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The Mobile Web Initiative Device Description Working Group released a First Public Working Draft of Device Description Ecosystem, a future Working Group Note. Serving as input for the group's requirements document, this draft outlines business models and participants in the field of device descriptions, and postulates a common repository.

© W3C: Rotan Hanrahan

The Compound Document Formats Working Group has released four Working Drafts: the Compound Document by Reference Framework 1.0, WICD Core 1.0, WICD Full 1.0, and WICD Mobile 1.0. The drafts describe behavior for audio, video, images, fonts, layout, events, scripting, links and encoding when single documents contain multiple XML formats.

© W3C: Timur Mehrvarz, Daniel Appelquist, Lasse Pajunen

W3C announces 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.

© W3C: Robin Berjon, Oliver Goldman, Carine Bournez

W3C announces 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.

© W3C: Dominique Hazael-Massieux

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.

© W3C: Rich Salz, Yunhao Zhang

The Web APIs Working Group will document and build standard Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) such as XMLHttpRequest, an AJAX component.

© W3C: Dean Jackson

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). The Mobile Web Initiative is a concerted effort to make the Web interoperable and usable for users of mobile devices.

© W3C UK and Ireland Office

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.

© W3C: Keith Waters, Rafah A. Hosn, Dave Raggett, Sailesh Sathish

W3C announces 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.

© W3C: Judy Brewer, Ivan Herman

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.

© W3C: W3C Indian Office