Method and system for transmitting an application to a device

A server comprising:

• a memory storing a web application configured to:
• display in a web browser on a host computer a list of at least one application available for download to a device;
• receive instructions through the web browser to download the application to the device;
• and
• in response to receiving instructions to download the application to the device, interacting with a plug-in associated with a host computer to:
• transmit a request for the application to an application delivery server;
• receive the application from the application delivery server at the host computer;
• and
• transmit the application from the host computer to the device.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions for triggering a transmittal of an application to a device connected to a host computer, the computer executable instructions comprising:

• computer executable instructions for displaying in a web browser on the host computer a list of at least one application available for download to the device;
• computer executable instructions for receiving instructions through the web browser to download the application to the device;
• and
• computer executable instructions executable in response to receiving instructions to download the application to the device, the computer executable instructions being configured for:
• transmitting a request for the application to an application delivery server;
• receiving the application from the application delivery server at the host computer;
• and
• transmitting the application from the host computer to the device.