- From: Susan Lesch <lesch@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:31:40 -0800
- To: w3c-announce@w3.org
W3C Weekly News
16 December - 22 December 2004
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XInclude Is a W3C Recommendation
The World Wide Web Consortium released "XML Inclusions (XInclude)
Version 1.0" as a W3C Recommendation. Strengthening the XML family,
XInclude provides a generic method for merging XML documents into a
single composite document. It contributes to efficient content
management at the enterprise level. XInclude uses existing XML
constructs--elements, attributes and URI references. Read the press
release and testimonials and visit the XML home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xinclude-20041220/
http://www.w3.org/2004/11/xinclude-pr
http://www.w3.org/2004/11/xinclude-testimonials
http://www.w3.org/XML/
W3C Launches Graphics Activity
W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Graphics Activity. The
Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group is chaired by Chris Lilley (W3C)
and is chartered through 30 September 2006. The SVG Working Group
develops the SVG language for describing two-dimensional graphics and
graphical applications in XML, including profiles for desktops, mobile
devices and printers. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the
SVG home page.
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/
W3C Launches Patents and Standards Interest Group
W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Patent Policy Activity.
The new Patents and Standards Interest Group (PSIG) is chaired by Don
Deutsch (Oracle) and Daniel J. Weitzner (W3C) and is chartered through
1 December 2007. The PSIG is is a forum for W3C Members and Invited
Experts to discuss policy issues regarding the implementation of the
W3C Patent Policy as well as new patent-related questions that arise
which require action or attention from the W3C Membership.
http://www.w3.org/2004/pp/
http://www.w3.org/2004/pp/psig/
Last Call: Web Services Choreography Description Language 1.0
The Web Services Choreography Working Group has released a Last Call
Working Draft of the "Web Services Choreography Description Language
Version 1.0 (WS-CDL)." This XML-based language describes peer-to-peer
collaborations between Web service participants by defining their
behavior from a global viewpoint. Ordered message exchanges thus
accomplish a common business goal. Comments are welcome through 31
January. Visit the Web services home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-ws-cdl-10-20041217/
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
Working Draft: WSDL 2.0 Primer
The Web Services Description Working Group has released the First
Public Working Draft of the "Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
Version 2.0 Part 0: Primer." A companion to the WSDL 2.0 Core Language,
Predefined Extensions and Bindings specifications, the Primer develops
a simple example WSDL 2.0 document using a hotel reservation service
use case. Readers will also find information on defining message types
and services, and on interfaces, bindings and advanced topics. Read
about Web services.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-wsdl20-primer-20041221/
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
Working Draft: SPARQL Variable Binding Results XML Format
The RDF Data Access Working Group has released the First Public Working
Draft of the "SPARQL Variable Binding Results XML Format." The SPARQL
query language (pronounced "sparkle") offers developers and end users a
way to write and to consume search results across a wide range of
information such as personal data, social networks and metadata about
digital artifacts like music and images. SPARQL also provides a means
of integration over disparate sources. Visit the Semantic Web home
page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-rdf-sparql-XMLres-20041221/
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
Working Draft: Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1
The XSL Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the
"Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1." Version 1.1 updates
the XSL 1.0 Recommendation for change marks, indexes, multiple flows,
and bookmarks, and extends support for graphics scaling, markers, and
page numbers. Comments are invited. Read about the XML Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-xsl11-20041216/
http://www.w3.org/XML/
Working Draft: CSS3 Speech Module
The CSS Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the
"CSS3 Speech Module." The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language is used
to render structured documents like HTML and XML on screen, on paper
and in speech. The draft defines aural properties that match the Speech
Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) model. Comments are welcome. Visit the
CSS home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-css3-speech-20041216/
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is 364 Member organizations and 72
Team members leading the Web to its full potential. W3C is an international
industry consortium jointly run by the MIT Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the USA, the European Research
Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) headquartered in France,
and Keio University in Japan. The W3C Web site hosts specifications,
guidelines, software and tools. Public participation is welcome. W3C
supports universal access, the semantic Web, trust, interoperability,
evolvability, decentralization, and cooler multimedia. For information
about W3C please visit http://www.w3.org/
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