• platform-independent GUI
  (Windows, Linux, Mac)
• technology independent
  (Swing, QT, JSF, SWT, GWT)
• runs in browser
• Webstart (JNLP)
  as an application or an applet

• Centralized image/icon library
  By making changes to this central location, the appearance of the application will change without having to change the application or a mask
  
  
• Generic UI
  Application masks are only created/coded once and can then be displayed with other GUI technologies (e.g. Swing, QT) without making any changes

• installation-free client
• ready to use with standard security or signed
• user friendly
  
• comfortable input

• input with multi-choice editors
  directly in tables or forms

• input with link editors
  directly in tables or forms,
  search during the input,
  sort, show/hide column names,
  definition with only one line of code

• input with text or number editors
  directly in tables or forms taking into account the length allowed

• input with date editors
  directly in tables or forms, including
  time input, input during selection,
  automatic completition of input

• master - detail connection
  Connection between tables thanks to any number of levels and columns

• various sorting techniques/possibilities
  Sorting of several columns in different sorting orders

• standard application
  with menu, toolbar, login, error display,
  multilanguality, About, online help

• error display
  Automatic translation and formatting of error messages

• online help
  standardized help pages for the whole application

• data up- und download
  through specific actions, data can easily be transferred from the server to the client or from the client to the server
  
  
• FormLayout
  a special Layout Manager to create forms with only one panel and one layout manager, such that no nesting is necessary

• tab / frame desktop
  The desktop can be switched between a window view and a tab view. Moreover, tabs can be closed

General Features

• Lazy loading of data
  Data is loaded when accessed, reducing the load time and communication to a minimum
• Database independence
  Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, MySql, PostgreSql, HSQLDB, and many more
• Generic model for all GUI controls
• Many data sources for the one same model
  Memory, Database, Xml, Remote, ...
• Highly performance persistence implementation
• Transaction security
• Client/Server action conzept
• Central error management
  
• Multilanguality of the whole application or of certain components
  
• Easy translation of texts thanks to wildcards
• Standardized display of infos, hints and errors in dialogs
• Three tier architecture
• Logging via simple function calls and without any complicated configuration
• full support of unit tests

Application Server Features

• Exchangeable and extensible security manager
  Single-Sign-On (ADS, LDAP), Database, XML, and many more
• Concept of user and roles
  Can be integrated in the existing infrastructure
• Exchangeable communication protocols
• Central session administration
• Client/Server property synchronisation
  The client and server synchronize specific information without any extra communication effort
• Optimized communication for networks with low bandwidth
  VPN, Home work stations, branch offices
• Synchronous or asynchronous execution of actions
• Callback mechanism
  The client is informed of various activities and actions
• Lifecycle Management
• Use of application-global or session-related objects