News Archive 1998-2007

This lists older news items. The most recent items appear first:

Note : for more recent news, see the news archive for 2008.

2007

This lists 2007 news items which have not been updated.

	Dec 26/2007 - Perl 5.10: The Perl Foundation has issued Perl 5.10. [more...]
	Dec 21/2007 - New gTLD Program: ICANN has created a central resource about the creation of new global TLDs, including TLDs using international characters. [see it...]
	Dec 13/2007 - Sun Java J2SE // OS X 10.4 (Tiger): Sun Systems updated Java for OS X to fix bugs and security issues. Users should update. [get it...]
	Dec 6/2007 - AOL Desktop // Windows XP and Vista: AOL quietly issued its new Windows browser suite, earlier code-named Helix. [get it...] Note that AOL has a different suite for OS X which has the same name.
	Nov 14/2007 - Safari 3.0.4 β // Windows: Apple updated its beta of Safari 3, including 8 security fixes. Users should update. [get it...]
	Nov 7/2007 - Opera Mini 4: Opera Software updated its browser for mobile devices. [more...] [get it...]
	Nov 1/2007 - HTML 5: the W3C updated the HTML 5 editor’s draft; updates are so frequent that they will no longer be reported here unless there is something special to report. [read it...]
	Oct 29/2007 - XForms 1.0, 3rd Edition: the W3C issued this edition to add clarifications and correct errors. [read it...]
	Oct 26/2007 - IPv6 Factsheet: ICANN issued an interesting factsheet about IPv6. [more...]
	Oct 15/2007 - Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs): ICANN began public tests of IDNs which have international characters in TLDs and sub-domains. [more...]
	Aug 10/2007 - Microsoft Windows Script 5.7 // Windows 2000 and XP: Microsoft updated its script engine. Users should update. [Windows 2000...] [Windows XP...]
	Jul 13/2007 - PHP 4 Support to End: the PHP Group revealed that support of PHP 4 would end at the end of 2007. [more...]
	Jul 10/2007 - AOL 9.1β SE // Windows 2000, XP, and Vista: AOL issued a beta of v9.1 of its flagship browser. [get it...]
	Jun 21/2007 - AOL - The Ride is Over: AOL has removed all links for downloading OpenRide, which must now be considered extinct.
	Jun 15/2007 - HTML 5: a very early draft of the new, tentative HTML standard has appeared [read it...], as well as a draft outlining the HTML 4 and 5 differences. [read it...]
	May 30/2007 - Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12: Mozilla.org updated Firefox 1.5 to fix bugs and security issues; it now uses Gecko 1.8.0.12. Users of v1.5 who do not want v2 should get v1.5.0.12. [more...] [get it...]
	May 16/2007 - Unicode: the W3C updated the Technical Note "Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages" for the Unicode 5.0 standard. [read it...]
	May 3/2007 - PHP 4.4.7: the PHP Group updated PHP 4 to fix bugs and security issues. PHP 4 users should update. [more...] [get it...]
	May 2/2007 - Core Web Fonts: Microsoft updated some core fonts — Arial, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, and Verdana — adding 6 Romanian and Bulgarian glyphs. Users should update. [more...]
	Apr 20/2007 - Adobe Creative Suite 3, Adobe is now shipping its Creative Suite 3 software, including Contribute CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3, Flash Pro CS3, Illustrator CS3, PhotoShop CS3, Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, and more. Users should update.
	Apr 12/2007 - Internationalization Best Practices: Specifying Language in XHTML & HTML Content: the W3C issued this working group note for those making web pages for international audiences. [more...]
	Apr 3/2007 - AOL Netscape 8.1.3 // Windows: AOL updated its Netscape browser to fix undisclosed bugs and security issues. [more...] [get it...]
	Apr 3/2007 - Microsoft Windows: Microsoft fixed a security problem which affects IE. Users should update. [windows update...]
	Mar 7/2007 - HTML: the W3C started a working group to plan a successor to HTML 4, a successor that is not based on XML, as XHTML is. [more...]
	Feb 19/2007 - Microsoft Virtual PC 2007: Microsoft updated Virtual PC, a tool that enables Windows to run multiple virtual copies of Windows and some other operating systems, e.g. to test multiple versions of IE on one PC; this replaces Virtual PC 2004. [more...] [get it...]
	Feb 13/2007 - Amaya 8.54 & 9.54: the W3C updated its test-bed browser, to fix bugs and make enhancements. Users with Windows 98 and ME should get 8.54. Users with other platforms should get 9.54. [more...] [get it...]
	Jan 23/2007 - ASP.NET AJAX 1.0: Microsoft released its technologies to add AJAX to ASP.NET. [more...] [get it...]
	Jan 22/2007 - New XML Standards: the W3C approved 8 new XML standards: XQuery 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model (XDM), XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Serialization, XML Syntax for XQuery 1.0 (XQueryX), and XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Formal Semantics. [more...]
	Jan 17/2007 - Adobe Flash 9 Player // Linux, Adobe issued v9 of its Flash Player for Linux. Users should update. [more...] [get it...]
	Jan 10/2007 - Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9: Adobe updated Acrobat 7 and Acrobat Reader 7 to fix a security issue. Users should update to 7.0.9 or 8.0. [get it...]

