Application Client for WebSphere Application Server
Application Client for WebSphere® Application Server is the package that you 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 Application Server installed.
The Application Client for WebSphere Application Server
is packaged with the following components:
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Java Runtime
Environment (JRE) (or an optional full Software Development Kit) that
IBM i provides.![[IBM i]](../images/ngibmi.svg)
The Java extensions
needed to work with the IBM® i server Java Development Kit. The IBM i product does not
include a stand-alone JRE.- 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)
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An ActiveX to EJB Bridge for ActiveX programs
to access enterprise beans through a set of ActiveX automation objects.
(Windows only)- IBM plug-in for Java platforms
for Applet client applications (Windows only)
- A variety of stand-alone thin clients, as embeddable JAR files