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Can’t Make a Case for DITA? Try Going Half-Way

DCL Editorial — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:04 +0000

I just happened upon Kai’s Tech Writing Blog, this morning, because of the eye-catching headline, “Half-way DITA: Why some is better than none.” Turns out the second option was quite feasible: The DITA 1.2 specification gives us about all the structure we need – and more. We left out the parts we didn’t need (for [...]

Content Development Workflow Tune-up: Three Part Learning Series Webinar

DCL Editorial — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:18:34 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory and Anthrobytes present: Content Development Workflow Tune-Up:Three Part Series Register for part one, now! (February 15) Register for part two, now! (February 22) Register for part three, now! (February 29) The world of content development is going through enormous changes as schedules get tighter, social media grows in importance, new delivery methods [...]

DITA Maturity — How to Use DITA to Support Critical Business Needs

DCL Editorial — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:11:31 +0000

By Dr. JoAnn Hackos, President, Comtech Services, Inc. At the DITA Europe 2011 conference, as well as the Best Practices 2011, we have observed considerable progress in the way organizations are developing, managing, and delivering content. Much like the CIDM Information Process Maturity Model (IPMM), engagement with content management has moved from a preponderance of [...]

“Your World” is Now Highlighted in Google Search

DCL Editorial — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:40:02 +0000

Google has introduced yet another new search change… but this isn’t just an ordinary algorithm change. This is something that could make or break the Internet as we know it, and it doesn’t depend on Google, it depends on Twitter and Facebook. But why does this change depend on two rival social networks? It’s actually [...]

New Lingo: “eThis & eThat” as Libraries Go Digital

DCL Editorial — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:15:41 +0000

A post over at the Oakdale Patch by Joey Halbach explains that even as the digital revolution takes a hold of publications, Libraries are still very much alive, and are, in fact, becoming even more personal. Library customers can use local computers to access a database of information, as well as access archives on the [...]

e-Publishing

DCL Editorial — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:12:24 +0000

By Rahel Anne Bailie, Intentional Design, Inc. “It’s an exciting time to be creating digital publications.” Moving from PDF files to more attractive digital publications, what is now known as eBooks, has increased tremendously with the sharp rise in market penetration of ereaders and tablets such as the iPad and Kindle. Functional eBooks have been [...]

Crossing the Chasm with DITA — Three-Part Learning Series Webinar

DCL Editorial — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:50:22 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory and Comtech present: Crossing the Chasm with DITA:Three Part Series Watch part one, now! Register for part two, now! (Feb 23 @ 1pm EST) Register for part three, now! (March 22 @ 1pm EST) In this three-part webinar series, Dr. JoAnn Hackos, president of Comtech Services, Inc., will trace the progress of [...]

JoAnn Hackos Workshop – Advanced DITA Training Including DITA 1.2

DCL Editorial — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:34:15 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory has the pleasure of once again participating in a workshop with JoAnn Hackos: “Advanced DITA Training Including DITA 1.2.” The workshop takes place January 31 – February 1, 2012 in Fresh Meadows, NY. Highlights of the course include hands-on training using the new DITA 1.2 publishing mechanisms, authoring features, gaining an understanding [...]

How Intelligent is Your Content? — Interview with Ann Rockley

DCL Editorial — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:54:55 +0000

Richard Oppenheim, Unlimited Priorities Intelligence has an increasing list of definitions. There is natural, artificial, computer, along with many variations of intelligent as a descriptor – an intelligent question, comment, reply, etc. With the silos of data overflowing and new silo construction happening every day, the evolution of your data into functional content is a [...]

Help Us Celebrate!

DCL Editorial — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:16:16 +0000

In celebration of 30 years providing excellence in data conversion and related services, DCL is proud to announce the launch of our new online resource center. Our goal was to provide you with direct and easy access into all information relevant to your specific industry and business challenge while maintaining the integrity of the vast [...]