Frogans technology overview

Frogans technology is a unique and standard technology which is used for publishing a new generation of content on the Internet, called frogans.

Frogans can be published by all content publishers throughout the world, both individuals and organizations.

Benefits

For end-users, Frogans technology is a simple and practical means to navigate the Internet. For more information, please see Navigate the Internet with frogans.

For content publishers, Frogans technology is a simple means:

to renew the way their content is published
to increase contact time with end-users
to create new ways to communicate with end-users

For designers and developers, Frogans technology is an opportunity to put their creativity into practice and supply services to content publishers.

Terminology

Frogans technology introduces the following terminology:

frogans	name given to content published by the means of Frogans technology
FSDL	language used for developing frogans (Frogans Slide Description Language)
frogans network	virtual network established on the Internet or on an intranet in order to publish frogans
frogans address	address of a frogans published on a frogans network; frogans addresses have a specific format
FNSL	language used for creating frogans networks (Frogans Network System Language)
Frogans Player	software used by end-users to open and navigate frogans

On the Internet, the best known frogans network is the main frogans network, where frogans addresses start with "frogans*".

STG Interactive

Frogans technology was created for the Internet community by STG Interactive, a company based in Paris, France.

Before the year 2010, the objective is to make Frogans technology a new standard for content publication on the Internet and on intranets, and to make the technology available on all connected devices: computers, PDAs, mobile phones, game consoles, televisions, etc.

For more information about the STG Interactive company, its history, its approach to developing Frogans technology, its intellectual property policy, its team and its role in the Internet community, please see STG Interactive and its role.

A layer on the Internet

Frogans technology is a layer on the Internet, much like e-mail, instant messaging, newsgroups and the World Wide Web.

From a technical standpoint, Frogans technology is independent, global and universal:

Frogans technology has a publishing format that is independent from the content itself (FSDL language)
Frogans technology has an addressing system that is able to address an unlimited number of content (FNSL language)
Frogans technology has a navigation software that is cross-platform (Frogans Player)
Frogans technology has incoming and outgoing gateways with the other layers (frogans short-cuts, hyperlinks)

Frogans technology uses industry standards for the hosting of the content (HTTP servers, XML format, Unicode).

The three pillars of Frogans technology

The FSDL language, the FNSL language and Frogans Player software are the three pillars of Frogans technology:

the FSDL language:
- the FSDL language is used to develop frogans
- the FSDL language is XML-based
- the FSDL language is specified with the precision of an Internet standard (in the format of an RFC from IETF)
- the terms of use of the FSDL language are free of charge and perpetual
For more information about the FSDL language and its specifications, please see FSDL language and publication.
the FNSL language:
- the FNSL language is used to create frogans networks
- the FNSL language is XML-based
- the FNSL language is specified with the precision of an Internet standard (in the format of an RFC from IETF)
- the terms of use of the FNSL language are free of charge and perpetual
For more information about the FNSL language and its specifications, please see FNSL language and addressing.
the Frogans Player software:
- the Frogans Player software is used to open and navigate frogans
- the download and use of the Frogans Player are free of charge and need no registration
- the Frogans Player implements the FSDL language and the FNSL language
- STG Interactive ensures the development of the Frogans Player on the main existing platforms: Windows on PC, Linux on PC (x86), Mac OS X, etc
For more information about the Frogans Player software, its development, its fundamentals, the source code of the Frogans Player, the release of this source code and the embedded libraries, please see Frogans Player and navigation.

Roadmap

STG Interactive coordinates the development of Frogans technology in an harmonious and synchronized way.

The development of Frogans technology is driven by the needs of the designer and developer communities, of content publishers and of end-users.

The development of Frogans technology relates to:

the evolution of the FSDL language
the evolution of the FNSL language
the evolution of the Frogans Player software
the evolution of the main frogans network infrastructure

For more information about the development of Frogans technology, please see the Frogans technology roadmap.