ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- ActiveX
- A brand name from Microsoft that has been used very specifically and very broadly. Today, it refers generally to ActiveX controls. For a short time, it was used...
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- HP plugs latest ActiveX software update flaw
- HP plugs latest ActiveX software update flawLets talk about one of my pet peeves..HP Software Updates Are Available! Download now? Why sure! Click Click denied.. You must have Administrator Access to perform this function.Now repeat that across around 100 users that have HP printers and no admin access that I...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, HP Software Update, ActiveX, Hewlett-Packard Co., ActiveX software update flaw, latest ActiveX software update flaw, software update flaw
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- HP plugs latest ActiveX software update flaw
- HP has plugged another ActiveX vulnerability in its software update application. The patch (CVE-2008-0712) covers "a potential vulnerability has been identified with the HPeDiag ActiveX control which is a component of HP Software Update running under windows. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow remote disclosure of...
- Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Vulnerability, ActiveX, Flaw, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Loan Engine - ActiveX (exe)
- Add comprehensive and complex financial calculations to your applications. Loan Engine is an ActiveX Enterprise component that provides a complete mathematical and database engine for complex financial and interest calculations. It is designed to save development costs by providing expert functionality from the outset with an intuitive and easy to...
- Tags: Financial, Calculation, ActiveX, AJE Components, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Financial Accounting, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-11
- Loan Engine Lite - ActiveX (exe)
- Add comprehensive and complex financial calculations to your applications. Loan Engine Lite ActiveX component is a cut down version of Loan Engine ActiveX featuring the same calculations engine but without the Data Persistence. It is designed to save development costs by providing expert functionality from the outset with an intuitive...
- Tags: Financial, Calculation, ActiveX, AJE Components, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-04-10
- Loan Calculator - ActiveX (exe)
- Loan Calculator is an advanced ActiveX Component designed to complement Loan Engine ActiveX with a comprehensive user interface and flexible setup options. The Loan Calculator component comprises of a suite of controls for administration of money lending, paying back credit with interest, variable rate interest, most installment credit scenarios, transactions,...
- Tags: Control, ActiveX, AJE Components, Loan Calculator, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-10
- News to know: Apple; Hakia; EclipseCon; ActiveX security
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology? Jason O'Grady: Apple bumps Airport Express to 802.11n Paul Miller: hakia licenses OntoSem technology to third parties Paula Rooney: Run-time rival for Java, .NET? Dana Gardner: EclipseCon debuts...
- Tags: Security, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, Data Centers, Semantic Web, Storage, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- ActiveX woes bite CA BrightStor
- Another day another ActiveX problem. This time an ActiveX vulnerability in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup could be exploited to compromise a user's system. A Secunia alert rates the vulnerability "highly critical." Here are the details: Krystian Kloskowski has reported a vulnerability in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup,...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Computer Associates International Inc., ActiveX, CA BrightStor, Exploitation, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Storage Management, It Management, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Storage, Hardware, It service Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headachesMS disabled Netscape plugins in IE5.5 SP2 w/o warningThey claimed after the fact it was for security reasons. ActiveX is FAR more of a problem since it was designed to do any and everything the operating system could do. IE is it's self an...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web browsers, Middleware, Digital music, Digital media, security, ActiveX, plug-in, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Plugins, ActiveX Control, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- RealPlayer: More ActiveX security headaches
- RealPlayer has a another ActiveX vulnerability that leaves Windows users on IE at risk. Elazar Broad, who frequently flags ActiveX problems, issued an alert Sunday on message board lists. Broad is currently working on an exploit for it. Here's the message: Hash: SHA1...
- Tags: Security, ActiveX, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Elazar Broad, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- PowerTCP Emulation for ActiveX (exe)
- Build terminal emulation capabilities into your application with VT and Telnet controls. Features include screen scraping, advanced graphic fonts, and superior printing capabilities.VT control emulates VT52, VT100, VT220 and VT320 terminals, interpreting text and escape sequences to display a screen that can be used interactively (like a regular terminal) or...
- Tags: Data Source, ActiveX, Printing, Dart Communications, Telnet, Document Management, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2008-02-15
- Math ActiveX (zip)
- The element calculates determinants, linear equation systems and generates matrices. It provides additional basic functionality like faculty, subdeterminant and matrix reduction calculations. Further more an event is implemented to support a progress bar for time intensive operations. Version 1.1 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- NumberInput ActiveX (zip)
- The control element allows the comfortable input of (long) integer values, whereby incorrect inputs by the user become impossible. It is freely adjustable in its size. The size of the represented control sub elements and the size of the displayed numbers adapt automatically. The input of the number can be...
- Tags: Input, Size, ActiveX, Control Element, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- Subclassing ActiveX (zip)
- The control element accomplishes a subclassing for a window stated by its handle. The window function is the function of a window, which completely determines the behavior of the window (and thus the reaction of the window to user inputs). This window function is replaced by another function by the...
- Tags: Window, ActiveX, Control Element, Window Function, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- AXMEDIS ActiveX and DotNet Players (exe)
- This installer provides two players for AXMEDIS MPEG-21 Cross-media Contents player for PC. The player skin can be customized according each one preferences and styles. Cache package contains AXMEDIS MPEG-21 demonstrative contents as well. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Player, Consortium, ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- So long ActiveX. Will I miss you?
- So long ActiveX. Will I miss you?Done. Thanks Larry!ntYour screenshots are inaccurateThe shown settings actually do *not* disable ActiveX, if those are the only changes you've made. It's the "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" option that needs to be set to "Disabled". Or use the "High" security...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Web browsers, ActiveX, security, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- So long ActiveX. Will I miss you?
- I'm following the advice of US CERT and other security wonks and disabling my ActiveX controls in IE. The big question: Will I miss it? The short answer is probably not since I mostly use Firefox. However, there are times when I'll toggle over to IE for...
- Tags: CERT, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Facebook image uploader: The flaws continue
- Security researcher Elazar Broad has found another vulnerability in Facebook's Aurigma ImageUploader control. And these vulnerabilities are stacking up. In an advisory on the Full Disclosure email list on Sunday, Broad wrote: The control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ExtractExif and...
- Tags: Facebook, Vulnerability, ActiveX, Flaw, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Power SNMP for ActiveX (exe)
- PowerSNMP for ActiveX is a family of controls and objects used to manage network devices and access remote MIBs. Full support for SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and ASN.1standards provide interoperability with many network devices. The Manager and Agent controls provide message transport over the network and a suite of supporting objects provide...
- Tags: Network, Agent, ASN.1, SNMP, ActiveX, Real Estate, Networking, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Network Administration, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-01-29
- Data Burner ActiveX Ocx SDK (exe)
- Data Burner ActiveX Ocx SDK is a useful program which can record CD-R/RW discs on-the-fly. Allow you create folder, subfolders in CD discs. Allow you burn files into root folder or specific folder in CD discs. Allow you burn folders, include subfolders in CD discs. Supports ISO9660 and Joliet file...
- Tags: Recorder, CD, Disc, SDK, ActiveX
- Software downloads 2008-01-25
- TIFF Merge Split ActiveX Component (exe)
- TIFF Merge Split ActiveX Component was designed to help you merge, split, swap, delete , extract, add page of existing multipage TIFF file. It have fast TIFF engine, the processing time is very fast. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: TIFF, ActiveX
- Software downloads 2008-01-25
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