W3C

2000

Amaya 4.2.1 Released

22 December 2000

Amaya is W3C's free Web browser and authoring tool, used to demonstrate and test new Web protocols and data formats. People who downloaded the short-lived version 4.2 are advised to install 4.2.1. Download Amaya binaries for Unix and Windows NT/95/98. Source code and a new features history are available.

Amaya 4.2 Released

21 December 2000

Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool, used to demonstrate and test new Web protocols and data formats. Version 4.2 features limited handling of UTF-8 documents, better support for MathML 2.0, and bug fixes. Download Amaya binaries for Unix and Windows NT/95/98. Source code is also available.

Libwww 5.3.2 Available

20 December 2000

Libwww version 5.3.2 has been released for download on the Web and by FTP. Libwww is a free, highly modular client side Web API written in C for Unix and Windows (Win32). The new version includes enhancements to the RDF parser and many bug fixes, principally in the cache, chunk, and hash modules.

XForms Working Draft Published

20 December 2000

The XForms Working Group has published a Working Draft of XForms 1.0. This document describes the architecture, concepts, processing model, and terminology underlying XForms, the next generation Web forms. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-forms@w3.org (archive). Learn more about XForms.

XML Information Set Working Draft Published

20 December 2000

The XML Core Working Group has published a Working Draft of the XML Information Set (Infoset) based on discussion and Last Call comments. Infoset defines a set of seventeen types of information items in XML documents. Your comments on the new draft are invited on the public mailing list www-xml-infoset-comments@w3.org (archive). Read more about the W3C XML Activity.

XLink Markup Name Control Note Published

20 December 2000

XLink Markup Name Control has been published as a W3C Note for review. The Note proposes an XML Schema-based solution to the need to use XLink in XML languages such as XHTML 1.0.

XLink and XML Base Become Proposed Recommendations

20 December 2000

W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.0 and XML Base to Proposed Recommendation. XLink is a vocabulary that allows hyperlinks to be added to XML documents. XML Base provides a facility similar to the HTML base element for defining base URIs. Comments should be sent to the addresses in the Status of this Document sections by 31 January. Read more about the W3C XML Activity.

XML Protocol Requirements Working Draft Published

19 December 2000

The XML Protocol Working Group has published XML Protocol Requirements as a Working Draft. XML Protocol (XP) allows two or more peers to communicate in a distributed environment using XML as its encapsulation language. XP discussion takes place on the public mailing list xml-dist-app@w3.org (archive). Read more about the XML Protocol Activity.

XHTML Basic Becomes a W3C Recommendation

19 December 2000

W3C today released XHTML Basic as a W3C Recommendation. The specification is stable, and has been reviewed by the W3C membership, who favors its adoption by the industry. XHTML Basic content can be shared across desktop computers, TVs, PDAs, pagers, and mobile phones. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, said, "XHTML Basic offers the simplicity and wide interoperability of early versions of HTML and reflects ten years of Web experience, including advances in XML and accessibility." Read the press release and testimonials.

Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages Note Published

15 December 2000

Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages has been released as a Unicode Technical Report and a W3C Note. The Note covers the use of Unicode in marked-up text such as XML and HTML. It is published jointly by the Unicode Technical Committee and the W3C Internationalization Working Group and Interest Group. Read more about the W3C Internationalization Activity.

Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 Becomes a Candidate Recommendation

15 December 2000

W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P 1.0) Specification to Candidate Recommendation. P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Read the answers to frequently asked questions about P3P and more on the W3C Privacy Activity.

Document Object Model (DOM) Requirements Updated

14 December 2000

As part of the W3C DOM Activity, the DOM Working Group has updated the Document Object Model (DOM) Requirements Working Draft. Changes include the addition of Embedded DOM requirements. DOM Level 3 will not address Views and Formatting. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive).

Canonical XML Candidate Recommendation Updated

12 December 2000

The Canonical XML Candidate Recommendation has been revised based on a four week Call for Implementation. An interoperability report is available. Canonical XML permits applications such as digital signatures to determine whether an application has substantively changed a document beyond syntactical variances permitted by XML 1.0 and Namespaces in XML. Canonical XML is produced by the XML Signature Working Group, a joint effort of the IETF and W3C.

