Web Application for Polycom Phones UC Software 5.0.0
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What is XHTML? XHTML, or eXtensible HyperText Markup Language, is a family of XML markup languages that mirror or
extend versions of the widely-used Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the language used to write Web
pages. XHTML is HTML 4.01 redesigned as XML.
You need to have experience working with HTML and XHTML programming or access to someone who
has experience in order to properly use and understand the information provided in this guide.
For more information, refer to the following online documents:
W3C HTML 4.0.1 Specification
W3C HTML 5 Specification
W3C XHTML™ 1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)
W3C XHTML™ Basic 1.1 - Second Edition
W3C XHTML™ 1.1 - Module-based XHTML - Second Edition
W3C XHTML Tables Module - XHTML™2.0
What Are the Differences Between the Microbrowser and Browser? The main difference between the microbrowser and the browser is that phones with larger screens are
capable of displaying more complex Web content in the browser than phones using the microbrowser.
Other comparisons between the microbrowser and the browser are shown in the following table:
Table 5: Microbrowser and Browser Comparison
Features
Microbrowser
Browser
XML API
programmable soft keys, telephone
integration URIs, push requests, telephone
notification events, phone state polling
telephone integration URIs, push requests,
telephone notification events, phone state
polling
Mark Up Languages
HTML 4.01
XHTML 1.0
XHTML 1.1. HTML 4.01 with partial support
for HTML 5; CSS 2.1 with partial support for
CSS 3.0; SVG 1.1 (partial support);
JavaScript; XML HTTP Request; DOM;
HTTP 1.1; AJAX
The Polycom® Software Development Kit (SDK) provides you with a set of tools to help you develop XML
API/XHTML applications. The SDK provides software-based simulators for certain VVX phones. Refer to
the Software Development Kit page to learn more about which phone model simulators are supported in
each of the available SDKs.