The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has reached a critical stage in a new standard that governs how developers use forms on the internet. The release of the XForms specification sets the stage for a clash over rival approaches to Web forms.
The company said it has reached the "release candidate" stage for Service Pack 1 of Windows Server 2003. Microsoft reiterated that all three products are slated for final release in the first half of next year, with a second release candidate in...
Wybrow admits this is now in a more advanced stage on the networks side of things - for instance UK wholesale billing is now held up as the model for other group members to follow - but, taking off the CTO hat for a moment, he is accelerating...
In a traditional beta program, the company often releases only one or two test versions before hitting the near-final-release candidate stage. With a CTP, testers get their hands on more frequent updates, allowing the opportunity for more feedback.
Berners-Lee said that building the stack of technologies needed to make the semantic web a reality has taken some time but has now reached the stage where the technologies can be used. Berners-Lee explained that "the Query language, Sparql, is now...
The current platform is a home-grown system that has been supporting the site for the last seven years, but Hall said it was getting to the stage where it had reached the limit of its flexibility and could no longer provide an experience in line...