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Box Model and Advanced Layout: CSS3 Working Drafts
2007-08-09: The CSS Working Group released two updated Working Drafts for the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language Level 3. The CSS basic box model describes the basic layout of textual documents in visual media. The CSS3 Advanced Layout Module defines visual order independent of document order, position and alignment of user interface widgets, and page and window grids. Visit the CSS home page. (Permalink)
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New W3C Markup Validator Unveiled
2007-08-08: W3C's most popular service just got better, prettier, faster, and smarter. The W3C Markup Validator has a new user interface and a validation engine with improved accuracy and performance. Among new features are an automatic cleanup option using HTML Tidy, and checking of HTML fragments. Driven by W3C as an open-source software project, the markup validator is made by Web professionals for Web professionals, and aims to be a major step in any Web development quality process. Read the change log for a list of all changes and new features. (Permalink)
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Making Perl Reusable with Modules
tile imagePerl programs are easy to write, especially if they solve simple problems. If you find yourself re-using the same programs (or worse, the same code), it's time to bundle your code into pieces easier to reuse. It's time to turn programs into modules. Andy Sylvester walks through the three steps of making a simple, standalone Perl program into a robust, tested, distributable, and reusable piece of code.
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Service Modeling Language (SML): Working Drafts
2007-08-07: The Service Modeling Language (SML) Working Group released the First Public Working Drafts of the Service Modeling Language, Version 1.1 and its Interchange Format. SML is used to model complex services and systems including their structure, constraints, policies and best practices. Based on XML Schema and Schematron, SML allows inter-document references and user-defined constraints. Read more about XML. (Permalink)
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JasperSoft & MySQL Launch Major Upgrade to Business Intelligence Software for the ISV/OEM Market
JasperSoft Corporation and MySQL AB today announced the general availability of Jasper for MySQL: OEM Edition 2.0. This updated offering provides significant new features for easier integration and customization, targeted to software ISVs and OEMs seeking an interactive reporting solution to embed in their own MySQL-based products.
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Distributed Web Applications: Workshop Report
2007-08-06: The report of the Workshop on Declarative Models of Distributed Web Applications is available. The report recommends that W3C create requirements for declarative modeling of Web applications, and a gap analysis that identifies where existing standards are insufficient. The Workshop was hosted in Dublin by MobileAware with the support of the Irish State Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland. Read about W3C Workshops and about the Ubiquitous Web. (Photo credit: Marie-Claire Forgue. Permalink)
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Patent Advisory Group Recommends W3C Stop Work on Remote Events for XML (REX 1.0)
2007-08-03: A Patent Advisory Group (PAG) for the WebAPI and SVG Working Groups has published its report, which suggests that W3C stop work on Remote Events for XML (REX) 1.0. W3C launched the PAG when France Telecom excluded patent claims from the W3C Royalty-Free Licensing Commitment. W3C continues work on a future, differently scoped version of REX in the Ubiquitous Web Applications Working Group. W3C appreciates the cooperation from the patent holder, France Telecom, in helping the PAG reach their conclusion. (Permalink)
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MySQL K.K. Opens Registration for the MySQL Users Conference, Japan 2007
MySQL K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of MySQL AB today announced free pre-registration for the MySQL Users Conference Japan 2007, the first MySQL users conference to be held in Asia.

Date: Tuesday, September 11 & Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Location: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered. Participation on that day is 5,000 yen.

Pre-registration: www.mysql-ucj2007.jp/english

Main sponsor: MySQL AB

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Web Services Addressing Metadata Is a Proposed Recommendation
2007-07-31: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata to Proposed Recommendation. The specification is used to indicate support for the Web Services Addressing 1.0 mechanisms using the Web Services Policy 1.5 framework and defines how to express WS-Addressing properties in WSDL. Comments are welcome through 30 August. Read about the Web Services Addressing Working Group and about Web services. (Permalink)
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W3C Talks in August
2007-07-31: Browse W3C presentations and events also available as an RSS channel. (Permalink)
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BlueLithium Selects MySQL & Infobright for Analytic Data Warehouse
MySQL AB today announced that BlueLithium, a leading online marketing company, is implementing a business-critical data warehouse application built upon MySQL and the BrightHouse database engine from Infobright Inc. MySQL AB and Infobright, a MySQL Certified Storage Engine partner, are expanding their relationship to jointly offer customers analytic data warehousing solutions.
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