W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) A cooperative venture of the l’Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and l’Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA). Formed in 1994,W3C’s primary focus is that of leading the technical evolution of the Web by promoting interoperability and providing an open forum for discussion. See also CERN, INRIA, and WWW. 74570c23.qxd 9/11/07 12:37 PM Page 545 |