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IEEE Std 2001–1999

The IEEE Std 2001–1999 is a standard which defines recommended practices for web page design and implementation for intranet/extranet environments, based on HTML (HyperText Markup Language) specifications, migration to XML (Extensible Markup Language), and related industry guidelines. This standard does not address stylistic considerations or human-factors considerations in web page design beyond limitations that reflect good engineering practice. The IEEE Internet Best Practices Standards working group is developing these standards. WebSAT implements the IEEE Std 2001–1999 using the two main categories referencing designing HTML documents. These respective categories and their associate guidelines are (click on a category's link for a more extensive discussion on that category):

Header Information
Web pages should not contain non-essential header data (e.g., between the <head> and </head> HTML tags.) All header data shall be a conscious item for inclusion by the engineers, and of direct value in meeting the information or service objectives for the target-user community. Useful header information includes:

Body Information
Web pages contain ownership information, and the use of tags that will improve accessibility and performance. Useful body information includes:

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