XSLT 1.1 Working Draft Published

12 December 2000

The XSL Working Group has published XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.1 as a Working Draft. A transformation expressed in XSLT, called a style sheet, describes rules for transforming a source tree into a result tree. The source tree can be filtered and reordered, and arbitrary structure can be added. Learn more about XSL and the W3C Style Activity.

Charles McCathieNevile to Speak at W3C Italian Office

08 December 2000

Charles McCathieNevile of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative will speak on Web Accessibility - Present and Future on 20 December. The venue is the W3C Italian Office at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Rome.

W3C Welcomes Members at Advisory Committee Meeting

05 December 2000

W3C held its semi-annual Advisory Committee Meeting on 28-30 November, 2000, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. W3C Member Organizations participated in two days of presentations and discussions on the range of W3C Activities. If you would like to join W3C, visit the W3C Membership page, and please consider attending the next Advisory Committee Meeting to be held 30 April - 1 May 2001, in Hong Kong.

XML Query Algebra Working Draft Published

04 December 2000

The XML Query Working Group has published a Working Draft of The XML Query Algebra. Building on traditions in the database community, the algebra is powerful enough to capture the semantics of many XML query languages, and includes analogues of most of the laws of relational algebra. Please send comments to the mailing list www-xml-query-comments@w3.org (archive).

Introduction to W3C Speech Interface Framework Published

04 December 2000

The Voice Browser Working Group has published Introduction and Overview of W3C Speech Interface Framework as a Working Draft. The Working Group is designing markup languages for dialog, speech recognition grammar, speech synthesis, natural language semantics, and a collection of reusable dialog components. Comments should be sent to the mailing list www-voice@w3.org (archive). Learn more about the Voice Browser Activity.

Karl Dubost to Participate at LexiPraxi 2000

03 December 2000

LexiPraxi 2000 will be held in Paris, France, on 8 December, 2000. Karl Dubost, W3C Conformance Manager, will speak on Être strict pour partager: les standards du W3C pour garantir le multilinguisme sur internet.

Kazuhiro Kitagawa to Give Talk at DBWeb2000

03 December 2000

Kazuhiro Kitagawa of the W3C Team at Keio will give a talk at the DBWeb2000 symposium, taking place in Tokyo, Japan, on 6-8 December, 2000. This conference is held by the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), and the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data, Japan Chapter. Kazuhiro will speak about TV and the Web, and the Device Independence Activity. Details are available in Japanese.

W3C Workshop on Digital Rights Management Announced

03 December 2000

Registration is open through 12 January for the W3C Workshop on Digital Rights Management to be held at INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France, on 22-23 January, 2001. Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to techniques for describing and perhaps enforcing copyrights associated with Web resources. Position papers should be submitted to the Workshop Chairs by 22 December.

W3C Team to Present at XML 2000

03 December 2000

W3C is co-hosting the XML 2000 Conference and Exposition in Washington, DC, USA, on 3-8 December. Several W3C Team members are speaking. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, will give an opening keynote on RDF and the Semantic Web (slides). Wendy Chisholm will present W3C's XML Accessibility Guidelines. Chris Lilley will co-present Comparison of SVG and WebCGM. Joseph M. Reagle Jr. will speak on XML Digital Signatures (slides). C. Michael Sperberg-McQueen will speak on the W3C XML Schema Definition Language. Ralph Swick will present W3C Privacy and Security Initiatives.

Jigsaw WebDAV Package Released

24 November 2000

The W3C Jigsaw team has released the first Jigsaw WebDAV package. Jigsaw is W3C's leading-edge Web server platform. WebDAV is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote Web servers.

Amaya 4.1 Released

23 November 2000

Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool, used to demonstrate and test new Web protocols and data formats. Version 4.1 is a bug fix release for XHTML, MathML, SVG, and annotation support, and other features. Download Amaya binaries for Unix and Windows NT/95/98. Source code is also available.

Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Becomes a Candidate Recommendation

21 November 2000

W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) 1.0 to Candidate Recommendation. Designers use an XSL style sheet to express how source content should be styled, laid out, and paginated onto a presentation medium such as a browser window, a pamphlet or a book. Please send comments and reports of implementation experience to xsl-editors@w3.org (archive) by 28 February, 2001. Read more about the Style Activity.

