A vocabulary used for describing software packages and their dependencies. It is intended to be useful in automated software distribution environments.

A text format used by applications to annotate text input to speech synthesizers; derived from Java Speech API Markup Language.

Enables Web sites to express their privacy practices in a standard format that can be retrieved automatically and interpreted easily by user agents.

Portal of the activity of the W3C Voice Browser Working Group including public mailing list, links to current status, work under development, links to drafts and specifications, FAQs.

The specifications which describes how tags within SRGS grammars may be inserted to support basic post-processing or full semantic interpretation. This is then used by VXML to support advanced features such as mixed initiative.

The W3C specifications used by VXML to enable speech recognition

Pointer to the latest 2.0 specification including new errata published by the W3C consortium.

A nice VXML tutorial provided by Dave Raggett to the W3C. A great introduction to VXML with code samples.

The pointer to the latest 2.1 draft specifications including errata. Version 2.1 is a minor refinement of 2.0 with features that are simple, already implemented by some vendors, and not already available within 2.0 version.

Official note specification; designed for creating audio dialogs that feature synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF key input, recording of spoken input, telephony, and mixed-initiative conversations. (W3C Note 05 May 2000)