W3C INDIA OFFICE

Welcome to the November newsletter from the Indian W3C Office. In this edition we include information on XML Interchange Working Group, XPointer Registry, WSDL 1.1 Description for XKMS, Rich Web Client Activity, Web on the Move, Delivery Context Interfaces, Policy for Authorized W3C Translations, W3C Indian Office Opens. A copy of this newsletter is available on the Indian W3C Office site at: http://w3cindia.in/

1. W3C Launches Efficient XML Interchange Working Group
2. XPointer Registry Launched
3. Note: WSDL 1.1 Description for XKMS
4. W3C Launches Rich Web Client Activity
5. Mobile Web Initiative Presents "Web on the Move"
6. Last Call: Delivery Context Interfaces (DCI)
7. Policy for Authorized W3C Translations Announced
8. W3C Indian Office Opens
9. Candidate Recommendation: Web Services Choreography Description Language 1.0
10.W3C Launches Rule Interchange Format Working Group
11.Working Draft: WSDL 2.0 RDF Mapping
12.Working Drafts: Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)
13.Working Draft: Scope for Mobile Web Best Practices
14.Become a W3C Supporter
15.About this newsletter

1. W3C Launches Efficient XML Interchange Working Group

2005-11-18: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Efficient XML Interchange Working Group. Robin Berjon (Expway) and Oliver Goldman (Adobe Systems) are Chairs. The group's objective is to define an alternative encoding of the XML Information Set that addresses the requirements identified in the work of the XML Binary Characterization Working Group, while maintaining the existing interoperability between XML specifications. The group is chartered through December 2007. Visit the XML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/XML/EXI
http://www.w3.org/XML/

2. XPointer Registry Launched

2005-11-18: W3C is pleased to announce the XPointer Registry, opening XPointer scheme registration up to the public. XPointer is an extensible system for identifying regions in XML documents. XPointer provides for multiple addressing schemes but the XPointer specification reserved unprefixed scheme names to W3C. The registry adds public access and enables open and well-regulated use through the XPointer Scheme Name Registry Policy. Visit the XML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2005/04/xpointer-schemes/
http://www.w3.org/2005/04/xpointer-policy

3. Note: WSDL 1.1 Description for XKMS

2005-11-18: The XML Key Management Service (XKMS) Working Group has published A WSDL 1.1 description for XKMS as a Working Group Note. The group has defined a Web service to handle conventional PKI (public-key infrastructure) functions. Written for XKMS developers, this note provides a sample Web Services Description Language (WSDL) description for an XKMS service. Visit the XKMS home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/NOTE-xkms-wsdl-20051118/
http://www.w3.org/2001/XKMS/

4. W3C Launches Rich Web Client Activity

2005-11-15: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Rich Web Client Activity for client-side Web Application development. The Web APIs Working Group chaired by Robin Berjon (Expway) will document and build standard Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) such as XMLHttpRequest, an AJAX component. The Web Application Formats Working Group chaired by Art Barstow (Nokia) will develop declarative languages for Web Applications, building on existing technologies in the marketplace where possible. The Compound Document Formats Working Group chaired by Kevin Kelly (IBM) moves to this Activity, and continues to develop a framework for combined documents as well as profiles that use existing W3C formats. Participation in these groups is open to W3C Members. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/
http://www.w3.org/2006/appformats/

5. Mobile Web Initiative Presents "Web on the Move"

2005-11-15: The Web on the Move was held on 15 November at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in London, UK. MWI sponsors attended and Michael Wilson, W3C UK and Ireland Office, was master of ceremonies. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director, sent a recorded welcome address (MP3 audio). Read the media advisory and about the Mobile Web Initiative, a concerted effort to make the Web interoperable and usable for users of mobile devices. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2005/11/mwi-ukevent.html
http://www.bafta.org/