Natural Language Semantics Markup Language Working Draft Published

20 November 2000

The W3C Voice Browser Working Group has published a Working Draft of Natural Language Semantics Markup Language for the Speech Interface Framework. This markup language is intended for use by systems that provide semantic interpretations for input such as speech and natural language text. Discussion takes place on www-voice@w3.org (archive). Read more about the Voice Browser Activity.

Winie 1.0.7 Available

17 November 2000

Winie version 1.0.7 is available for download. Winie is a free network utility to put files on the Web using HTTP/1.1. Version 1.0.7 features basic support for digest authentication, keyboard shortcuts, and bug fixes. Winie discussion takes place on the public mailing list www-winie@w3.org (archive).

Tim Berners-Lee VisionQuest Webcast

17 November 2000

Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, was featured today from 3-5:00 p.m. EST in the debut episode of the VisionQuest Series, a student organized, globally broadcast forum. Airing biannually from Binghamton University, New York, USA, VisionQuest is distributed by satellite transmission and Web streaming (archive).

DOM Level 3 Views and Formatting Working Draft Published

15 November 2000

As part of the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) Activity, the DOM Working Group has released a Working Draft of the DOM Level 3 Views and Formatting Specification. The draft proposes two ways to give a DOM application access to a view's computed layout and presentation. Please send comments to the public mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive).

DOM Level 2 HTML Working Draft Published

13 November 2000

Five parts of DOM Level 2 have been advanced to W3C Recommendation status. The sixth component, the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, has been published as a Working Draft, to ensure backwards compatibility, and to allow the W3C Working Groups to review it with the goal of resuming the W3C Recommendation track. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive).

International Web Accessibility Summit, 15-16 November

13 November 2000

The International Web Accessibility Summit was held 15-16 November, in Melbourne, Australia. The event is supported by the W3C Australia Office and the Internet Industry Association (IIA). Karl Dubost, W3C Conformance Manager, presented "The W3C standards as a guarantee for Accessibility and Interoperability." Charles McCathieNevile of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, presented "Accessibility in emerging Web Technology."

W3C Morocco Office Opens

13 November 2000

On 9 November, W3C opened a new Office in Rabat, Morocco, at L'Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, a higher education engineering school celebrating its 40th year that day. Daniel Dardailler, Vincent Quint, Philipp Hoschka, Thierry Michel, Karl Dubost, and Stephane Boyera of the W3C Team gave presentations. W3C Offices assist with promotion efforts in local languages, broaden W3C's geographical base, and encourage international participation in W3C Activities.

MathML 2.0 Advanced to Candidate Recommendation

13 November 2000

W3C is pleased to announce advancement of Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0 to Candidate Recommendation. MathML is an XML application that describes the presentation and content of mathematical notation. It enables mathematics to be served, received, and processed on the Web, just as HTML enables this functionality for text. Please send your comments to www-math@w3.org (archive) by 14 December. Learn more about the W3C Math Activity.

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Becomes a W3C Recommendation

13 November 2000

W3C today released the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 as a W3C Recommendation. The specification is stable, contributes to Web interoperability, and has been reviewed by the W3C membership, who favor its adoption by the industry. "The DOM Level 2 Recommendation builds on the solid work done in DOM Level 1, and gives Web authors the power to move to XML for dynamic content," says Lauren Wood, Chair of the W3C DOM Working Group. Read the Press Release, Testimonials, and more about the DOM Activity.

Amaya 4.0 Released

10 November 2000

Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool, used to demonstrate and test new Web protocols and data formats. The new release supports SVG graphics, introduces collaborative annotations based on RDF, XPointer, and XLink, and offers XHTML and MathML enhancements. Download Amaya binaries for Unix and Windows NT/95/98 and the source code.

XHTML Basic Becomes Proposed Recommendation

03 November 2000

W3C is pleased to announce advancement of XHTML Basic to Proposed Recommendation. XHTML Basic provides an extensible XHTML document type that is rich enough for simple content authoring that can be shared across devices from desktop computers to TVs, PDAs, pagers, and mobile phones. Please send comments to the addresses given in the Status of this Document section by 3 December. Learn more on the HTML home page.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Candidate Recommendation Updated

02 November 2000

The SVG Working Group has re-issued the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.0 Candidate Recommendation. The new draft reflects minor changes to the specification and editorial updates resulting from implementation feedback. SVG delivers two-dimensional vector graphics to the Web in XML, ensuring accessibility, dynamism, reusability, and extensibility. Read more in the SVG overview.

