[HSC-Unix] Java Desktop Release 2

[Jeremy Mann]

Sun has released version 2 of their Java Desktop software.

Information:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/jds2.html
http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/

"The desktop environment is essentially the same, though Sun has added
support for GIMLET (allows one to change the current input language on a
per-window basis), officially supported Japanese and Korean translations,
and is including a Java-based online update client. The bigger changes are
management items that are normally hidden from the end-user but valuable
to the Admin. Configuration Manager allows admins to setup client
preferences for remote desktops and 'protect' those settings to create
policies. Sun Control Station (the last remaining Sun product from the
Cobalt acquisition) can work as a network imaging server, can monitor
remote desktops, and can work as a patch server (both by pushing patches
out to many desktops and by serving as an online update server for clients
who need to pull additional packages)."


-- 
Jeremy Mann
jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center
Bioinformatics Core Facility
http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-2672