ActiveX

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ActiveX is a series of high-level, Internet/Intranet technologies Microsoft introduced in late 1990s. The term ActiveX itself is seldom used today, and many of the technologies were rendered defunct or renamed, but some are still in wide use.

Contents 1 Still in use technologies 2 Defunct or renamed 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Still in use technologies

• ActiveX control, a simplified version of OLE controls, for use in Internet Explorer..
• ActiveX Data Objects
• Active Directory, renamed from NTDS
• Active Server Pages
• Active Scripting

[edit] Defunct or renamed

• ActiveMovie, renamed to DirectShow
• ActiveX Streaming Format (ASF), renamed to Advanced Streaming Format, then to Advanced Systems Format
• Active Messaging, renamed to Collaboration Data Objects
• Active Desktop
• Active Channel

[edit] See also

• DirectX, low-level 'counterpart' technologies
• Active Setup
• Windows DNA

[edit] External links

• PC NOTES: ActiveX & DirectX
• Microsoft combines ActiveX and DirectX in unified API strategy