wmode (transparent) for CGI rather than flash - html

I have a CGI in an object (from an ethernet webcam) which works fine for most browsers but not for IE (10). The problem is that my menu should be shown above that element but it isn't. I know of but that - as it seems - only applies to SWF sources in an object. Also, zindex could not help.
In other words, this
<object width="640" height="480" id="Player" classid="CLSID:..." codebase="http://my.server/activex/AMC.cab#version=2,0,22,0" style="z-index: 104;">
<PARAM NAME="_cx" VALUE="16933">
<PARAM NAME="_cy" VALUE="12700">
<PARAM NAME="MediaURL" VALUE="http://my.server/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=640x480">
<PARAM NAME="UIMode" VALUE="none">
<PARAM NAME="MediaType" VALUE="mjpeg-unicast">
<PARAM NAME="MPEG2VideoDecodingMode" VALUE="3">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
<p>Error</p></object>
does hide an absolutely positioned menu dropdown that should be shown above it.
Any ideas on that?
Best regards,
Mario

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