Archive - May 2008

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New XML Authoring and Component Content Management Report Provides In-Depth Product Reviews

Component Content Management (CCM) technology allows enterprises to manage text content as "componentized" chunks of information rather than whole documents or web pages. It has become increasingly important to modern enterprises, especially given the rapid emergence of the DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) standard. However, CCM technology remains largely the domain of a wide collection of smaller software vendors targeting narrower use cases, according to research from CMS Watch, a vendor-independent analyst firm that evaluates content technologies.

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ANN: Online "gas saver" Training (DITA, topic-based authoring, FrameMaker/XML, XMetaL, WebWorks, and more)

 

Do you need training? Are travel costs keeping you away from learning opportunities? Go green with Bright Path Solutions.

In an effort to combat increasing fuel and travel costs, Bright Path Solutions offers an alternative. Announcing our online "gas saver" training. Save time. Save money. Save gas. Learn stuff. Go green.

 

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DITA Tools from A to Z

Authored by Bob Doyle, this article was published in the April 2008 issue of Intercom.

The article contains an overview of the key features of DITA tools: authoring tools, management tools, and publishing engines. Especially noteworthy are the matrixes which compare features -- including price -- of DITA editors and DITA content management systems (CMS).

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eComPress - a powerful alternative to PDF for distributing tech reference docs

The online Help DITA Infocenter was built because the PDF and HTML versions of the DITA Language and Architectural Specifications were just too awkward to use for constant reference.
http://www.ditainfocenter.com

The DITA Infocenter got good reviews. Many users said that the great indexing and search in the Eclipse Help interface really makes it easy to find your way around the hundreds of DITA Specification pages.

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12017 design

Design for 12017

 

Part of Plans for DITA Open Toolkit 1.5 

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