If you're reading this in a Web browser on a personal computer or workstation, you've probably already got the Java platform. It's incorporated into all major Web browsers. Here's a live, interactive Java applet. Click, hold, and drag your mouse over the image to rotate the molecule. Perhaps the most visible examples of Java software today are on the Internet and on enterprise networks.
Applets work inside Web browsers on computers and other devices.
As in the example on the right, applets work inside Web browsers on computers and other devices. For example, Java software running on servers in large companies monitors transactions and ties together data from existing computer systems. Other companies are using Java software on their internal web sites to streamline communication and the flow of information between departments, suppliers and customers. All rights reserved. Terms of Use .