What is ActiveX?
ActiveX is a Microsoft technology adapted from the older COM (Component Object Model) and OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) technologies for content delivery over the network (typically the World Wide Web).
ActiveX components provide browsers with extended functionality including the rendering of rich multimedia content and improved user interactivity with web pages. ActiveX controls are usually embedded in web pages which when rendered, in a browser for instance, access ActiveX components installed on the user platform to provide extended web page functionality and enhanced user interactivity.
ActiveX components can be developed with different programming languages and can be enabled on supported browsers and x86-based computer platforms.