<A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/13/Microsoft_kills_more_thirdparty_ActiveX_controls_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/13/Microsoft_kills_more_thirdparty_ActiveX_controls_1.html">Microsoftissued "kill bit" updates for ActiveX controls</A> from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it's disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months.
One security researcher linked the release to a new program Microsoft announced last week that's designed to help other vendors find and fix bugs in their own software.