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Streaming media heavyweight RealNetworks Inc. revealed its support for SMIL Boston, the latest draft of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) standard. RealNetworks' support means that users of the more than 1 million RealSystem G2 authoring tools and more than 50,000 free RealSystem G2 servers will be able to tap into the benefits of the new draft standard. The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) SMIL Boston draft standard will enable developers to deliver systems with television-programming-like features as well as the interactivity

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is an XML language. Although content authors can create their own XML languages for such purposes, SMIL is the recommended language for creating multimedia presentations because it includes accessibility and internationalization features. SMIL is supported by two popular user agents for multimedia, RealPlayer and QuickTime Movie Player. The W3C (http://www.w3.org/TR/SMIL-access/) points out that: "Dynamic multimedia presents a number of challenges to people with disabilities and to authors of