Previously on The Web...
March 1989 Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web
World Wide Web Consortium
"To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web."
Voice and the Web: a crossroads
One Web?
Where does voice fit in?
What are we going to do?
Hypertext Markup Language, publishing made <pointy>
- 90's: HTML, HTML+, 2... 3... 4.01
- 00's: XHTML 1, 1.1, 2.0
- Future: HTML 5
The Web is everywhere!
Web technologies are now in every part of our lives
- ...on our computers, phones, tablets, TVs, PNDs, appliances
- ...in the background XML is ubiquitous
- ...VoiceXML used in hundreds of millions of calls each day
- ...
... and it's growing up fast
HTML: not just for publishing anymore!
WebApps: Full blown applications written in HTML + CSS + JavaScript
- Local database storage
- CSS Animations, 3D transformations
- offline caching
- parallel threads of execution
- server push
- 'device' APIs
- drawing
- audio and video tags
- singing, dancing!
The Web: it's perfect for your Apps
WebApps written using Web technologies
- Easy to develop
- no browser UI
- Easy to install
- Portable
... but no voice!
Meanwhile...
... Pronunciation Lexicon Specification, Speech Recognition Grammar Specification, Call Control XML, Speech Synthesis Markup Language...
One Web, talking, listening
Telephony based voice apps well serviced by VoiceXML, but what about the rest of the Web?
Speaking, but not spoken to...
Where does voice fit in to the future open Web platform?
We need you!
Contact me mdw@w3.org!
...or jump right in:
