Internationalization: Resources for learning

Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about internationalization. The information resides on IBM and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the information.

These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to this product but is useful all or in part for understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of particular product areas.

Programming instructions and examples

Java internationalization tutorial
An online tutorial that explains how to use the Java 2 SDK Internationalization API.
International Components for Unicode for Java
The portal site for IBM's open-source API to extend basic Unicode support in Java application components.

Programming specifications

Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Documentation: Internationalization
The Java internationalization documentation from Sun Microsystems, including a list of supported locales and encodings.
Java Specification Request 150, Internationalization Service for J2EE
The specification of the J2EE internationalization service that is currently being developed through the Java Community Process.
W3C, Web Services Internationalization Task Force
The task force of the W3C's Internationalization Working Group responsible for investigating the internationalization of Web services, in particular, the dependence of Web services on language, culture, region, and locale-related contexts.
Making the WWW truly World Wide
The W3C effort to make World Wide Web technology work with the many writing systems, languages, and cultural conventions of the global community: