Re: ActiveX or client installer
From: Michael Pelletier (mjpelletier_at_mjpelletier.com)
Date: 03/30/05
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Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:08:54 -0800
Benjamin van den Broek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The company I work for has build a completely browser based application.
> As a sales argument we say that you don't need to install a (fat) client
> on your user machines. However, our application only runs in the browser
> if you allow a browser plug-in (ActiveX) component to be installed. Some
> people say that allowing an ActiveX component is in principal the same as
> providing a client installer.
>
> The following questions:
> 1) Do companies differentiate between client installers and allowing
> ActiveX components, or are the two the same to them?
> 2) Does a Browser plug-in require more setup (deployment) and maintenance
> cost than a client installer?
> 3) Is it possible (from a client viewpoint) to limit the ActiveX component
> (f.e. allow everything, except file-system access)
>
> Thanx in advance!
>
> Regards,
> Ben
Well, first be warned. Most companies, like mine, BLOCK ALL ACTIVEX. Also,
at home people are getting in the habit of blocking it. Infact many people
are switching to a non-IE browser. So, I would recommend to you to stay
away from using ActiveX...
Most companies, and home users, do not mind installing something if they
need it. I would go with a client installer/application. I would also go
with a browser independent application as we have started migrating users
to Firefox and will continue to do so. Any companies that we purchase
software from will have to support it or we will not buy it no matter
what...
Michael
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