W3C INDIA OFFICE

Welcome to the June newsletter from the Indian W3C Office. In this edition we include information on RDF/OWL, Web Services Choreography, XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX, Selectors API, Core XML Specifications, CSS3, XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0, Language Tags and Locale Identifiers, XHTML Basic 1.1, Web Services Policy, Semantic Web, Head of W3C Offices. A copy of this newsletter is available on the Indian W3C Office site at: http://w3cindia.in/

1. Working Draft: RDF/OWL Representation of WordNet
2. Working Draft: Primer for Web Services Choreography
3. Working Draft: XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX
4. Working Draft: Selectors API
5. Core XML Specifications: Proposed Edits
6. CSS3: Generated Content for Paged Media
7. XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0 Candidate Recommendations
8. Language Tags and Locale Identifiers: Updated Working Draft
9. Working Draft: XHTML Basic 1.1
10.W3C Launches Web Services Policy Working Group
11.W3C Names Ivan Herman Semantic Web Activity Lead
12.W3C Names Daniel Dardailler Head of W3C Offices
13.About this newsletter

1. Working Draft: RDF/OWL Representation of WordNet

2006-06-19: The WordNet Task Force of the Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of RDF/OWL Representation of WordNet. The draft proposes a conversion to RDF and OWL of WordNet, the machine-readable lexical reference system developed at Princeton University for the English language. The group describes how the conversion was made and how it may be queried for use in Semantic Web applications. Read about the Semantic Web. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-wordnet-rdf-20060619/
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/

2. Working Draft: Primer for Web Services Choreography

2006-06-19: The Web Services Choreography Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Web Services Choreography Description Language: Primer. The primer is intended as an easy to understand tutorial on the uses and the features of the WS-CDL specification. WS-CDL describes peer-to-peer collaborations between Web service participants by defining their behavior from a global viewpoint. Ordered message exchanges thus accomplish a common business goal. Visit the Web services home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-ws-cdl-10-primer-20060619/
http://www.w3.org/TR/ws-cdl-10/

3. Working Draft: XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX

2006-06-19: The Web API Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of The XMLHttpRequest Object. The draft documents features of the XMLHttpRequest object, the core component of AJAX. The interface allows scripts to perform HTTP client functions, such as submitting form data or loading data from a remote Web site. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20060619/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX

4. Working Draft: Selectors API

2006-06-14: On 25 May, the Web APIs Working Group released the First Public Working Draft of Selectors API. The draft defines methods for identifying elements in a document for the purpose of performing script or Document Object Model (DOM) operations on them. Selectors defined in the CSS3 Selectors specification are used to identify the elements. Visit the Web APIs Working Group home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-selectors-api-20060525/
http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/

5. Core XML Specifications: Proposed Edits

2006-06-14: The XML Core Working Group has released four Proposed Edited Recommendations for core XML specifications: the fourth edition of Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 and second editions of Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1, Namespaces in XML 1.0 and Namespaces in XML 1.1. Proposed for the convenience of readers, the publications correct all errors reported to date and are not new versions. The test suites have been updated. For XML, markup for RFC 2119 key words has been improved. Comments are welcome through 12 July. Visit the XML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/PER-xml-20060614/
http://www.w3.org/XML/

6. CSS3: Generated Content for Paged Media

2006-06-12: The CSS Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of CSS3 module: Generated Content for Paged Media. The draft describes features used in printed publications: named strings, leaders, cross-references, footnotes, endnotes, running headers and footers, named flows, ad hoc counter styles, paged-based floats, hyphenation, change bars, and named page and generated lists. It is a companion to the CSS3 modules for multicolumn layout and paged media. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-css3-gcpm-20060612/
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

7. XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0 Candidate Recommendations

2006-06-12: The XML Query and XSL Working Groups have released updated Candidate Recommendations of XML Query 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0 and supporting documents. The XQuery use cases are also updated. Today's drafts incorporate comments received at Candidate Recommendation and move the xdt:* types to the XML Schema xs namespace, a change made in conjunction with the XML Schema Working Group. XSLT transforms documents into different markup or formats. Important for databases, search engines and object repositories, XML Query can perform searches, queries and joins over collections of documents. Both XSLT 2 and XQuery use XPath expressions and operate on XPath Data Model instances. Visit the XML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xquery-use-cases-20060608/
http://www.w3.org/XML/

8. Language Tags and Locale Identifiers: Updated Working Draft

2006-06-12: The Internationalization Core Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of Language Tags and Locale Identifiers for the World Wide Web. The draft includes mechanisms for identifying or selecting the language of content or locale preferences used to process information using Web technologies. It describes how document formats, specifications, and implementations should handle language tags, as well as data structures for describing international preferences. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-ltli-20060612/
http://www.w3.org/International/

9. Working Draft: XHTML Basic 1.1

2006-06-09: The HTML Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of XHTML™ Basic 1.1. The draft adds four new features for small devices which are the language's primary users. Version 1.1 is intended to be the convergence of the XHTML Basic 1.0 W3C Recommendation for mobile devices, released in coordination with the WAP Forum in 2000, and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) XHTML Mobile profile. Visit the HTML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xhtml-basic-20060607/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/

10. W3C Launches Web Services Policy Working Group

2006-06-01: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Web Services Policy Working Group. Paul Cotton (Microsoft) and Chris Ferris (IBM) will co-Chair. The group is chartered through 31 December 2007 to standardize a general policy framework for expressing Web service capabilities and requirements. W3C Members may use this form to join the Working Group. Visit the Web services home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/policy/
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

11. W3C Names Ivan Herman Semantic Web Activity Lead

2006-06-01: W3C has named Ivan Herman to the position of Semantic Web Activity Lead effective 1 June. Previously led by Eric Miller, the Semantic Web Activity includes development of the standards for RDF, OWL, SPARQL and rules languages. W3C wishes to thank Eric for his contributions as he moves to Semantic Web deployment. Based at CWI, site of the W3C Benelux Office, Ivan served as W3C Head of Offices and on the Semantic Web Coordination Group. Read more About W3C. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

12. W3C Names Daniel Dardailler Head of W3C Offices

2006-06-01: W3C has named Daniel Dardailler to the position of Head of W3C Offices effective 1 June. Daniel will continue his roles as W3C Associate Chair for Europe, liaison for international standards bodies, and in efforts such as UN organizations, ISOC, ISO, and ICANN. W3C Offices assist with promotion efforts in local languages, broaden W3C's geographical base, and encourage international participation in W3C Activities. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/People/danield/
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/

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