2006

This lists 2006 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 7/2006 - Mozilla Firefox 3.0 α 1: Mozilla.org issued an alpha of Firefox 3; one big change is that it does not support Windows 98/98SE/ME or OS X 10.2. [more...]
	Dec 5/2006 - XSL 1.1: the W3C updated the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) 1.0 Recommendation, including significant added features. XSL 1.0 enables designers to say how content should be styled, laid out, and paginated. [read it...]
	Nov 30/2006 - IBM Home Page Reader: IBM killed its browser for those who are blind or near-blind; IBM does not offer a similar product to replace it.
	Nov 30/2006 - ICRA: ICRA launched a fee-based ICRAcheck service which will manually confirm the correctness of an ICRA label. [more...] [more...]
	Nov 2/2006 - Adobe Acrobat 8: Adobe updated Acrobat, its leading software for producing PDF files. Users should update. [more...] [buy it...]
	Oct 30/2006 - Media Player 11 // Windows: Microsoft updated its media player. [get it...]
	Oct 18/2006 - .asia Domain Names: DotAsia has been selected by ICANN to administer the new .asia TLD, a domain for Asian websites. [more...]
	Oct 18/2006 - Internet Explorer 7 // Windows XP SP2: Microsoft released IE7. [get it...]
	Oct 10/2006 - Lynx 2.8.6: Lynx was updated after a 2½ year hiatus. Users should get it. [more...] [get it...]
	Oct 4/2006 - AOL OpenRide // Windows XP: AOL released yet another IE-based browser suite. [more...] [get it...]
	Sep 26/2006 - .mobi Domain Names: The mTLD Top Level Domain, selected by ICANN to administer the new .mobi domain, now allows anyone to register domain names for sites for small devices. [more...]
	Sep 21/2006 - Language Tags: the IETF issued two new specifications for language tags, which are nicely explained in a W3C article, Language tags in HTML and XML.
	Aug 16/2004 - XML 1.1 2ndEd: the W3C amended the XML 1.1 Recommendation and Namespaces in XML 1.1 with corrections and clarifications.
	Aug 16/2004 - XML 1.0 4thEd: the W3C amended the XML 1.0 Recommendation and Namespaces in XML 1.0 with corrections and clarifications.
	Jul 11/2006 - Windows 98, 98SE, and ME: Microsoft ended all support of Windows 98, 98SE, and ME. This affects about 5% of users. [more...]
	Jun 27/2006 - OS X 10.4.7 (Tiger): Apple updated OS X 10.4 (Tiger), fixing bugs and security issues, including changes for Safari. Users should update. [more...] [get it...]
	May 15/2006 - .tel Domain Names: Telnic has been selected by ICANN to administer the new .tel domain; this domain is for accessing communications devices using domain names. [more...] [more...]
	May 10/2006 - AOL Explorer 1.5 // Windows: AOL updated its free IE-based browser. [get it...]
	Apr 21/2006 - Mozilla 1.7.13: Mozilla.org updated its browser suite to fix bugs and security issues. Users should get it. [more...]
	Apr 17/2006 - Sun Java J2SE 1.5.0_06 // OS X 10.4.5: Sun Systems updated Java 5 (alias Java 1.5) for OS X to fix bugs and security issues. Users should get it. [get it...]
	Apr 13/2006 - Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8: Mozilla.org updated Firefox to fix bugs and security issues. Firefox 1.0.x users should get either it or 1.5.x. [get it...]
	Apr 11/2006 - Microsoft FrontPage: Microsoft will kill FrontPage in late 2006, replacing it with products such as its new Expression Web Designer. [more...]
	Apr 11/2006 - CSS 2.1: the W3C updated its working draft of the Cascading Style Sheets 2.1 Specification. [read it...]
	Apr 7/2006 - .eu Domain Names: EURid, chosen by the EU to administer the new .eu European domain, now lets anyone in the EU register .eu domain names. [more...]
	Apr 3/2006 - Internet Explorer 6: Microsoft will include the so-called Eolas ActiveX update in an Apr 11 security update, but will let users disable it for 2 months to give designers time to adapt to it. [more...] [more...] The changes affect users, designers, and software tools, and will break many web sites. Designers should get the update, test their sites, and modify affected sites, where possible, to minimize the impact of this update. [more...] To get the IE update, use Windows Update.
	Mar 22/2006 - RealNetworks Security Fixes: RealNetworks has security updates for a wide range of its media players. Users should get them. [get them...]
	Feb 28/2006 - Internet Explorer 6: in response to Eolas’ patent affecting <applet>, <embed>, and <object>, Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to IE6 for some versions of Windows that changes how IE6 handles ActiveX controls. [more...] The changes affect users, designers, and software tools, and will break many web sites. Designers should get the update, test their sites, and — where possible — modify affected sites to minimize the impact of this IE update. [more...] To get the IE update, use Windows Update.
	Feb 22/2006 - MSN-TV 2: Microsoft updated the software for its TV web appliance to v1.3 build 6341. [more...]
	Jan 2/2006 - .travel Domain Names: Tralliance officially launched the new .travel TLD.

