When Silverlight 1.0 shipped in 2007, Microsoft touted its video and audio playback as primary features, and a prime reason to see Silverlight as an alternative to Flash-which is supported in one version or another on 95 percent of browsers worldwide.

HTML5 is still a work in progress, but most modern browsers have some HTML5 tag support.

HTML5 provides a standard way of playing media-a key benefit because there was no standard for playing media in a Web page without a browser plug-in, and no guarantee that every browser would support the plug-in.

HTML5 will be the new standard for HTML, XHTML and the HTML DOM.

HTML5 is the first new version of the specification since 1999-the Web has changed a lot since then.

Here are the important facts you need to know about this new HTML specification:

With all the hype over the new HTML standard, it's important to bring the discussion back down to earth. No, HTML5 will not cure most illnesses, nor will it end world hunger, but it is poised to reshape the rich Internet application landscape. Unless you have been living on a remote island for the past year or so, you have probably heard the buzz and hype around HTML5. Volume 26 Number 11 HTML5 - Working with Media in HTML5

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