Fwd: Version 4.1 of the Unicode Standard Released

[Tim Freedom <tim_freedom at yahoo dot com>]

FYI.

--- Rick McGowan <rick at unicode dot org> wrote:
> To: unicode at unicode dot org
> Subject: Version 4.1 of the Unicode Standard Released
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:21:51 -0800
> From: Rick McGowan <rick at unicode dot org>
> 
> Version 4.1 of the Unicode Standard Released
> 
> Mountain View, CA, March 31, 2005 - The Unicode Consortium announced  
> today the release of the latest version of the Unicode Standard, Version  
> 4.1.0. This version adds 1,273 new characters, including those necessary to  
> complete roundtrip mapping of the HKSCS and GB 18030 standards, five new  
> currency signs, some characters for Indic and Korean, and eight new  
> scripts. In addition, there have been a number of significant additions and  
> changes to the Unicode Character Database properties, which determine the  
> behavior of characters in modern software.
> 
> Unicode 4.1 adds two new Unicode Standard Annexes: UAX #31: Identifier and  
> Pattern Syntax and UAX #34: Unicode Named Character Sequences, and makes  
> significant changes to other Unicode Standard Annexes. UAX #31 is of  
> particular interest as a result of the broader incorporation of Unicode in  
> protocols and programming languages. Applications from programming  
> languages to international domain names require stable mechanisms for  
> distinguishing both identifiers and syntax characters, even as characters  
> for additional languages are added to the Unicode Standard.
> 
> The release of Unicode 4.1 will be soon followed by a new release of the  
> Unicode Collation Algorithm, for language-sensitive sorting, searching, and  
> matching; by Unicode Regular Expressions, setting the standard for  
> handling Unicode character in regular expressions; and by a new draft of  
> Unicode Security Considerations, for dealing with security issues posed by  
> the large number of visually-similar characters in Unicode.
> 
> For complete details on Unicode 4.1, see  
> http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.1.0/ . Those interested in the  
> latest developments in software globalization can attend the next Unicode  
> conference, April 6-8, 2005 in Berlin, Germany.



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