1. Transforming the Web
Together
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2. The
World Wide Web
Consortium
Founded in 1994 with vision of “One Web,” open to all
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3. How does W3C work?
• Accepts inputs and provides outputs to all – no charge!
• Focus is to create standards which lead to commercial benefit
• Web has a good track record
• 60+ Working Groups
• Working Groups have engineers from Member companies
with staff support
• Each company brings their expertise, perspective
• 4 Domains: Interaction, UbiWeb, Accessibility, Technology
and Society
• RF patent policy
• Liaisons with many organizations: IETF, OMA,…
• ISO PAS submitter
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4. The Web continues to change commerce,
governance, leisure, education, relationships ...
The Web is changing the world
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5. The
Web is Everywhere
USAGE • Accessed by billions
• In many languages
• Vital for information sharing,
entertainment, education, commerce
• Barrier Free
TECHNOLOGY • Common, pervasive, and interoperable
• Internationalized
• Widely used by developers
• Linked sites and linked data
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6. A NEW WAVE of
TRANSFORMATIONS
Just as the Web has
transformed
everything…
…It will transform
everything again
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7. Open Web Platform is…
• A platform for innovation, consolidation and cost efficiencies
• W3C is shaping the future of global business transformation
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8. Open Web Platform Means…
• Web pages are more beautiful, interactive, intelligent
• HTML5 provides cross-browser interoperability and all
major browser vendors plan to support it
• Video a first-class citizen
• Simplified data integration
• Numerous devices
• Tools for social networking (privacy, security, identity)
• The most interoperable platform in the industry
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9. Open Web Platform
Technology for your value
Widgets JavaScript API
DOM SVG CSS HTML5
Web fonts Mobile Applications
OWL WAI-ARIA
SMIL Geolocation API’s
Semantic Web
YOU GET
• Value creation
• Economic revolution
• Industry transformation
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10. HTML5
Common across devices: desktop, mobile, tablet,
TV
Powerful and modular: documents, multimedia,
interactivity
Multi-application: e-books, user interfaces,
games
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11. Benefits
Better Web application adaptation to multiple devices
Reduce the size of Web applications
Reduce the need to install third-party plug-ins
Enable cross-site information sharing
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12. Benefits (cont.)
Allow rapid prototyping of user apps using Web technologies
instead of more traditional heavy weight framework
Facilitate deployment of apps across platforms: one dev.
platform for all
Allow more complex apps. to be pushed and deployed through
the Web Cloud
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13. Royalty-free technologies
More than a 100 technologies Incremental evolution of the
within the same environment platform
HTML5, CSS3, SVG, Web Real-Time Web
Sockets, Web Workers, Communications, Audio,
Indexed Database, File APIs, User Timing, etc.
Geolocation, etc.
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14. Standard Technologies
Text, videos Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Styles Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Fonts Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
Protocols Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Dynamic Javascript (ES), Web Application Programming
Interfaces (WebAPIs)
Graphics Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 2D Canvas API
Offline access WebAPIs: Web Storage, IndexedDB, File API
Device access WebAPIs: Geolocation, Orientation, Multi-touch, etc.
Performance WebAPIs: Navigation timing, Page visibility, Timing
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15. Value Proposition
• International organization
• Strong Web community
• Track record of success
• Neutral forum for collaboration across industries,
ecosystems and communities
• Broad industry and academic participation (e.g. browser,
mobile, internet and corporate)
• Active, expert staff participating in work
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16. W3C Offers Global Staff
International first class Web experts
team role is to:
• Drive W3C missions
• Coordinate activities of W3C
• Facilitate active member participation
• Communicate results of W3C work
• Engage with the worldwide Web Community
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17. Broad Reach
• Translations of standards to 55+ languages
• Liaisons w/ 40+ global standards organizations
(UN, ISO, ITU, IETF, OGF, Unicode, ICANN, ETSI, Isoc…)
• 55,000+ people subscribed to 800+ mailing lists
• Millions of Hits/day on W3C Website
• 220+ Web standards:
(HTML, XML, PNG/SVG,RDF/OWL/SPARQL,
Accessibility….)
• 1,800+ participants in 60+ Groups
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18. Nearly 350
3 Host Locations Members
20 Offices from 30
Countries;
and Many
Industries
From all Industries
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19. Diverse Membership
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20. W3C Member Testimonials
"...Deutsche Telekom...is an active participant in W3C activities. Deutsche
Telekom's Internet Media Technology - using open standards - allows for
flexibility and speed in adapting new technologies."
"Ericsson is committed to the use and development of W3C
Recommendations to continue mobilizing the World Wide Web."
"Fujitsu supports many W3C specifications in its products and services.“
"Nokia sees that contribution to, and adoption of, W3C specifications are
essential for widespread use of the Web, with any user device."
"We believe the W3C's open, consensus-driven process and associated
rigorous public reviews make it uniquely positioned to guide the Web's
technical evolution."
Telco, Games, Devices, Storage, Broadcasting, Social Networking, On-line Marketplace, Consumer Electronics……
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21. LG
NEC
Sony
Telco
KDDI
Games
Mstar
Mobile
Zynga
Devices
Netflix
Storage
Rakuten
Semiconductors
SanDisk
Broadcasting
Comcast
Social Networking
Facebook
On-line Marketplace
China Unicom
Consumer Electronics
Motorola Mobility
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22. How can you participate?
Many ways to make an impact and contribute:
• Membership in W3C
• Sponsorship of W3C programs
• Business Groups
• Community Groups
• Participation in public Workshops/Working groups
• Many other Events, Training
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23. W3C Membership Brings…
Opportunity to advance your organization’s strategic goals
such as:
• Increasing technical expertise for rapid deployment of
Web-based technologies
• Accelerating adoption of open standards
• Access to community of key players on the Web
• Develop your organization visibility
• Demonstrating technical LEADERSHIP
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24. Sponsorships
• To be associated with W3C activities, visibility
• Organization Sponsors
• Event Sponsors
• Web For All Sponsors
• Developer Sponsors
• Validator Sponsorship
• Donation program
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25. Business Groups
• Vendor-neutral forum for collaborating with industry
leaders, on business challenges
• Expertise & Collaboration: W3C experts help ensure
that Business Groups reach other groups of interest
and deploy high-quality Web technology in a timely
fashion.
• Open to all, quick to start, self-determined, without
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26. Community Groups
• Open forum, where Web developers and other
stakeholders develop specifications, hold
discussions, develop test suites, and connect with
W3C's international community of Web experts.
• Community Groups are designed to promote
innovation and encourage individual participation
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27. Member Benefits 1/2
• Take a leadership role
• Exercise technical influence over standards
• Provide strategic direction for the Web’s future
• Extend your international visibility
(W3C: Millions hits/day)
• Promote your image as innovator
• Introduce new ideas
• Gain public recognition of your organization’s
contributions
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28. Member Benefits 2/2
• The opportunity to work directly with the leading companies,
organizations, and individuals in the Web world
• The ability to provide strategic direction to the Consortium
• Accelerate & Reduce cost of your development
• Ensure that Web standards can be implemented royalty-free
• Benefit from massive deployment based on royalty free global
standards
• Networking with worldwide technology leaders
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29. To Lead the Web to its full potential
To Anticipate the Trends
To Increase your company value
Join W3C
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join
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30. We Look Forward to Your
Participation!
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