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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team
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W3C Invites Implementation of Six Rule Interchange Format (RIF)
Candidate Recommendations
The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group has published
six Candidate Recommendations. Together, they allow systems
using a variety of rule languages and rule-based technologies
to interoperate with each other and with Semantic Web
technologies.
Three of the drafts define XML formats with formal semantics
for storing and transmitting rules:
* The "RIF Production Rule Dialect (PRD)" is designed for the
kinds of rules used in modern Business Rule Management
systems.
* The "RIF Basic Logic Dialect (BLD)" is a foundation for
Logic Programming, classical logic, and related formalisms.
* The "RIF Core Dialect" is the common subset of PRD and BLD,
useful when having a ubiquitous platform is paramount.
The other drafts:
* "RIF Datatypes and Builtins (DTB)" specifies the datatypes
and standard operations (modeled on "XPath Functions" )
available in all RIF dialects
* "RIF RDF and OWL Compatibility" specifies how RIF works
with RDF, RDFS, OWL 1, and OWL 2.
* "RIF Framework for Logic Dialects (FLD)" provides a
mechanism for specifying extended dialects, beyond BLD,
when more expressive power is required.
The group has also published a new version of "RIF Test Cases"
, and three new First Public Working Drafts: "RIF Overview,"
"RIF Combination with XML data" and "OWL 2 RL in RIF."
The Working Group asks all developers to send implementation
reports, and other comments, to public-rif-comments@w3.org by
29 October 2009. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2005/rules
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-prd/
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-bld/
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-core/
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-dtb/
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-rdf-owl/
http://www.w3.org/TR/rif-fld
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-rif-test-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-rif-overview-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-rif-xml-data-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-rif-owl-rl-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/wiki/How_to_Submit_an_Implementati
on_Report
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw
Government, Business And Academia Experts To Discuss Financial Data
On The Web at W3C-XBRL Workshop
W3C and XBRL International, Inc. are co-sponsoring a Workshop
on Improving Access to Financial Data on the Web today and
tomorrow, hosted at the offices of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Arlington, Virginia (USA). The
main goal of the Workshop is to identify opportunities and
challenges for improving access to financial data on the Web.
Participants will discuss how Extensible Business Reporting
Language (XBRL) and related XML data standards can best be
utilized, and how using XBRL to provide financial data via the
Web relates to broader opportunities for Semantic Web
technologies. More than 15 speakers and 100 participants will
discuss topics such as interoperability and harmonization of
standard data formats and the impact of the increased
transparency on the economy and society as a whole. For more
information, see the Program Agenda and Media Advisory. Learn
more about the Semantic Web Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2009/03/xbrl/cfp
http://www.fdic.gov/
http://www.xbrl.org/faq.aspx#15
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
http://www.w3.org/2009/03/xbrl/program.html
http://www.w3.org/2009/09/xbrl-pressrelease
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
SVG Color 1.2 Language, Primer First Drafts Published
The SVG Working Group has published First Public Working Drafts
of "SVG Color 1.2, Part 2: Language" and "SVG Color 1.2, Part
1: Primer." The former defines features of the Scalable Vector
Graphics (SVG) Language that are specifically for color-managed
environments, including document interchange, publishing, and
high-quality display. SVG Color extends the control of color,
relative to SVG Tiny 1.2, in three ways. Firstly by adding an
additional color space for interpolation and compositing; this
means that colors are no longer constrained to the sRGB gamut.
Secondly by extending the syntax for Paint, thus allowing
colors to be specified as calibrated (ICC and named) and
uncalibrated ('device') color. Thirdly, it mandates the color
management of embedded images. The Primer explains the
technical background and gives guidelines on how to use the SVG
Color specification with SVG 1.2 Tiny and SVG 1.2 Full modules.
Learn more about the Graphics Activity.
