I used Java Web Start on a recent project and our end-users loved it!
Java Web Start takes care not only of transparent downloading and installing of the Java client application, but can also update the cache with a new version of the client, as soon as it is posted on the Web Server.
No more making sure that 1000 users installed their new version of software correctly (or at all!)
"The last decade witnessed the largest turnaround in American manufacturing since the last world war. No longer does American companies settle for inferior products. Look at the cars that Chysler makes today and compare it to the junk it made 14 years ago. Lee Iccoa did make his mark by the emphasis on quality, and many American companies followed suit."
I am sorry but the stock-market economy with its obsession with short-term profits (as opposed to market economy) does not seem to bode well for quality - whether it is cars or software. Management is under enormous pressure to deliver something as quickly as possible. Time to market is everything, quality is a distant factor.
Also, I beg to differ on the competitiveness of American economy. Sure it is doing much better than 20 years ago, but is still has a long way to go. Through annoyingly intense marketing, goods are sold to consumers who don't know any better. Those in the know buy imports (hence the huge trade deficit)
If you read the latest (just published)J.D. Power Initial Quality Report for automobiles, Chrysler-made (excluding the Daimler side) cars are nowhere to be seen. If I were the CEO of Chrysler, instead of giving myself yet another ridiculously enormous bonus, I would be hard at work to resolve the quality issues before the hard times come (and they will).
Ordered 5 CDs from CDNow on Dec 12. All items were claimed to be in stock. The order did not ship until Dec 15 (why?). It is after Xmas and I am still waiting... -- Jacek
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I used Java Web Start on a recent project and our end-users loved it!
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Java Web Start takes care not only of transparent downloading and installing of the Java client application, but can also update the cache with a new version of the client, as soon as it is posted on the Web Server.
No more making sure that 1000 users installed their new version of software correctly (or at all!)
Java Web Start comes with the latest JRE.
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-- Jacek
"The last decade witnessed the largest turnaround in American manufacturing since the last world war. No longer does American companies settle for inferior products. Look at the cars that Chysler makes today and compare it to the junk it made 14 years ago. Lee Iccoa did make his mark by the emphasis on quality, and many American companies followed suit."
I am sorry but the stock-market economy with its obsession with short-term profits (as opposed to market economy) does not seem to bode well for quality - whether it is cars or software. Management is under enormous pressure to deliver something as quickly as possible. Time to market is everything, quality is a distant factor.
Also, I beg to differ on the competitiveness of American economy. Sure it is doing much better than 20 years ago, but is still has a long way to go. Through annoyingly intense marketing, goods are sold to consumers who don't know any better. Those in the know buy imports (hence the huge trade deficit)
If you read the latest (just published)J.D. Power Initial Quality Report for automobiles, Chrysler-made (excluding the Daimler side) cars are nowhere to be seen. If I were the CEO of Chrysler, instead of giving myself yet another ridiculously enormous bonus, I would be hard at work to resolve the quality issues before the hard times come (and they will).
-- Jacek
Ordered 5 CDs from CDNow on Dec 12. All items were claimed to be in stock. The order did not ship until Dec 15 (why?). It is after Xmas and I am still waiting... -- Jacek