function ajaxInit() {

  var xmlhttp;

try{
    xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
}catch(ee){
    try{
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }catch(e){
        try{
            xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        }catch(E){
            xmlhttp = false;
        }
    }
}

  return xmlhttp;

}