Sponsored by: Comtech Services, Inc.
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 11:00am EDT (8:00am PDT)
Length: 1.5 hours; 60 min presentation time and 30 min Q&A time.
Fee: $75.00
Presenter: Peter Dykstra

Thinking about DITA but concerned about the complexity? If you’re looking for a topic-based single-source publishing strategy but don’t need all the features of DITA, you might consider a Wiki-style open source Content Management System.

Benefits can include low cost of ownership, ease of use for authors and editors, short lead times to get up and running, and state-of-the-art integrated CMS/publishing frameworks that can be extended as needed.

The right open source CMS can offer powerful feature sets previously only available in proprietary systems, including the ability to set up topic-based publishing environments with support for single sourcing, multiple publishing channels, content re-use, and translation management. But not all systems are equal, or equally suited to technical publishing.

In this Webinar, Peter Dykstra reviews why to use a Content Management System for technical publishing, why to consider open source, and how to use the open source Daisy CMS to support a topic-based information architecture for html and pdf book publishing.

Visit our website at http://www.comtech-serv.com/webinar-publish.shtml for more information and to register.