[Position Paper for the W3C Workshop on Delivery Context]

                                                           Shinichi Matsui
                      Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)

  As CFP mentioned, due to the expansion of the Web to non-PC devices,
  not only mobile phones or digital TVs but many kinds of home appliances
  now begin accessing the Web. Those appliances, or net-appliances, will
  be able to have chances to display their ability to the full, when
  their characteristics are transmitted to and understood by service
  providers.

  In order to meet the requirements of the users and the market for
  net-appliances, and to lead the home appliances industry (including
  audio/video and wireless communications area) toward new areas of
  progress, both the development and standardization of new technologies
  can be considered indispensable.

  Panasonic is one of the leading home appliances company - we are
  currently developing a wide variety of net-appliances, and are looking
  forward to the establishment and standardization of new technologies.

  Delivery Context technologies, including CC/PP of W3C, must be
  standardized, and widely accepted and used by industries. From this
  point of view, the consideration of existing works, including those of
  IETF and WAP, are very important in the standardization. But, the
  scope of the standardization should not be limited to those area. It
  should also reach wide probable net-appliances.