Adopting XML: Tomorrow's Web Internet Business Services
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Emerging XML based standards

SMIL: Synchronised Multimedia Integration Language A set of XML extensions to handle embedded multimedia.

PICS: Platform for Internet Content Selection A means of labelling the content of documents based on criteria of taste - mainly motivated by people who want to protect children from sexually explicit material.

RDF: Resource Description Framework A standard for structuring embedded metadata - making it easier for programs to understand documents.

 


Author: Simon Brooke

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