Microsoft Readies IE Change In Response To Lawsuit
April 01, 2006Courtesy of TechWeb News
The patented technology enables a browser to call programs over the Internet to display streaming audio and video, advanced graphics and other content within a single Web page. The technology has become a standard within the language used to write Web pages, called Hypertext Markup Language.
The modification planned by Microsoft would change the way the browser handles ActiveX controls related to rich content. As a result, a person would have to manually activate a stream either by clicking on it or using the "tab" and "enter" keys on a keyboard, the company said in its security blog.
Source: http://www.securitypipeline.com/