DOM Level 3 Content Models and Load and Save Updated

01 November 2000

As part of the W3C DOM (Document Object Model) Activity, the DOM Working Group has updated a Working Draft of the DOM Level 3 Content Models and Load and Save Specification. Section 1 provides a representation and operations for XML content models like DTDs and W3C XML schemas. Section 2 provides an API for loading XML source documents into a DOM representation and for saving a DOM representation as an XML document. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive).

XML-Signature Advanced to Candidate Recommendation

31 October 2000

W3C is pleased to announce that XML-Signature Syntax and Processing has become a Candidate Recommendation. XML digital signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and signer authentication services. The specification is the work of the joint IETF-W3C XML Signature Working Group. Comments should be sent to the editors with a cc: to w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org (archive). Read more about the XML Digital Signature Activity.

XInclude Working Draft Published

26 October 2000

XML Core Working Group has released XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 as a Working Draft, introducing a processing model and syntax for merging XML documents. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-xml-xinclude-comments@w3.org (archive).

Canonical XML Advanced to Candidate Recommendation

26 October 2000

W3C is pleased to announce that Canonical XML 1.0 has become a Candidate Recommendation. This specification describes a method for determining whether two XML documents with differing syntactical representations are actually equivalent in this specification's XML data model (based on XPath). This permits applications such as digital signatures to determine whether an application has substantively changed a document beyond syntactical variances permitted by XML 1.0 and Namespaces in XML. Canonical XML is produced by the XML Signature Working Group, a joint effort of the IETF and W3C.

P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences) Interop, 2 November

26 October 2000

W3C is hosting an interoperability session in Palo Alto, California, USA, on 2 November to "test drive" P3P and to demonstrate its uses and capabilities. P3P provides a simple, automated way for users to gain control over the use of personal information on Web sites they visit. Read the Press Release and FAQ for complete information.

CSS Syntax for HTML "style" Working Draft Published

25 October 2000

The CSS Working Group has released a Working Draft of Syntax of CSS rules in HTML's "style" attribute. The draft describes the history, grammar, and cascading order for CSS fragments in the "style" attribute. Read more about CSS on the style sheets home page.

XLink Markup Name Control Note Published

24 October 2000

The co-chairs of the XML Linking Working Group have published XLink Markup Name Control as a W3C Note. The document proposes an XML schema-based solution to the need to use XLink in XML-based languages such as XHTML 1.0.

XML Schema Becomes Candidate Recommendation

24 October 2000

W3C is pleased to announce advancement of the XML Schema language to Candidate Recommendation status. Read the Press Release and Testimonials. The specification is written in three parts:

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Last Call Working Draft Published

23 October 2000

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has issued a Last Call Working Draft of User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and its companion Working Draft, Techniques for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. They provide guidelines for designing user agents that lower barriers to Web accessibility for people with disabilities, and help developers create more usable software for all Web users. Please send comments to w3c-wai-ua@w3.org (archive) by 13 November.

Modularization of XHTML Becomes Candidate Recommendation

21 October 2000

W3C is pleased to announce that Modularization of XHTML has become a Candidate Recommendation. This period is a call for implementation, testimonials, and review by W3C Members and the public, and lasts through 17 November. The specification subsets XHTML and extends XHTML's reach onto emerging platforms like mobile devices, television, and appliances. Read more on the HTML home page.

XSL Working Draft Released

18 October 2000

The XSL Working Group has released a Working Draft of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) addressing Last Call comments. Designers use an XSL style sheet to express how source content should be styled, laid out, and paginated onto a presentation medium such as a browser window, a pamphlet or a book. Please send comments to xsl-editors@w3.org (archive).

P3P 1.0 Last Call Working Draft Published

18 October 2000

The P3P Specification Working Group has issued a Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.0 Last Call Working Draft. P3P enables Web sites to express their privacy practices in a standard format. P3P user agents will inform users of site practices. Please send comments to www-p3p-public-comments@w3. org (archive) by 31 October.

