Solaris Web Start Wizards^TM software provides a simple, easy-to-use installation experience for users and administrators installing applications running the Solaris^TM Operating Environment.

Because Solaris Web Start Wizards Software Development Kit (SDK) is Java^TM technology-based, it can be used to develop a single installer that works across any Java technology-enabled platform.

The SDK also provides support for file permissions and attributes, disk space checking, dialog messages specifiable at buildtime and runtime, an extensible native support model, complex component dependencies, shared components, command-line statefiles, and wizard archive compression.

Key Features

• Take advantage of easy-to-use Java^TM technology-based wizards that are familiar to Microsoft Windows users and administrators

• Convenient remote installation support works from any Java client

• Built-on industry-supported API and classes for application developers

• Additional support for headless, remote, and scripted installation

To enhances application software written for the Solaris platform, a simple, point-and-click graphical experience is provided for users and administrators who are setting up application software. Applications built using the Solaris Web Start SDK can be installed from a Java desktop environment, or remotely from a Java technology-enabled Web browser to any Solaris server or desktop on the network.

In addition, the Solaris Web Start SDK provides tools for developers to create Web-enhanced installations for their application software. These work with many types of applications, not just those written in the Java language. In fact, the Solaris Web Start SDK is hierarchical and can be used to combine several applications onto a single, seamless delivery vehicle, simplifying the delivery and setup of even the most complex set of applications.

Requirements

Solaris^TM 2.6 or Solaris 7 Operating Environment on SPARC^TM processor, Intel 486 (100 MHz), or Pentium platforms

Download

An early access version of the toolkit is available at http://www.sun.com/solaris/webstart/wizards/.

This new set of APIs and runtime libraries deliver the benefits of Solaris Web Start to third-party applications. Solaris Web Start Wizards are extensible Java classes that provide graphical support for the installation and setup of applications on the Solaris Operating Environment. These Web Wizards leverage the power of Java technology to simplify the delivery and setup of C,C++, and Java applications.

Benefits

• Makes installation of applications on the Solaris Operating Environment as easy as on a PC

• Secure, remote install capabilities enable a single point of control for software deployment across a global enterprise

• Supports enterprise-class needs for headless, remote, and scripted installation

• InstallShield support provides GUI-builder products to graphically create Web Start Wizard installers.

Solaris Web Start Wizards software is based on technology supplied by InstallShield Software Corporation. For administrators and users, Solaris Web Start Wizards makes installing Solaris Operating Environment applications as easy as installing Microsoft Windows applications. The software platform is transparent, creating a completely familiar install experience. For developers, Solaris Web Start Wizards software helps create Web-enabled installation and administration wizards -- using the same tools -- for applications written for the Solaris, Microsoft Windows, and Java environments.

The combination of Solaris Web Start Wizards software and industry-standard tools for software installation and configuration make the Solaris Operating Environment the easiest and fastest development environment to use.