SoftQuad Software

SoftQuad Software
Company typePublic
IndustrySoftware
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984) in Toronto
Founders
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateAcquired by Just Systems
ProductsHoTMetaL

SoftQuad Software was a Canadian software company best known for HoTMetaL,[1] the first commercial HTML editor.[2][3][4] It is also known for Author/Editor, the first specialized SGML editor,[5] and Panorama, the first browser plugin for SGML.[6] Panorama demonstrated the need for standardization of SGML on the web,[2] which eventually resulted in the development of the XML specification.[7]

HoTMetaL was one of a series of applications created by SoftQuad for editing, viewing and publishing structured (SGML and XML) content. It was based upon a popular SGML Editor called Author/Editor and has since evolved into XMetaL.

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  4. ^ Karat, John; Vanderdonckt, Jean; Abowd, Gregory (January 2008). Web Accessibility : A Foundation for Research. London, UK: Springer. p. 129. OCLC 288468438.
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  6. ^ Green, Karen (May 18, 1995). "NCSA/SOFTQUAD" (Press release). NCSA. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  7. ^ DeRose, Steven J. (1997). SGML FAQ Book : Understanding the Foundation of HTML and XML. Boston, MA: Springer. pp. 185–186.