ActiveX control from Java

Hi.
I have few ActiveX components which I want to control from Java.
I have googled for some solutions and found the following:
1. Write a C code which will behave as a bridge between ActiveX component and Java (using JNI). But this seems to be rather very complicated :p
2. I have found one very interesting paper at javaworld (http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-1997/jw-03-avb-tech.html?page=7). They compare ActiveX components and Java Beans there. There is also stated that (for example) it is possible to "develop an ActiveX control in Visual Basic that opens a window and adds a C++ AVI player (an ActiveX control), and then operate the player from a Java applet." However, I can't find any sources or samples which shows how to do such things in practise.
Can anybody help me with this?
Many thanks
Miso

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