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To: John Rieman who wrote (32064)	4/9/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

SMIL(e) -- A new multimedia spec. Can the big companies agree? news.com <<A new Web development language, approved today by the World Wide Web Consortium, could redefine how multimedia is delivered over the Web and help developers build television and CD-ROM-quality Net content, supporters said. The consortium, which develops and endorses common Web protocols, released a proposed recommendation for the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language--or SMIL, pronounced "smile." W3C members, including Microsoft, RealNetworks, Lucent Technologies, and Netscape Communications, now have six weeks to cast votes on whether the specification should officially be recommended for industry adoption. The SMIL specification is important because it will help to establish a universal language for delivering high-quality video, audio, images, and text over the Web. That's possible today, but only through the use of a proprietary format, such as RealNetworks' RealPlayer or Macromedia's Shockwave. >>