Application Client for WAS

Application Client for WAS is the package that we can use to install a variety of clients. Application Client also forms the runtime for Java EE clients and Java thin clients on a system that does not have the appserver installed.

The Application Client for WAS is packaged with the following components:

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (or an optional full Software Development Kit) that IBM provides.

• The runtime environment for Java EE client applications (that use services provided by the Java EE Client Container)

• The runtime environment for Java thin client applications (Java SE applications that do not use services provided by the Java EE Client Container)

• (Windows) An ActiveX to EJB Bridge for ActiveX programs to access enterprise beans through a set of ActiveX automation objects. (Windows only)

• (Windows) IBM plug-in for Java platforms for Applet client applications (Windows only)

• A variety of stand-alone thin clients, as embeddable JAR files

• A pluggable client, as a version of the Java thin client to use the Sun JRE and Software Development Kit (Windows only). The Sun JRE has to be the same version as the IBM JRE.