The JavaTM 2 platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM) has
revolutionized computing with the introduction of a stable, secure
and feature-complete development and deployment environment designed
from the ground up for the Web. It provides cross-platform compatibility,
safe network delivery, and smartcard to supercomputer scalability.
It provides software developers with a platform for rapid application
development, making it possible to deliver products to market in Internet
time. It defies traditional software development and deployment models
by delivering on the promise of cross-platform compatibility. In addition
to these features, the release of J2SE version 1.3 delivers momentous
performance gains and improved Web deployment for enterprise-grade,
client-side applets and applications written in the Java programming
language. |