Intermediate steps in the development of these technologies were Component Object Model (COM) released in 1993 and updated in 1995 as COM-95, Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), released in 1997 (and renamed Active X), and COM+ with its Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), released in 2000.
Проміжними кроками у розвитку цих технологій були Component Object Model (COM), яка вийшла в 1993 та оновлена в 1995 як COM-95, Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), яка вийшла в 1997 (перейменована у ActiveX), і COM+ з її Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), яка вийшла в 2000.