Customer Application when invoked using browser(IE) and Java plugin
1.3.1 runs 10 to 15 times slower. Please see below customer description:

We have a Java application called InfoWorkSpace which connects using RMI and
another proprietary protocol to a server and can run as either an application or
an applet. The application also has a secure mode, which utilizes HTTPS to
forward/tunnel application data and messaging traffic to the server via custom
servlets on the server side. When running in the application mode, we use JSSE
and Sun-provided HTTPS handler. When running in the browser using Java Plugin
1.3.1, the application runs approximately 10-15 times slower. We have
discovered that we are unable to force the application to use JSSE and Sun HTTPS
handler, instead it seems we are always using the browser's built-in HTTPS
handling via the Plug-in. This would be fine by us if the performance
difference was negligible but we simply can't live with a 10-15x increase in
connect time. We would like this performance issue in 1.3.1 plugin /browser
api implementation to be fixed.