- From: by way of Wendy A Chisholm <lesch@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 08:41:22 -0400
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W3C Weekly News
20 June - 27 June 2003
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SOAP Version 1.2 Is a W3C Recommendation
The World Wide Web Consortium released SOAP Version 1.2 as a W3C
Recommendation. The Recommendation is four documents: the "SOAP
Version 1.2 Primer," "SOAP Version 1.2 Messaging Framework," "SOAP
Version 1.2 Adjuncts," and the "SOAP Version 1.2 Assertions and Test
Collection." Developed by the W3C XML Protocol Working Group, SOAP
Version 1.2 is a lightweight protocol for exchanging structured
information in a decentralized, distributed environment such as the
Web. Read the press release, the testimonials, the changes and
benefits and the FAQ. Visit the Web services home page.
http://www.w3.org/2003/06/soap12-pressrelease
http://www.w3.org/2003/06/soap12-testimonial
http://www.w3.org/2003/06/soap11-soap12.html
http://www.w3.org/2003/06/soap12faq.html
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/
Architecture of the World Wide Web Working Draft Updated
The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) has released an updated
Working Draft of the "Architecture of the World Wide Web." The
document discusses architectural principles of the Web and the
behavior of agents exchanging information within it. It addresses
some social issues that contribute to the shared information space.
Comments are welcome. Visit the TAG home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-webarch-20030627/
http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/
XQuery Requirements Updated
The XML Query Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of
"XML Query (XQuery) Requirements." The draft specifies goals,
requirements, and usage scenarios for the XQuery data model, algebra,
and query language. It indicates the status of each requirement in
the XQuery family of specifications. Visit the XML home page.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-xquery-requirements-20030627/
http://www.w3.org/XML/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Working Draft Published
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group has
released a Working Draft for "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
2.0" based on broad design principles. Following WCAG checkpoints
makes Web content accessible to people with disabilities and to users
of a variety of Web-enabled devices such as phones, handhelds, kiosks
and network appliances. Read about the Web Accessibility Initiative.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-WCAG20-20030624/
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is 401 Member organizations and 73
Team members leading the Web to its full potential. W3C is an international
industry consortium jointly run by the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
(MIT LCS) 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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