Common Scenarios
In this section, we will briefly describe the possible options, depending on the type of communication channel between the deployment server and the client platform.
Web-Based Deployment
In this section, we will discuss application deployment via the Internet. This scenario is potentially the most difficult to face for Java developers because of several reasons:
The first-time installation problem is quite critical, especially when connection bandwidth or reliability is an issue.
A high degree of control on end-users is required. That is, given the high cost of the first-time installation (from an end-user perspective), Java-deployed applications tend to be disadvantaged compared with other native deployment solutions.
A greater ...
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