What is the Value added to the Web?

Richer utility and look and feel for Web pages (live Web pages aka Java-powered pages)
Applets can connect to services other than Web sites (httpd)
Opportunity to transform the Web into a computing platform

Detailed Description:

"What is Java's value to the Web? Java provides a richer look and feel for Web pages. It also provides applets that allow us to do connections to services besides just HTTP for website access. Finally, web-based computing provides many opportunities. Let's look at each of these."