2005

This lists 2005 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 23/2005 - IBM Kills OS/2: IBM withdrew OS/2 from the market, including its Gecko-based OS/2 browser. [more...]
	Dec 19/2005 - IE // Mac: Microsoft will end support of IE for Macs on Dec 31 2005, and will end availability after Jan 31 2006. [more...] [more...]
	Dec 13/2005 - SMIL 2.1: the W3C updated the SMIL standard, which enables designers to create interactive multimedia presentations. [read it...]
	Oct 27/2005 - Microsoft .NET 2.0: Microsoft issued v2.0 of its .NET Framework. Users should get it. [get it...]
	Oct 7/2005 - AOL 10.3.7 // OS X: AOL updated its Gecko-based OS X browser suite. It may have a newer Gecko engine, but I have not been able to find details. [get it...]
	Sep 23/2005 - Paint Shop Pro X: Corel is shipping v10 of its graphics suite. [buy...]
	Sep 15/2005 - .cat Domain Names: puntCAT has been selected by ICANN to administer the new .cat domain; this domain is for the Catalan language community. [more...]
	Sep 13/2005 - Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, Flash 8, Studio 8: Macromedia announced version 8 of its popular web design tools. [more...] [buy...]
	Aug 23/2005 - Accessibility: the W3C published Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization to help organizations develop their own customized business case for Web accessibility. [read it...]
	Jul 12/2005 - ICRA Labelling System: ICRA announced a new RDF-based labelling system, replacing the original PICS-based system. [more...] [more...]
	Jul 5/2005 - IBM Web Browser 2.0.5: IBM updated its OS/2 Gecko-based browser to Gecko 1.7.5.
	Jun 20/2005 - .jobs Domain Names: Employ Media, chosen by ICANN to administer the new .jobs domain, now allows registration of .jobs domains. The domains will likely go live in Sep 2005. [more(PDF)...]
	May 8/2005 - Adobe GoLive, Illustrator, and PhotoShop CS2: Adobe updated GoLive [buy...], Illustrator [buy...], and PhotoShop [buy...]. Users should update.
	Mar 25/2005 - Macromedia Contribute 3.1: Macromedia updated its low cost content management software. v3 users should update [update...]; others should consider it. [buy it...]
	Mar 11/2005 - MSN Explorer for OS X Killed: Microsoft revealed that it will cease support for MSN Explorer for OS X in May. [more...]
	March 10/2005 - Mozilla Suite Extinct: Mozilla.org revealed that Mozilla 1.7.x is the last Mozilla suite to be released. There will be security updates for 1.7.x, but there will be no Mozilla 1.8. Mozilla.org will focus its resources on Firefox, Thunderbird, and other standalone products. [more...] [more...]
	Jan 26/2005 - Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs): a proposed standard has been created for IRIs. IRIs may be thought of as internationalized URIs: like an URI, an IRI can specify web addresses, but an IRI is Unicode rather than ASCII, and therefore can contain international characters. [more...] [more...] [more...]