6. Last Call: Delivery Context Interfaces (DCI)

2005-11-14: The Device Independence Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of Delivery Context: Interfaces (DCI) Accessing Static and Dynamic Properties. DCI provides access to device properties including capabilities, configuration, user preferences and environmental conditions such as remaining battery life, signal strength, ambient brightness, location, and display orientation. The previous version of this document was named "Dynamic Properties Framework (DPF)." Comments are welcome through 4 December. Read about the Device Independence Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-DPF-20051111/
http://www.w3.org/2001/di/

7. Policy for Authorized W3C Translations Announced

2005-11-10: W3C is pleased to announce the Policy for Authorized W3C Translations. For the first time, W3C will allow recognition of translations as "authorized" when they are developed through the process defined in this policy, which is based on transparency, community accountability, and commitment to W3C oversight. At the same time, W3C will continue its existing translation process which has produced 700 unofficial translations in 44 languages. W3C warmly thanks all the translators who have contributed their work. Translations of W3C documents are an important resource that helps Web standards reach more people worldwide. Read About W3C. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2005/02/TranslationPolicy
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/

8. W3C Indian Office Opens

2005-11-10: The W3C Indian Office is open in Noida, India. The Office is hosted by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC Noida). R. K. Verma is the Office Manager and the Deputy Office Manager is Vijay Gugnani. Stéphane Boyera, Steve Bratt, Max Froumentin, Ivan Herman and Richard Ishida are among those attending the opening ceremonies on 10-11 November in New Delhi. 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.w3cindia.in/
http://www.cdacnoida.in/

9. Candidate Recommendation: Web Services Choreography Description Language 1.0

2005-11-09: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the Web Services Choreography Description Language Version 1.0 (WS-CDL) to Candidate Recommendation. This XML-based language 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. Comments are welcome through 31 March. Visit the Web services home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/CR-ws-cdl-10-20051109/
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

10. W3C Launches Rule Interchange Format Working Group

2005-11-07: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group. "After years of industry and research work in rules languages, I'm pleased to see W3C Members working to develop a Web-based rules standard," said Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director. Chaired by Christian de Sainte Marie (ILOG) and Sandro Hawke (temporary co-Chair, W3C), the group is chartered through November 2007 to produce a language for the exchange of rules and their transfer between rule systems. Rules are executable pieces of declarative knowledge, important in managing complex and dynamic operations. Read the press release, about the Rule Interchange Format and visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/wg
http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/

11. Working Draft: WSDL 2.0 RDF Mapping

2005-11-04: The Web Services Description Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0: RDF Mapping. The draft describes the WSDL 2.0 components in the Resource Description Language (RDF) and in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) so that all WSDL 2 documents can be merged with other Semantic Web data. Visit the Web services home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-wsdl20-rdf-20051104/
http://www.w3.org/RDF/

12. Working Drafts: Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)

2005-11-04: The Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment Working Group released updated Working Drafts of the SKOS Core Guide and SKOS Core Vocabulary Specification. The drafts explain how to express classification schemes, thesauruses, subject heading lists, taxonomies, terminologies, glossaries and other types of controlled vocabulary in RDF. Previous SKOS work was supported by the European project SWAD-Europe. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-swbp-skos-core-guide-20051102/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-swbp-skos-core-spec-20051102/

13. Working Draft: Scope for Mobile Web Best Practices

2005-11-04: The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of Scope of Mobile Web Best Practices. This document outlines deliverables such as guidelines for content delivery and display on mobile and small-screen devices, and identifies the goal of one Web. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort by authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-mobile-bp-scope-20051103/
http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

14. Become a W3C Supporter

2005-11-03: We are pleased to launch the W3C Supporters Program. W3C welcomes payments and goods such as hardware and software to support W3C's operations. Premier, Major, and Contributing Supporters are acknowledged on the W3C Web site, and may use logos on their own sites as emblems of their support for W3C. Read About W3C and about the W3C Supporters Program. W3C wishes to thank all current W3C Supporters. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/sup
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/

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