In the previous version, when the Thin Client needed to convert a TIFF image to JPG, an external conversion program was used. For each conversion, a separate process was created. The new Thin Client utilizes a new JavaBean document service called CMBDocumentServices. This bean has its own routine to do image conversions and produces much crisper images. Furthermore, since a JavaBean documentation service is now being used, every time an image conversion needs to take place, a thread is created, not a process.
Users also can view more than one document at a time.
With the addition of a new non-visual JavaBean connection pool called CMBConnectionPool, the Thin Client can now make use of connection pools when trying to connect to backend data stores. In Web applications, having to create connections to a database is a costly process. By re-using open connections, users will notice quicker response times in searching and viewing documents. The new workflow interface of the Thin Client is sure to capture any user s attention. The Thin Client uses the new non-visual workflow JavaBeans to build the workflow functionality.