ActiveX - An Internet Strategy for Applications Development

Abstract

ActiveX is a set of technologies that has the potential to change the way information is accessed and used on theInternet; allows software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of thelanguage in which the components were created. Powerful abstractions based on OLE have been developed to enablefast, scaleable integration of your objects within the Internet. Microsoft is making a major effort to make the Interneteverything it can possibly be. By using ActiveX, developers can make the best use of their system resources whileproviding instant, dynamic content and functionality in their Internet applications. How information is presentedgreatly affects how interesting and usable people find it.