CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The World Wide Web Consortium, which sets many of the technology standards for the Internet, released new specifications for graphics for handheld computers and mobile phones.
The group released its new Scalable Vector Graphics version 1.1, which includes subsets for personal digital assistants and mobile phones. The SVG Tiny specification allows phones to display color animated multimedia messages, while SVG Basic gives PDAs the ability to render graphics based on the specifications.
The SVG Working Group includes companies like BitFlash, Ericsson, Nokia Corp. and Openwave Systems Inc.