>if you can write a plugin that will run an exe I fail to see the login of using the browser (ir seems more logical then to instantiate a browser inside the exe rather than the other way around)

This is what I am trying to change. However, the corporate standards is extremly strick - everything need to be accessible originally from a browser.

>when you do use a browser using Java Applets (utilizing JDBC maybe) and JavaScripts will probably give you better results

As mentioned in both of your replies, we will look into this.

Thanks.