2004

This lists 2004 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Nov 22/2004 - Sun Java 2 1.3.1_13 and 1.4.2_06: Sun Systems updated Java to fix a security problem. Users should get it, but Sun has made it hard for naïve users to find it. [more...] [get it...]
	Nov 18/2004 - AOL 9 SE // Windows 2000 and XP: AOL updated its flagship browser suite, adding security features. Users should get it. [get it...]
	Oct 28/2004 - XML Schema 2nd Edition: the W3C updated this recommendation, the specification for XML schemas, correcting errors in the 1st Edition. [read it...] XML schemas "define shared markup vocabularies and the structure of XML documents using those vocabularies."
	Sep 7/2004 - SSML 1.0: the W3C issued the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) 1.0 Recommendation.
	Aug 25/2004 - Windows XP SP2: Microsoft now offers SP2 updates for those with XP Pro; last week it did so for those with XP Home. Also, XP users can now order free SP2 CDs. [more...]
	Aug 17/2004 - Netscape 7.20 // Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux: AOL updated Netscape 7, now with Gecko 1.7.2. Users should update; those using Mozilla must not use the same profile for both. [more...] [get it...]
	Jul 29/2004 - MSN Explorer 9.10 // Windows: Microsoft updated its MSN browser suite.
	Jul 21/2004 - HTML and xHTML: the W3C issued an interesting HTML and xHTML FAQ.
	Jun 1/2004 - .pro Domain Names: RegistryPro launched the new .pro TLD.
	Apr 7/2004 - DOM Level 3: the W3C issued the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification and the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Load and Save Specification.
	Mar 19/2004 - Domain Names: ICANN is evaluating 9 new sponsored TLDs: .asia, .cat, .jobs, .mail, .mobi, .post, .tel, .travel, and .xxx. [more...]
	Feb 12/2004 - Rich Media Banner Guidelines: the IAB updated its guidelines for rich media banners, including recommended maximum file sizes. [more...]
	Feb 11/2004 - TheCounter Stats Return: TheCounter quietly revived its global stats after an 8 month hiatus.
	Jan 14/2004 - .name Domain Names: The .name TLD, administered by The Global Name Registry, now allows registration of second-level domains, e.g. JohnDoe.name rather than, as previously, John.Doe.name.
	Jan 8/2004 - Netscape ISP: AOL announced a discount dial-up US Internet service to fight low-price competitors. Netscape ISP users may use any browser. [more...] [more...]
	Jan 3/2004 - Digital Certificates: some of Microsoft’s digital certificates expire this week. The certificate for its JVM can’t be renewed: a court settlement with Sun forbids this. Others could be renewed, but patches would be needed. Some sites will break, and some display warnings, unless patches are released. [more...]

