diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c59c149..70773e7 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Class: java
 #
-# This module manages java
+# This module manages the Java runtime package
 #
 # Parameters:
 #
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@
 # Sample Usage:
 #
 # [Remember: No empty lines between comments and class definition]
-class java {
+class java(
+  $version='1.6.0_25-fcs'
+) {
 
+  $version_real = $version
+
+  class { 'java::jre_package':
+    version => $version_real,
+    stage   => 'deploy',
+  }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/jre_package.pp b/manifests/jre_package.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee4fb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/jre_package.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Class: java:jre_package
+#
+#   class description goes here.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#
+# Actions:
+#
+# Requires:
+#
+# Sample Usage:
+#
+class java::jre_package (
+  $version='1.6.0_25-fcs'
+) {
+  # statements
+  package { 'jre':
+    ensure => $version_real,
+    alias  => 'java',
+  }
+}