title: Get System Information of a Remote Machine (Using Java)
body: <p>As the question's title says, I want to get the system information (like OS name, version, etc.) of a remote system using Java. But before anyone answers this question, I just want to ask whether this is possible, if yes, then how?</p>
  
  <p>One more catch is that this should work for both Unix-based and Windows-based systems. I tried searching the Internet, but drew a blank (almost).</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: The Java app will be a desktop app, and it will have to credentials to be able to log onto the remote system, but there will be no HTTP/RMI that'll be used.</p>