W3C Co-Sponsors MathML Conference 20-21 October

16 October 2000

W3C co-sponsored the first MathML Conference, on 20-21 October in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Irène Vatton and Vincent Quint of the W3C/INRIA presented "Editing MathML on the Web with Amaya." Learn more about MathML and review the current working draft of MathML 2.0.

CSS Mobile Profile Working Draft Released

13 October 2000

The CSS Working Group has released a CSS Mobile Profile 1.0 Working Draft. The specification defines a subset of Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 tailored for mobile devices such as wireless phones. Learn about CSS on the style sheets home page.

XML-Signature Last Call Working Draft Published

12 October 2000

The joint IETF-W3C XML Signature Working Group has published a revision of the Last Call Working Draft, XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. XML digital signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and signer authentication services. Comments should be sent to the editors with a cc: to w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org (archive) by 20 October.

W3C Netherlands Office Offers Courses

11 October 2000

The W3C Netherlands Office has organized two one day courses in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. On 17 October, F.R.A. Hopgood and Lloyd Rutledge will speak on SVG and SMIL. On 23 November, Steven Pemberton will speak on XHTML. Refer to the events page for program and registration information.

XML Days Europe, 17 to 27 October

11 October 2000

The W3C Offices are participating in the XML Days Europe conference series, 17 to 27 October. At many of the events, W3C Offices staff will be in attendance and would be pleased to meet with you. XML Days are being held in Brussels, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich, and Milan.

Canonical XML Working Draft Released

11 October 2000

The joint IETF-W3C XML Signature Working Group has issued a Working Draft of Canonical XML Version 1.0, addressing all comments received during the second Last Call that ended 28 July. An interoperability matrix is available. Please send comments to the editor with a cc: to the public mailing list w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org (archive).

P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences) Interop, 2 November

11 October 2000

W3C is hosting an interoperability session in Palo Alto, California, USA, on 2 November to "test drive" P3P and to demonstrate its uses and capabilities. P3P provides a simple, automated way for users to gain more control over the use of personal information on Web sites they visit. Please consult the P3P Interop page for agenda and registration details.

XML 1.0 Second Edition Published

06 October 2000

W3C is pleased to announce that the XML Core Working Group has published the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 Second Edition as a W3C Recommendation. The second edition is not a new version of XML; it brings the XML 1.0 Recommendation up to date with the first edition errata. Read more about the W3C XML Activity.

Modularization of XHTML Working Draft Released

05 October 2000

Modularization of XHTML has been released as a Working Draft. XHTML Modularization takes XHTML 1.0 and reassembles it as a collection of modules that provide specific types of functionality. This supports the goal of making the full Web available to mobile devices, televisions, and appliances. This is the same document released prematurely as a Candidate Recommendation, the maturity level for which it is being considered. W3C regrets the error. Learn more about XHTML from the W3C HTML Activity home page.

CSS3 Module: W3C Selectors Working Draft Published

05 October 2000

The CSS Working Group has published a CSS3 module: W3C selectors Working Draft. The draft describes the selectors that are proposed for CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Level 3. The Working Group is seeking feedback and requests that comments be sent to the editors. Discussion takes place on the mailing list www-style@w3.org (archive). Learn about CSS on the style sheets home page.

Harvesting RDF from XLinks Note Published

29 September 2000

Harvesting RDF Statements from XLinks has been released as a W3C Note. Based on the general principle that each arc in an XLink link yields one RDF statement, it defines a mapping that allows links to be harvested as a source of metadata.

DOM Level 1 Second Edition Working Draft Released

29 September 2000

The W3C DOM Activity has released the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification (Second Edition) as a Working Draft for public review. The DOM is a platform- and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure and style of documents. The second edition is not a new version; it is designed to bring the DOM 1.0 Recommendation up to date with the first edition errata. Please report errors to the mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive) by 27 October.

Photo-RDF Note Updated

28 September 2000

The W3C Note Describing and retrieving photos using RDF and HTTP has been updated. The authors' system includes RDF schemas, search methods, data-entry software, and a way to serve photos and metadata over HTTP (demo).

