Schema Support Strengthens Toolkit in Updated XHTML Modularization Standard
2008-10-08: W3C updated its XHTML Modularization standard today with support for designing modular languages using XML Schema. The addition of schemas to XHTML Modularization 1.1 is an important step towards the XHTML2 Working Group's goal that XHTML support rich Web content and be extensible, while remaining interoperable. A modularization standard allows language designers to reuse elements defined by multiple parties (including other W3C standards such as SVG and MathML) and combine them into new formats to meet specific application needs. The standard allows people to use schema-enabled, off-the-shelf tools to immediately begin authoring and validating documents written in those new languages. The XHTML2 Working Group, which gained experience using Modularization 1.1 to build some modules and languages, now plans to add schema support to other XHTML standards. Learn more about the HTML Activity. (Permalink)
W3C Organizes Workshop on Speaker Biometrics and VoiceXML 3.0
2008-10-13: W3C invites people to participate in a Workshop on Speaker biometrics and VoiceXML 3.0 on 5-6 March 2009 in Menlo Park, California (USA), hosted by SRI International. Attendees will discuss directions for Speaker Identification and Verification (SIV) standards work, and in particular, requirements for SIV and SIV standards relevant to VoiceXML 3.0. The goal of the Workshop is to help the Voice Browser Working Group integrate existing and in-process standards with VoiceXML 3.0 specification and make the specification more useful in current and emerging markets. Position papers are due 18 December 2008. Read about Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) 3.0 Requirements, Voice Browser and learn more about W3C Workshops. (Permalink)
Seven OWL 2 Drafts Published
2008-10-09: The OWL Working Group published seven documents yesterday relating to the OWL 2 Web Ontology Language. OWL 2 extends OWL, a core standard of the Semantic Web, adding new features that users have requested and that software providers are prepared to implement. The documents are:
- Structural Specification and Functional-Style Syntax
- Direct Semantics
- RDF-Based Semantics (First Public Draft)
- Mapping to RDF Graphs
- XML Serialization
- Profiles
- Conformance and Test Cases (First Public Draft)
The first three documents form the technical core of OWL 2, which has both a traditional "direct" semantics (for OWL DL) and a new "RDF-based" semantics (for OWL Full). Documents 4 and 5 specify two different serializations for OWL ontologies, one based on RDF and one using XML more directly. Document 6 defines useful subsets of OWL which may be easier to implement or may better meet certain performance requirements. Finally, document 7 specifies conformance and will later enumerate the OWL 2 test cases. Five other documents are under development; but they are not yet ready for public review. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity. (Permalink)
Widgets 1.0: Updates
2008-10-09: The Web Applications Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Widgets 1.0: Updates. This specification defines a model to allow a widget user agent to locate and replace a widget resource with a new or different version of a widget resource. The updates model is designed to work both over HTTP and from local storage. For updates performed via the Web, the model makes use a simple XML documents that authors place on a Web server to indicate, amongst other things, where the next most suitable version of a widget resource can be retrieved from. It also defines a mechanism that allows authors to be notified of installation errors or success. This specification also describes how to renegotiate security policies when widgets are updated. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity. (Permalink)
Call for Review: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 3.0) is a Proposed Recommendation
2008-10-06: The SYMM Working Group has published the Proposed Recommendation of Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 3.0), pronounced "smile." SMIL 3.0 allows authors to write interactive multimedia presentations. Using SMIL 3.0, an author may describe the temporal behavior of a multimedia presentation, associate hyperlinks with media objects and describe the layout of the presentation on a screen. SMIL 3.0 is a modular XML application: its components may be used in other XML formats. SMIL also defines mobile profiles that incorporate features useful within the industry. Comments are welcome through 6 November. Read more about the Synchronized Multimedia Activity. See also W3C's new Video on the Web Activity. (Permalink)
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Upcoming Talks
- 13 October, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Accessibility in a Web 2.0 WorldShawn Henry presents at Web Builder 2.0.
- 14 October, Las Vegas, NV, USA: Getting Real with AccesibilityShawn Henry presents at Web Builder 2.0.
- 16 October, Bålsta, Sweden: Klarspråk och förståelighet på webben - webben som utmaning och möjlighetOlle Olsson presents at Klarspråkskonferensen 2008.
- 17 October, Poznan, Poland: The Policy-Aware Web meets Virtual GoodsRenato Iannella gives a keynote at 6th International Workshop for Technical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Business Models for Virtual Goods.
- 26 October, Karlsruhe, Germany: RDFa—Bridging the Web of Documents and the Web of DataMichael Hausenblas, Ivan Herman, Ben Adida give a tutorial at 7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2008).
- 30 October, Potsdam, Germany: Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit von Webressourcen: Services, Datenheterogenität und IdentifizierbarkeitFelix Sasaki presents at University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam.
- 30 October, Moscow, Russia: Сделаем интернет доступным всем и каждомуShawn Henry presents at User eXperience 2008.
- 31 October, Moscow, Russia: Стандарты Web Accessibility: Фундамент для международного сотрудничества и локального внедренияShawn Henry presents at User eXperience 2008.
- 5 November, Aarhus, Denmark: E-gov and the citizen - transformation by new technologyOlle Olsson presents at jboye08.
- 14 November, Paris, France: La mode se démode, le Style jamaisDaniel Glazman presents at Paris Web 2008.
- 18 November, Sophia Antipolis, France: The W3C Multimodal ArchitectureIngmar Kliche presents at ETSI Workshop on Multimodal Interaction on Mobile Devices .
- 28 November, Berlin, Germany: Towards eGovernment 2.0 through better use of the WebJosé Manuel Alonso gives a keynote at E-Government-Standards Kongress.
- 4 December, Malmö, Sweden: Standarder och Open SourceOlle Olsson presents at DFS-seminarium.
- 5 December, Turn, Italy: Overlapping User Experiences: Mobile Web Usability and Accessibility for People with DisabilitiesShawn Henry presents at UPA Europe 2008, Usability and design: cultivating diversity.
- 6 December, Turin, Italy: How New Web Accessibility Standards Impact User Experience Design Shawn Henry presents at UPA Europe 2008, Usability and design: cultivating diversity.
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