a number of problems. In particular, applications are often complicated to install, and even worse to upgrade. Keeping software up-to-date is typically a major headache.
The trade-off is that you have to download the application the first time. A Java TM technology-based application will require download times in the order of minutes on a typical modem connection. Java Web Start caches all downloaded files locally on the computer. Thus, although the first-time activation cost is higher for applications than for HTML pages, it will be launched instantaneously for the subsequent attempts, since all the required resources are available locally.
Security:
Java Web Start is built on top of the latest Java platform, which provides comprehensive security architecture. Applications launched with Java Web Start will, by default, run in a restricted environment (“sandbox”) with limited access to files and network. Thus, launching applications using Java Web Start maintains system security and integrity.
Java Web Start supports:
Summary:
Java Web Start technology is an ideal companion to HTML-based clients. The ease-of-use for users is virtually identical to HTML clients except for the first-time activation cost and the management and server side requirements for both solutions are the same. Applications written on the Java platform for deployment with Java Web Start are always up-to-date and available.
The trade-off is that you have to download the application the first time. But the subsequent times you launch an application, it will be launched almost instantaneously. e-Zest has taken initiative to explore possible implementation areas and developed protoype for B2B application for chain of real estate brokers in USA.
