Overview of the managed client platform

The managed client platform provides the following set of standards-based Client Services for the development of your managed client applications:

• Managed Client Services including a selection of runtime environments, a robust component framework, and additional component services, all of which enable Java™ applications to run on multiple operating systems and clients.
• Platform Management including the Eclipse Update Manager and an Enterprise management agent to install and update applications and services on the client platform.
• Access Services including data and synchronization services, transactional messaging, Web Services, a Web container to run local Web applications, an embedded transaction container to run local embedded Enterprise Java Beans (EJB’s), a portlet container to run local portlets, and more.
• Interaction Services including integrated browser controls to launch Web applications, Eclipse technology to support GUI applications, a portlet viewer to launch portlets, and a Workbench that enables end-users to install and launch one or more applications.