| Technology | Open Competition | Outcome? |
|---|---|---|
| DCOM | CORBA | CORBA- DCOM |
| Vis Basic, Active X | Java + JavaBeans | Java + Beans |
| Active-X (cmpd docs) |
~ JavaBeans ( |
Internet: Beans Intranet: Both |
| NT 5 Directory | LDAP | LDAP |
| Dynamic HTML* | Dynamic HTML* | W3Consortium |
| JScript**, VBScript | JavaScript* | JScript |
| Windows + Intel | Network Computer | Both |
* Microsoft's dynamic HTML implementation is
very close to that of the W3C. Netscape's HTML implementation is
incrasingly non-standard.
** Microsoft may make this an almost open standard.
| IMR Glossary | Last
revised: 16 Mar 2002 © 1998 John Faughnan. |