Montreal, Canada – April 7th, 2008 – IXIASOFT, the XML content management market leader, announced today that Sybase, Inc., the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information, has chosen IXIASOFT’s DITA CMS Framework solution to author, manage and publish its DITA-based technical documentation. IXIASOFT’s DITA CMS Framework was selected for its native DITA support, integrated Eclipse user interface, overall feature set and flexible framework capable of adapting to Sybase’s existing business processes.
A leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, Sybase produces large amounts of complex documentation with very tight deadlines and complex deliverables. Sybase recognized early on the advantages of moving to a DITA environment within its Technical Publications team. In fact, one of the key reasons for adopting this topic-oriented architecture was to enable effective content reuse. Using IXIASOFT’s DITA CMS Framework, Sybase’s Technical Publication team worldwide will be addressing key business objectives which include enhancing project team collaboration, reusing content effectively, publishing component-based solutions, tracking lifecycle of documents in business-defined workflow and controling the localization process and costs.
“As our worldwide authors and information architects produced more and more content, we quickly became aware that a content management system would be required to support our DITA strategy” said Maria Brownstein, senior engineering manager for Sybase Technical Publications. “After a thorough CMS evaluation process, we selected the DITA CMS Framework from IXIASOFT because we found it truly complied with the DITA standard. It was also flexible enough to accommodate our current internal processes and future needs.”
“We are thrilled that Sybase is trusting IXIASOFT’s DITA CMS offering to support their DITA-based documentation process,” said Eric Bergeron, president of IXIASOFT. “The solution was built exclusively to author, manage and publish DITA content and organizations that are adopting the standard need to rely on a DITA-specific solution that addresses the specific needs of technical communicators. This is exactly what the DITA CMS Framework was designed to achieve.”
Another key advantage of the DITA CMS Framework solution is its tight integration with the JustSystems XMetaL XML-based software for structured authoring and content collaboration. Sybase users will benefit from working in a unified user interface from which they can author and manage content from a single UI.
“Sybase understands the power of DITA to optimize structured authoring and publishing," said Jake Sorofman, senior vice president of marketing and business development for JustSystems. "XMetaL in conjunction with IXIASOFT's DITA CMS allows Sybase to dramatically improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their publishing processes. We value our partnership with IXIASOFT because of the tight integration between the DITA CMS Framework and XMetaL."
The IXIASOFT DITA CMS Framework is a content management solution designed specifically to manage the DITA documentation process. Based on TEXTML Server, IXIASOFT’s native XML database, the DITA CMS Framework fully leverages the XML structure of all content, including DITA topics, maps and images. Key features include: a fully integrated XML editor (in this case, XMetaL), a WYSIWYG DITA Map editor, advanced searching, workflow support, version control, link management, image management, localization management and multi-format publishing capabilities.
IXIASOFT is exhibiting and presenting its DITA CMS Framework solution at the CM Strategies/DITA North America conference April 7-9th 2008 in Santa Clara, CA.
About IXIASOFT
IXIASOFT is a leading provider of XML content management software to organizations worldwide. Its flagship product, TEXTML Server, is a native XML database used to store, index and retrieve large volumes of XML content. It is an embeddable component which has been integrated into various content management applications. In addition, IXIASOFT offers the DITA CMS Framework, a content management solution designed to support the DITA documentation process. IXIASOFT enjoys a global customer base in various vertical industries including newspaper & publishing, technical documentation, software/hardware manufacturers and libraries & education.
About Sybase
Sybase is the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information. With our global solutions, enterprises can extend their information securely and make it useful for people anywhere using any device. The world’s most critical data in commerce, finance, government, healthcare, and defence runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Website at http://www.sybase.com..
Contacts:
Caroline Couvrette
IXIASOFT
(514) 279-4942
caroline.couvrette@ixiasoft.com
Crystal Lu
Sybase, Inc.
(925) 236-6431
crystall@sybase.com
