It's time to take another look at Java applet technology for delivering your programs over the web. The Next-Generation Java Plug-in Technology runs applets in a different, more efficient and more reliable way than ever before. Now you can reap the following benefits:

Improved reliability
Improved user experience
Applets launch in the background
Built-in JNLP support
Per-applet command line arguments
Heap size, Java 2D API acceleration options
Improved Java/JavaScript programming language integration
Improved Windows Vista support
Signed applets now work correctly in Protected Mode Internet Explorer