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-SVGColor12-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-SVGColorPrimer12-20091001/
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/
XSL-FO 2.0 First Draft Published
The XSL-FO subgroup of the XSL Working Group has published a
First Public Working Draft of "Design Notes for Extensible
Stylesheet Language (XSL) 2.0," which contains initial and
early work on XSL-FO 2.0. XSL-FO defines an XML vocabulary for
formatting and layout of XML documents; use XSLT to transform
documents into XSL-FO for on-screen or paper formatting, for
example into PDF. Public comments are requested, both from
users and implementors of XSL 1.x and from people who have been
waiting for new features before using XSL-FO. Lean more about
XML.
http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslfo20/
http://www.w3.org/XML/
WebSimpleDB API First Draft Published
The Web Applications Working Group has published the First
Public Working Draft of "WebSimpleDB API." User agents need to
store large numbers of objects locally in order to satisfy
off-line data requirements of Web applications. Whereas the
"Web Storage" specification is useful for storing pairs of keys
and their corresponding values, it does not provide in-order
retrieval of keys, efficient searching over values, or storage
of duplicate values for a key. The new WebSimpleDB API
specification provides a concrete API to perform advanced
key-value data management that is at the heart of most
sophisticated query processors. It does so by using
transactional databases to store keys and their corresponding
values. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-WebSimpleDB-20090929/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-webstorage-20090910/
http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/
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Upcoming Meetings
* Improving Access to Financial Data on the Web, 5-6 October
* Access Control Application Scenarios, 17-18 November
* More About Workshops...
http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
* W3C Membership Meeting Calendar...
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/meetings
Upcoming Talks
* 14 October, San Jose, CA, USA: Internationalization: An
Introduction. Addison Phillips gives a tutorial at
Internationalization and Unicode Conference.
* 15 October, Potsdam, Germany: W3C and W3C Offices - an
overview. Klaus Birkenbihl presents at Launch of the W3C
Germany and Austria Office.
* 15 October, San Jose, CA, USA: BCP47: Language and Locale
Identification. Addison Phillips presents at
Internationalization and Unicode Conference.
* 21 October, London, United Kingdom: Browser
Standardization. Philipp Hoschka participates in a panel at
Mobile Web and Applications 2009.
* 23 October, Ede, The Netherlands: The Open Web. Steven
Pemberton gives a keynote at NLUUG Najaarsconferentie "Het
Open Web".
* 29 October, Chicago, IL, USA: WAI-ARIA Introduction: Making
Advanced Websites and Web Applications Accessible. Shawn
Henry presents at ATIA 2009 Chicago.
* 30 October, Philadelphia, USA: Introduction to the Semantic
Web. Ivan Herman gives a tutorial at Company Presentation
at Johnson & Johnson.
* 30 October, Chicago, IL, USA: Web Accessibility Standards
and Guidelines Update 2009. Shawn Henry presents at ATIA
2009 Chicago.
* 4 November, San Francisco, USA: Apps in the Cloud. Philipp
Hoschka participates in a panel at Open Mobile Summit ‘09.
* 11 November, Berlin, Germany: Mobile Web 2.0. Philipp
Hoschka presents at 5th International FOKUS IMS Workshop
2009.
* 14 November, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Disintermediation
through Aggregation: Making your Data your Own. Steven
Pemberton presents at Society of the Query.
* 19 November, Singapore, Singapore: Making Websites
Accessible. Shawn Henry gives a tutorial at Digital
Accessibility Public Forum & Training Workshop.
* 19 November, Singapore, Singapore: The Enabling Power of an
Accessible Web. Shawn Henry presents at Digital
Accessibility Public Forum & Training Workshop.
* 13 March 2010, Prague, Czech Republic: XML Prague 2010.
Mohamed ZERGAOUI is at XML Prague 2010.
* View upcoming talks by country
http://www.w3.org/2004/08/W3CTalks?date=Recent+and+upcoming
&countryListing=yes&submit=Submit
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http://www.w3.org/Talks/
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