Steve Holzner, another big name in the computing world has written a very informative article that covers many different ways to use XML. This is only one of them:
"XML at Work: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced "smile") has been around for quite some time. It's a W3C standard that you can find more about at http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/#SMIL.
SMIL attempts to fix a problem with modern "multimedia" browsers. Usually, such browsers can handle only one aspect of multimedia
This page is intended to provide an explanation of some of the features of the PNG format for non-technical users. As such, it doesn't emphasize PNG features like freedom from patents; those are more of concern to developers. Where programmer information is given, it is principally to explain to the user why various applications may not perform as well as expected. Where performance claims are made--especially compression comparisons with other image formats--we assume that the PNG implementation is at least as good as the best freeware encoders. Note
This page is intended to provide an explanation of some of the features of the PNG format for non-technical users. As such, it doesn't emphasize PNG features like freedom from patents; those are more of concern to developers. Where programmer information is given, it is principally to explain to the user why various applications may not perform as well as expected. Where performance claims are made--especially compression comparisons with other image formats--we assume that the PNG implementation is at least as good as the best freeware encoders. Note
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