Evaluation of a Java-based Office-package
By Tobias Öbrink
Abstract
This is an evaluation of one of the first 100% Pure Java certified products,
meaning that it should run acceptably on a range of Java-compatible computing
platforms. The evaluation was done to see if the combination state-of-the-art
Java technology and a Client-Server network model was ready for professional
office use, considering usability, user-friendliness, performance, security
and so forth. The Java Office package evaluated was not deemed good enough
for use in a production environment yet but considering it took only about
a year to develop, the result is still impressive. In the near future these
kinds of applications will probably be a common sight in offices and a
part of the application flora offered in set-top boxes, network computers,
netPCs and other consumer devices.