DOM Level 2 Becomes a W3C Proposed Recommendation

27 September 2000

DOM Level 2 has become a W3C Proposed Recommendation, and is now being reviewed by the W3C membership for consideration as a W3C Recommendation. Public review and comments are welcome; the review period ends 25 October 2000. Read the Technical Reports page to find all DOM Level 2 modules. Learn more about the DOM Activity.

XML Schema Working Drafts Released

22 September 2000

The W3C XML Activity has released three XML schema Working Drafts. XML schemas provide a superset of the capabilities found in XML 1.0 document type definitions (DTDs). XML Schema Part 0: Primer is an introduction. XML Schema Part 1: Structures specifies the XML Schema definition language, which offers facilities for describing the structure and constraining the contents of XML 1.0 documents. XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes specifies a robust, extensible datatype system for XML. This is an interim release in anticipation of a request for Candidate Recommendation status in the near future, provided now to give timely notice of important syntax changes.

W3C XML Encryption Workshop, 2 November

21 September 2000

Registration is open for the W3C XML Encryption Workshop to be hosted by Xcert in Lafayette/San Francisco, California, USA on 2 November. The workshop will focus on requirements, proposals discussed on the XML encryption public mailing list, and the structure of a possible W3C Activity.

SMIL Version 2.0 Last Call Working Draft Released

21 September 2000

As part of the W3C Synchronized Multimedia Activity, the SYMM Working Group has issued a Last Call Working Draft of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language 2.0. SMIL (pronounced "smile") 2.0 defines an XML-based language that allows authors to write interactive multimedia presentations, and allows reusing of SMIL syntax and semantics in other XML-based languages. Last Call comments may be sent to the public mailing list www-smil@w3.org (archive) through 20 October.

Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Published

21 September 2000

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has released a series of four W3C Notes that offer techniques for Web content providers wishing to satisfy the W3C Recommendation, "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" (WCAG). The series includes:

W3C's Judy Brewer Speaks at White House "Digital Divide" Event

21 September 2000

The White House invited Judy Brewer, Director of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at W3C, to speak at its Digital Divide Event on Accessible Technologies on 21 September, in Flint, Michigan, USA. "WAI works by bringing together industry, disability organizations, accessibility researchers, and government," explained Brewer. "We can show that accessible design is not only possible, but is also good design, and well within reach of all Web content publishers." Read the Press Release.

W3C Presents at Keio SFC Open Research Forum

19 September 2000

The Open Research Forum (in Japanese) is the yearly open house extending research and development at Keio University SFC (Shonan Fujisawa Campus) to interested companies and the general public. On 22 September, W3C presents recent W3C activities, in particular in the areas of open source software, mobile Web access, and Web accessibility.

XML-Signature Last Call Working Draft Released

18 September 2000

The IETF/W3C XML Signature Working Group has issued a Last Call Working Draft of XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. XML digital signatures provide integrity, message authentication, and signer authentication services. Please send comments to the editors with a cc: to w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org (archive). The Last Call period ends 5 November.

Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P1.0) Working Draft Published

15 September 2000

A new Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification has been published as part of the P3P Activity. The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) enables Web sites to express their privacy practices in a standard format. P3P user agents will inform users of site practices. Comments may be sent to www-p3p-public-comments@w3.org (archive).

W3C Launches XML Protocol Activity

14 September 2000

Work in the new XML Protocol Activity will focus on XML as the encapsulation language for communication in a distributed environment. Learn more:

XML Base Advanced to Candidate Recommendation

08 September 2000

W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the XML Base specification to Candidate Recommendation status. The document describes a mechanism for providing base URI services to XLink and to other XML applications benefiting from control over relative URIs. The Candidate Recommendation period ends 8 December, 2000, when the XML Linking Working Group expects to deliver proof of use of XML Base in new specifications, and a report of successful XML Base implementations in applications based on them. Implementors are invited to contact the Working Group chairs to participate. Comments may be sent to the public mailing list www-xml-linking-comments@w3.org (archive).

Canonical XML Working Draft Released

07 September 2000

The fourth Working Draft of Canonical XML Version 1.0 has been released, addressing comments received during Last Call that ended 28 July. It is the goal of this specification to establish a method for determining whether two documents are identical, or whether an application has not changed a document, except for transformations permitted by XML 1.0 and Namespaces in XML. Please send comments to the editor with a cc: to the public mailing list w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org (archive).

