W3C Weekly News - 3 May 2004

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Synchronized Multimedia Activity Launched

   W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Synchronized Multimedia
   (SYMM) Activity. The Synchronized Multimedia Working Group is
   co-chaired by Yoshihisa Gonno (Sony) and Guido Grassel (Nokia) and will
   extend the SMIL 2.0 W3C Recommendation. The Timed Text Working Group is
   chaired by Glenn Adams (XFSI) and is developing XML vocabulary and
   document types for subtitles and captions. Participation is open to W3C
   Members. Visit the Synchronized Multimedia home page.

    http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/

Voice Browser Call Control: CCXML 1.0 Last Call Published

   The Voice Browser Working Group has published a Last Call Working Draft
   of "Voice Browser Call Control: CCXML Version 1.0" including major
   updates. CCXML, the Call Control eXtensible Markup Language, provides
   telephony call control support for VoiceXML and other dialog systems.
   Comments are welcome through 28 May. Visit the Voice Browser home page.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-ccxml-20040430/
    http://www.w3.org/Voice/

Working Draft: SOAP Resource Representation Header

   The XML Protocol Working Group has released the First Public Working
   Draft of "SOAP Resource Representation Header." The document describes
   a SOAP header block that allows applications to carry a representation
   of a Web resource in a SOAP message. SOAP Version 1.2 is a lightweight
   protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized,
   distributed environment. Visit the Web services home page.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-soap12-rep-20040428/
    http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 Working Draft Published

   The P3P Specification Working Group has released the second public
   Working Draft of the "Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1)."
   P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy
   policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has
   new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C
   workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-P3P11-20040427/
    http://www.w3.org/P3P/

Amaya 8.5 Released

   Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool. Version 8.5 has bug
   fixes for CSS, (X)HTML, and the Amaya user interface. Download Amaya
   binaries for Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP and Debian, Mac OS X and RPM
   packages. Source code is available. Visit the Amaya home page and the
   Annotea home page.

    http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
    http://www.w3.org/2001/Annotea/

W3C Talks in May (continued)

   * Dominique Hazaël-Massieux participates in a panel at the
     Université de Printemps de la Fondation Internet Nouvelle
     Génération in Aix-en-Provence, France on 6 May.

   Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as
   an RSS channel.

    http://www.w3.org/Promotion/Appearances/

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Received on Monday, 3 May 2004 17:35:19 UTC