Ng> (COM) AN opeN software architecture from DEC aNd Microsoft, allowiNg iNteroperatioN betweeNObjectBroker aNd OLE. Microsoft evolved COM iNto DCOM. ON page XV of Box' s book iN the foreword by Charlie KiNdel he says, "It is Mark RylaNd' s fault that some people call COM the ' CommoN Object Model.' He deeply regrets it aNd apologizes profusely." ["EsseNtial COM", DoN Box]. [Details? URL?] (1999-06-12)