DOM Level 3 Working Drafts Published

01 September 2000

As part of the W3C DOM Activity, the DOM Working Group has published the first public Working Drafts of the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3. The DOM is a platform- and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of documents. Comments are invited on the public mailing list www-dom@w3.org (archive).

XSL Transformations Requirements Published

28 August 2000

The XSL Working Group has published the first public XSL Transformations Requirements Version 1.1 Working Draft. The draft describes the requirements for the XSLT 1.1 specification. Its goals are to improve style sheet portability, include vendor extensions built in to meet user demand, and to support XML Base.

Tim Berners-Lee Keynote at XML World 2000

28 August 2000

XML World 2000 will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from 5 to 8 September. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, will deliver a keynote speech, "XML and the Web," on 6 September.

XHTML Events Working Draft Issued

28 August 2000

The HTML Working Group has issued the second public Working Draft of XHTML Events. The specification defines the Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) event module, providing XHTML host language integration with the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 event interfaces. Comments about the draft and XHTML may be sent to the public mailing list www-html@w3.org (archive).

XForms Requirements Working Draft Published

25 August 2000

The W3C XForms Working Group has released XForms Requirements, a Working Draft outlining requirements for the next generation of Web forms. Comments are welcome on the www-forms@w3.org public mailing list (archive). See how forms are changing on the W3C XForms home page.

P3P Presentations at Sommer Akademie 2000

24 August 2000

Members of the W3C Team and P3P Working Groups are presenting at Sommer Akademie 2000: e-Privacy and Data Protection on the Internet in Kiel, Germany, on 28 August 2000. Sommer Akademie 2000 is sponsored by the Centre for Privacy Protection Schelswig-Holstein, Germany.

17th International Unicode Conference, 5 to 8 September 2000

21 August 2000

W3C is a sponsor of the Seventeenth International Unicode Conference in San Jose, California, USA from 5 to 8 September. The theme of the conference program is "Unicode and the Web: The Global Connection." Martin Dürst of W3C/Keio University is co-presenting the tutorial Weaving the Multilingual Web: Standards and their Implementations on 6 September.

Winie 1.0.6 Available

17 August 2000

Winie version 1.0.6 is available for download. Written by W3C engineer Benoît Mahé, Winie is a network utility to put files on the Web using HTTP/1.1. Among other changes, version 1.0.6 features a new logo by Coralie Mercier. Winie discussion takes place on the new public mailing list www-winie@w3.org (archive).

XML Query Requirements Update

15 August 2000

The XML Query Working Group has issued a revised XML Query Requirements Working Draft, incorporating the comments received on the first public version. XML Query provides facilities to extract and process data from XML documents and from databases and other persistent storage. Comments may be sent to the www-xml-query-comments@w3.org mailing list (archive).

XForms 1.0: Data Model Working Draft Published

15 August 2000

The W3C XForms Working Group has published an XForms 1.0: Data Model Working Draft. Benefits of next generation Web forms include XML data transfer, easier visual layout, and separation of user interface and presentation from the data model and logic, allowing the same form to be used on a variety of devices. Discussion is welcome on the public mailing list www-forms@w3.org (see archive). Learn more on the XForms home page.

XML 1.0 Second Edition Working Draft Released

14 August 2000

The XML Core Working Group has released a draft of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 Second Edition for public review. The second edition is not a new version of XML; it is designed to bring the XML 1.0 Recommendation up to date with the first edition's errata. A color-coded review version is available. Please report errors to the xml-editor@w3.org mailing list (archive).

Jigsaw 2.1.2 Available

09 August 2000

Download Jigsaw 2.1.2, W3C's leading-edge Web server platform. Included in this revision are support for CC/PP and JSP, as well as stabilizing improvements. Read on for more information about Jigsaw.

Speech Synthesis Markup Language Draft Published

08 August 2000

The W3C Voice Browser Activity has published a Working Draft of the Speech Synthesis Markup Language Specification for the Speech Interface Framework. With this XML language, authors can produce natural-sounding, synthetic speech in voice, Web, and accessibility user agents. Comments are welcome on the public mailing list www-voice@w3.org (archive).

