Industry Standards

On the World Wide Web, it remains a daunting challenge to produce an eye-catching, fully functioning WebSite that looks and acts the same way in any browser on any platform. Therefore, the best we can aim for is a WebSite that looks and functions great in most browsers and on most platforms. This can only be accomplished by taking a "standards-based" approach to WebSite development.

The following represents the minimum standards used to achieve such results:

Publishing Languages

» HyperText Markup Language (HTML) 4.01
» Extensible Markup Language (XML)
» Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)

Compatible Internet Browsers

» Internet Explorer 5.5
» Netscape Navigator 6.2
» Mozilla Firefox
» Safari
» Opera

Formatting Tools

» Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
» Templates
» Library Items

Formatting Styles

» Fonts - Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Times New Roman
» Colors - Web safe colors (256)

Computer Platforms (Independent)