title: ActiveX vs. Java. What roles will these technologies play?
abstract: ActiveX and Java capitalize on distributed object computing and have great potential for making information systems truly interoperable. But a battle for market dominance between their developers--Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., respectively--could cause confusion. And it's unclear what role these two important new technologies will play in health care. For now, a number of pioneering organizations are experimenting with using the technology to improve data flow and access.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006268:Health Facilities; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States