The W3C is moving ahead on several fronts, not the least of which is the release of a new draft update for its Architecture of the World Wide Web. The group also announced its QA Framework has advanced to the Candidate Recommendation comments phase and it kicked off a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Mobile design competition.

The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) announced Oct. 1 that it had released an updated Working Draft of the Architecture of the World Wide Web. Drafted for discussion at the TAG's face-to-face meeting scheduled for Oct. 6-8, the document explains Web protocols in three dimensions: identification and resources, interaction, and representation and formats. For more information, visit the TAG home page.

At the end of September, the W3C announced it had advanced the QA Framework: Operational Guidelines to the Candidate Recommendation stage. The QA Framework document is designed to help W3C Working Groups plan, develop, deploy and maintain conformance test materials. Comments will be accepted through Feb. 27, 2004. For more information, go to the QA page.