Apple, Opera, have announced the development of a new plug-in API that serves as an alternative to Internet Explorer's ActiveX based system. The ActiveX functionality has been largely to blame for last week's security attacks.
The three browser makers are working with plug-in makers Macromedia Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. on the extension. Plug-ins allow other software programs, such as Macromedia Flash or Sun's Java, to run within a browser and provide multimedia content.
The new extension, unveiled Wednesday, provides a unified approach for developing and running scriptable plug-ins across browsers from Mozilla, Opera and Apple, Baker said. Browsers should begin shipping with the extension by the fall, and Mozilla plans to begin including in the next few weeks in its nightly builds for developers.
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