2003

This lists 2003 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 3/2003 - MSN Explorer 2.0.1 // OS X: Microsoft updated its MSN browser suite for OS X to fix issues with OS X 10.3 (Panther). Users should get it.
	Nov 10/2003 - PNG Specification (2ndEd): the W3C updated the PNG graphics specification with clarifications and corrections; this is also an ISO/IEC international standard. [read it...]
	Nov 7/2003 - Media Player 9 // OS X: Microsoft upgraded its media player for OS X. [more...] [get it...]
	Oct 21/2003 - MathML 2.0 (2ndEd): the W3C updated the MathML 2.0 recommendation with clarifications and errata corrections. "MathML is an XML application for describing mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. The goal of MathML is to enable mathematics to be served, received, and processed on the web, just as HTML has enabled this functionality for text." [read it...]
	Oct 15/2003 - MSN-TV 2.8.2: Microsoft updated its TV-centred browser. [more...]
	Oct 14/2003 - XML Events: the W3C issued this recommendation. "The XML Events module provides XML languages with the ability to uniformly integrate event listeners and associated event handlers with DOM Level 2 event interfaces. This provides an interoperable way of associating behaviors with document-level markup." [read it...]
	Jul 15/2003 - RSS News: the non-profit Berkman Center at Harvard was given ownership of the RSS 2.0 specification. [more...] [read it...]
	Jul 11/2003 - IE 5.1.7 // Mac: Microsoft updated IE for Apple’s Mac O/S 8 and 9, including security fixes. Users should get it. [get it...]
	Jun 24/2003 - SOAP 1.2: the W3C issued the SOAP 1.2 Recommendation, providing the definition of the XML-based information which can be used for exchanging structured and typed information between peers in a decentralized, distributed environment. [more...]
	Jun 23/2003 - Safari 1.0 // OS X: Apple officially released Safari, its new KHTML-based browser for OS X. Beta users should get it; others should consider it. [get it...]
	Jun 20/2003 - Domain Names: ICANN issued guidelines for the use of non-ASCII characters — e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Greek - in domain names, enabling registrars to deploy registration of such domain names. [more...]
	Jun 16, 2003 - IE 5.2.3 // OS X: Microsoft updated IE for Apple’s OS X, including security fixes. Users should get it. [get it...]
	May 26/2003 - W3C Note — Web Standards Switch: this describes a process for making existing websites standards-compliant. [read it...]
	May 26/2003 - W3C Note — Log Validator: this tool reports a site’s most visited invalid pages, helping you decide which pages should next be made standards-compliant. [read it...]
	Apr 28/2003 - Universal Ad Package: the IAB recommended four standard banner sizes for web ads. [more...] [more...] [details...]
	Apr 11/2003 - HotJava RIP: Sun Systems ended support for its HotJava browser, but still offers it in its archives.
	Apr 4/2003 - MSN-TV Viewer 2.8 // Windows: Microsoft issued build 20 of its v2.8 MSN-TV emulator. [get it...]
	Feb 25/2003 - WEFT 3.2: Microsoft updated its tool for embedding fonts in web pages.
	Feb 18, 2003 - AOL-TV RIP: AOL discontinued its TV-based Internet appliance. [more...]
	Jan 30/2003 - W3C Note — Common User Agent Problems: this updated note lists common browser problems due to poor compliance with standards, and details what the browsers should do; this can be used to supplement the standards. [read it...]
	Jan 14/2003 - Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Recommendation: the W3C issued this modularized recommendation to enable designers to use scalable vector graphics. [more...] [read it...]
	Jan 14/2003 - Mobile SVG Profiles — SVG Tiny and SVG Basic: the W3C issued this recommendation to enable designers to use scalable vector graphics in cellphones and pocket computers. [more...] [read it...]
	Jan 9/2003 - Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification: the W3C issued this recommendation to define how programs and scripts may dynamically access and update the content and structure of HTML and xHTML 1.0 documents. [more...] [more...] [read it...]
	Jan 2/2003 - .org Domain Names: PIR became the new administrator of the .org domains; PIR was created by ISOC. [more...]

2002

This lists 2002 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 17/2002 - User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: the W3C issued this recommendation to help make browsers and media players friendlier to the disabled. [more...] [read it...]
	Oct 30/2000 - Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: the W3C updated these guidelines. [read it...]
	Oct 15/2002 - AOL 8 // Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP: AOL officially released AOL 8 for the US and Puerto Rico; versions for other nations will appear in coming months. It still uses Internet Explorer. [more...] [get it...]
	Sep 19/2002 - IE // HP-UX & Solaris: Microsoft recently killed its browser for HP-UX and Sun Solaris.
	Sep 14/2002 - Core Web Fonts // Mac: Microsoft updated 2 Mac fonts, Arial and Times New Roman. Users should get it.
	Sep 9/2002 - IE 6.00 SP1 // Windows: Microsoft issued SP1 for its year-old browser. Users should get it, then do Windows Update. [get it...]
	Sep 4/2002 - Internet Explorer, Office, and Outlook Express Security Fix // Mac: Microsoft has a fix needed for safe use of the Internet. Users should update. [get it...]
	Sep 4/2002 - Opera 5.12 // OS/2: Opera Software updated its OS/2 browser. [more...] [get it...]
	Sep 2/2002 - .aero Domain Names: SITA’s new .aero domains went live. [more...]
	Aug 22/2002 - Netscape 4.80: AOL updated its 5-year-old browser suite [more...] [get it...]. AOL is secretive about what has changed, and when.
	Aug 12/2002 - Core Web Fonts RIP: Microsoft yanked its popular Windows and Mac web fonts from its typography site, now offering the fonts only in Microsoft products.
	Aug 1/2002 - xHTML 1.0 (2nd Edition): the W3C updated the xHTML 1.0 Recommendation, incorporating errata and user comments; there are no substantive changes. [read it...]
	Apr 24/2002 - .us Domain Names: Neustar, administrator of the .us TLD, began open registrations.
	Apr 23/2002 - Opera 5.14 // Symbian O/S: Opera Software updated its v5 browser for the Symbian O/S. [get it...]
	Apr 16/2002 - Compuserve 7.0 // Windows 95/98/ME: AOL-Compuserve issued v7 of its browser suite, now using Gecko as its browser engine, not Internet Explorer. [more...] [get it...]
	Apr 16/2002 - P3P 1.0: the W3C released the P3P 1.0 Specification. P3P enables designers to define and publish their website privacy policies, and helps automate how the policies are read. [read it...]
	Apr 10/2002 - Opera 6.0 β 1 // QNX: Opera Software issued the first beta of its v6 browser server for QNX. [get it...]
	Feb 11/2002 - P3P Guide 1.0: the W3C updated the P3P 1.0 Deployment Guide. P3P enables designers to publish privacy policies in a machine-readable syntax. [read it...]
	Jan 31/2002 - xHTML+SMIL Profile: the W3C issued this note integrating a SMIL 2.0 subset with xHTML, with modules for animation, content control, media objects, timing & synchronization, time manipulations, and transition effects. [read it...]
	Jan 31/2002 - .coop Domain Names: The new .coop TLD, administered by DotCoöperation, went live. [more...]
	Jan 15/2002 - .name Domain Names: The new .name TLD, administered by The Global Name Registry, went live. [more...]
	Jan 14/2002 - .me.uk Domain Names: Nominet, the .uk administrator, now offers .me.uk domains, to be used by individuals much like the .name TLD. [more...]
	Jan 1/2002 - Euro Currency: Microsoft has a site telling how to adapt its products to the new Euro currency. [more...] Note that the Euro character is now in all of Microsoft’s recently updated core web fonts: users should upgrade.

