RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML based document standard that allows users to manage frequently updated data, such as news or blog entries, in a centralised manner.
RSS exists as a number of specifications, the latest being version 2.0.1, commonly knows as "RSS 2". These specifications provide a set of instructions to application developers on how to consume RSS documents.
RSS feeds are usually read by an RSS Reader. The reader can aggregate the RSS feed into a useable form. There are a number of RSS Readers avaialble on a variety of platforms, such as:
Several websites use RSS to manage their news feeds. For example, the SCIS Website uses custom ASPX components to read in RSS feeds and display them as HTML.
The SCIS News Site currently has an RSS feed associated with it.