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Project Design and Environmental Variables

The WebTranslator is a Java application that translators use to translate primary language text into alternate language text. The following sections make up this document.

Project Design
User's Hardware Requirements
User's Software Requirements
User's Other Requirements


Project Design

  1. Client side:
    • Java Swing provides a richer and more responsive user interface than is available on a Web page. The application is Operating System Independent.
    • The Full-featured application is launched with a single click from the user's web browser via Java Web Start.
    • Users do not need to manually update applications because each time they launch an application, it is transparently updated from the web — so the most recent version is always running.

  2. Server side:
    • The Apache Axis SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) engine is plugged into the Oracle Application Server.
    • The Apache Xerces2 XML parser provides high performance.
    • Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) technology makes database access easy, regardless of the driver and database product.

  3. Client and Server communicate via SOAP over HTTP. 
     

User's Hardware Requirements

  • Minimum recommended system:
    • 500 MHz Pentium  III CPU or equivalent.
    • 512 MB RAM.
       
  • 235 MB of permanent disk space for Java Runtime Environment and 180 MB of temporary disk space required during installation.
     
  • Optional: An appropriate sound card for audio play back, if necessary. For example, a SoundBlaster-compatible card for Windows machines without built-in audio support, or an Ultimedia sound card for AIX machines without built-in audio support.

User's Software Requirements

  • J2SE™ Runtime Environment 5.0 and up. This is a one-time installation.
    • Click here to download and install J2SE™ Runtime Environment (Windows Only). Select "Open" and double-click on the jinstall.exe file.
    • Click here to download and install J2SE(TM) Runtime Environment (Other Operating System).

  • Web browser preference
    • Internet Explorer 4 or higher.
    • Mozilla Firefox.
  • Executable jar file can always be download via email or CD-ROM. Users can run it from the command line or by double-clicking on a desktop short cut.

User's Other Requirements

  • High speed internet access.
  • Alternate language font files are installed on your computer.

 
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