The ICE Protocol: Automating the Exchange of Syndicated Content
XML.com's managing editor Victor Votsch takes a nuts and bolts look at this
XML-based mechanism for automating the flow of digital content between business
partners.
RealNetworks previews SMIL-based media player
The beta of the next generation RealPlayer is available and features support for
the SMIL protocol.
ICE-Capades Continue
Things have been busy in April for the Information and Content Exchange (ICE)
consortium led by Vignette.
Vignette launches StoryServer 3
Delivering on promises made earlier this year, Vignette has released version 3.1
of StoryServer, its content-management system for Web publishing.
Vignette and Firefly propose the ICE protocol
Syndicating content on the Web should become much easier from a production
standpoint as a result of a new consortium of vendors and publishers.
E-Book Standards Edge Forward
The Open E-book specification was recently released as well as a separate but
related effort known as EBX, a specification for electronic book distribution and
digital
copyrights.
