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W3C recommends quicker XML transmission
The World Wide Web consortium issues three recommendations designed to make handling XML-formatted data more efficient. Read more »
W3C adds a touch of Sparql to Web 2.0
Supporters of the Sparql query language say using the Web without it would be like 'trying to use a relational database without SQL' Read more »
Berners-Lee: Co-operation key to intelligent Web
Creating a Semantic Web will need organisations to think beyond their own industries, according to W3C director Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Read more »
Microsoft slammed over XML patent
A software patent granted to Microsoft in the US has been labelled an 'abomination'. Read more »
Web business standard gets thumbs up
A Web standards body has published a series of definitions that could make it easier for big companies to share business documents. Read more »
Standards group tackles XML documents
An e-business standards body has proposed a series of definitions for how corporations should create common business documents. Read more »
Semantic labelling scheme for Web pages
The body responsible for web content labelling has adopted the principles and standards of the Semantic Web. Read more »
Opera brings AJAX to mobiles
A beta version of the Opera Platform SDK allows interactive Web applications on smartphones. Read more »
E-forms standard finalised
The main standards body for the Web released the final specification this week for XForms, a standard that will compete in the growing market for electronic forms. Read more »
You call that a standard?
Q&A Robert Glushko, a UC Berkeley professor who was involved in early XML proceedings, decries how powerful interests have distorted the standards process. Read more »
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Get started with Web vector graphics
At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney, Dmitry Baranovskiy presented "Web Vector Graphics", giving an overview of the models available for creating vector graphics on the Web and tools to make them render correctly in all browsers. Read more »
W3C standards: The relationship between RDF and Topic Maps
In this article we analyse the background of both the the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Topic Maps standards and their interoperability. Read more »
Faster XML ahead?
The Net's top standards body is getting closer to speeding up XML-based software, a move that could benefit everyone from mobile phone carriers to television broadcasters to the military. Read more »
Tools for securing your XML documents
The W3C offers two specifications for securing your XML documents, XML Signature and XML Encryption. Find out which tools can help create secure XML documents that adhere to these standards. Read more »
LBase: A tool to generalise the Semantic Web
To manage many semantic languages, the W3C has proposed the LBase tool to define the semantics for all Web semantic languages. Read more »
Use metrics to drop browser support
Browser version support is a difficult issue but a few metrics and testing tools can provide the hard data you need to choose which Web browsers your Internet site will support. Read more »
Locate XML data with XQuery
Finding specific information contained in an XML document can be a challenge. However, XQuery can save you valuable time when searching XML documents. Review the essentials of this W3C specification in this introduction. Read more »
Use DOM to create data-driven HTML documents
The Document Object Model can be a powerful object-oriented tool for creating data-driven HTML documents. See how DOM can be used in conjunction with XML data islands to increase the efficiency of your Web applications. Read more »
Add XML functionality to your Flash movies
You already know that XML enables data to move easily between applications. Now see how you can integrate XML and Flash for some powerful effects. Read more »
Format Java-extracted data using DOM and XSL
Learn how to take Java-captured data, load it into a DOM document, and use XSL style sheets to format the data into any fashion you require. Read more »
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Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
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