diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/WebUtil.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/WebUtil.java
index 12f1a756d0..e1cf47fba9 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/WebUtil.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/WebUtil.java
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ import org.compiere.model.MAttachmentEntry;
 import org.compiere.model.MMailMsg;
 import org.compiere.model.MRequest;
 import org.compiere.model.MStore;
+import org.compiere.model.MSysConfig;
 import org.compiere.model.MUserMail;
+import org.compiere.model.PO;
 
 /**
  *  Servlet Utilities
@@ -1314,4 +1316,46 @@ public final class WebUtil
 		}
 		return retVal;
 	}
-}   //  WUtil
+
+	/** Return the host name of the server (eg: demo.idempiere.com) */
+	public static String getHostName() {
+		StringBuilder retValue = new StringBuilder();
+
+		try {
+			retValue.append(InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName());
+		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+			log.log(Level.WARNING, "Local host or IP not found", e);
+			retValue.append(getHostIP());	
+		}
+		return retValue.toString();
+	}
+
+	/** Return the hardcoded link to the login page */
+	public static String getLoginPage() {
+		return getHostName() + "/webui/index.zul";
+	}
+
+	/** Return the link for direct access to the record using tableID */
+	public static String getZoomUrlTableID(PO po)
+	{
+		return getApplicationUrl(po) + "?Action=Zoom&AD_Table_ID=" + po.get_Table_ID() + "&Record_ID=" + po.get_ID();
+	}
+
+	/** Return the link for direct access to the record using tablename */
+	public static String getZoomUrlTableName(PO po)
+	{
+		return getApplicationUrl(po) + "?Action=Zoom&TableName" + po.get_TableName() + "&Record_ID=" + po.get_ID();
+	}
+
+	/** Return the link to the login page */
+	public static String getApplicationUrl(PO po)
+	{
+		String url = MSysConfig.getValue("APPLICATION_URL", po.getAD_Client_ID());
+		
+		if (!Util.isEmpty(url) && !url.equals("USE_HARDCODED"))
+			return MSysConfig.getValue("APPLICATION_URL", po.getAD_Client_ID());
+		else
+			return getLoginPage();
+	}
+
+}   //  WebUtil