2001

This lists 2001 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Nov 12/2001 - .edu Domain Names: EDUCAUSE took control of the .edu TLD. New .edu names are now available to community colleges, but are no longer available outside the US. [more...]
	Nov 7/2001 - .biz Domain Names: after a 2-week delay, the new .biz domain names administered by NeuLevel went live for new undisputed names with single registrants.
	Sep 22/2001 - .info Domain Names: the new .info domain names, administered by Afilias, went live for undisputed names with single registrants. Open registration begins Oct. 1.
	Sep 5/2001 - SMIL Animation: the W3C issued the SMIL Animation Recommendation, a subset of SMIL 2.0. SMIL Animation enables designers to create animated multimedia presentations. [read it...]
	Aug 8/2001 - Opera 5.2 // QNX: Opera Software issued its v5 browser for QNX. This version supports Unicode, soon to appear in Opera on other platforms. [get it...]
	Aug 3/2001 - IE 5.5 SP2: Microsoft issued 5.5 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, and 2000. [get it...]
	July 18/2001 - WebTV Renamed: Microsoft renamed WebTV to ‘MSN TV’, a change rumoured two months ago. [more...]
	Jun 27/2001 - XML Base: the W3C issued this XML recommendation. [read it...]
	Jun 27/2001 - XML Linking Language 1.0: the W3C issued this XML recommendation. [read it...]
	May 31/2001 - xHTML 1.1: the W3C issued this modularized recommendation, based on xHTML 1.0 Strict. [read it...]
	May 31/2001 - Ruby Annotation: the W3C issued this recommendation, defining ruby markup as an xHTML module. [read it...]
	Apr 10/2001 - Modularization of xHTML: the W3C issued this recommendation, telling how to subset and extend xHTML for appliances, mobile devices, and other emerging platforms. [read it...]

2000

This lists 2000 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 19/2000 - xHTML Basic: the W3C issued the "xHTML Basic" recommendation. xHTML Basic is an xHTML subset suitable for small information appliances. [read it...]
	Nov 13/2000 - DOM Level 2: the W3C issued the DOM Level 2 Recommendation. [read it...]
	Sep 21/2000 - Web Accessibility Notes: the W3C issued these notes regarding Web Accessibility: Techniques for WCAG 1.0; Core Techniques for WCAG 1.0; HTML Techniques for WCAG 1.0; and CSS Techniques for WCAG 1.0.

1999

This lists 1999 news items that haven’t been updated:

	Dec 24/1999 - HTML 4.01: the W3C issued the HTML 4.01 Recommendation. [read it...]
	May 5/1999 - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the W3C issued the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Recommendation. [read it...]

1998

This lists 1998 news items that haven’t been updated:

May 12/1998 - CSS 2: the W3C issued the Cascading Style Sheets 2 (CSS 2) Recommendation. [read it...]