Accessibility Features of SVG Note Published

07 August 2000

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has published a W3C Note, Accessibility Features of SVG. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) provides many accessibility benefits to disabled users and people with similar functional needs. Please send comments to the WAI Education and Outreach Working Group at w3c-wai-eo@w3.org (public archive of discussion list).

Libwww 5.3.1 Available

04 August 2000

Libwww version 5.3.1 is available. Libwww is the W3C's protocol library, a modular, client-side Web API (Application Program Interface) written in C for Unix and Windows (Win32). See the release notes and download the libwww source code as well as other W3C open source software.

MathML Conference Registration Open

03 August 2000

W3C is co-sponsoring the first MathML Conference, scheduled for 20-21 October in Urbana-Champaign. Registration is open. Learn more about MathML and review the current working draft of MathML 2.0.

Extreme Markup Languages 2000

03 August 2000

Meet W3C Team members at Extreme! Extreme Markup Languages 2000 is a new, highly technical conference concentrating on the evolving abstractions that underlie modern information management. Extreme runs in Montreal from 15 to 18 August, with pre-conference tutorials from 13 to 14 August.

World Wide Web Consortium Issues Scalable Vector Graphics as Candidate Recommendation

02 August 2000

W3C has issued Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as a Candidate Recommendation. SVG delivers two-dimensional vector graphics to the Web in XML, ensuring accessibility, dynamism, reusability, and extensibility. Developers are invited to create SVG implementations, and test them with the W3C SVG Test Suites. Read the Press Release and Testimonials.

SMIL Animation Working Draft Released

31 July 2000

The W3C Synchronized Multimedia Activity has published a new SMIL Animation Working Draft. Synchronized Multimedia Language (SMIL) Animation puts animation onto a time line, allows composition of multiple animations, and describes basic animation elements for any XML-based language. Feedback should be sent to the SMIL public mailing list. Read about SMIL in the Synchronized Multimedia Activity Statement.

SAC: Simple API for CSS Update and Note

28 July 2000

The W3C Style Activity has published a SAC: Simple API for CSS Note describing a common API (Application Program Interface) for CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) parsers. Comments are invited on the W3C Style public mailing list. Find download links and more about SAC on the SAC home page.

XML Infoset Working Draft Released

26 July 2000

The XML Core Working Group released a new XML Information Set (Infoset) Working Draft, which defines a set of fifteen types of information items in XML documents. Comments are welcome on the Infoset public mailing list. For background, consult the XML Activity Statement.

HTML Roadmap Update

21 July 2000

The HTML Working Group has updated their Roadmap to reflect current deadlines and objectives for XHTML developments. Comments may be sent to the www-html-editor@w3.org mailing list. Public discussion takes place on www-html@w3.org.

New CC/PP Public Working Drafts Published

21 July 2000

The Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP) Working Group has published four new drafts. CC/PP is a user-side hardware, software and preferences profile written in Resource Description Framework (RDF), W3C's language for modeling metadata. Comments may be sent to the www-mobile@w3.org mailing list. Learn more about CC/PP in the W3C Mobile Access Activity Statement.

Last Call Closing on Canonical XML

10 July 2000

Last call comments are invited on the Canonical XML 1.0 Working Draft through 28 July 2000. This specification describes a method for generating a physical representation of an input XML document that does not change under variations that XML 1.0 defines as logically equivalent. Canonical XML is produced by the XML-Signature Working Group, a joint effort of the IETF and W3C.

Jigsaw 2.0.5 available

05 July 2000

Jigsaw version 2.0.5 is now available. Jigsaw is W3C's leading-edge Web server platform, providing a sample HTTP/1.1 implementation and a variety of other features on top of an advanced architecture implemented in Java. Download Jigsaw.

Amaya 3.2 available

04 July 2000

Amaya version 3.2, W3C's browser/editor now available. Download Amaya. Find out what's new in Amaya 3.2.

XLink advances to Candidate Recommendation

03 July 2000

The XML Linking Language (XLink) offers XML authors an advanced hyperlinking mechanism. In addition to an extensible linking semantics, XLink supports annotation services and precise addressing of subresources when using XPointers.