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Information Development in a Flat World

xtinastrong — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:16:52 +0000

Information Development in a Flat World By JoAnn T. Hackos President of Comtech Services Inc. and CIDM Director In 2006, Thomas Friedman argued in The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century that rapid, low-cost communication has lowered the barriers for competition worldwide. People and companies can do business anywhere in the [...]

In the Rush to Digital…take 10

xtinastrong — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:12:11 +0000

In the Rush to Digital…take 10 Put Technology Aside to Get Focus by David McKnight, Principal Technology is creating amazing new ways to get content to the eyes of readers. This explosion of content online is also being fueled by the growth in eBooks delivered on iPad and tablets… and even phones are reasonable devices [...]

Tomorrow’s Skills Benefit You Today

xtinastrong — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:39:09 +0000

Tomorrow’s Skills Benefit You Today B. Noz Urbina, Content Strategy Practice Owner, Mekon Ltd In 2012 I delivered a talk called “Tomorrow Was Yesterday: Mastering the Future of Content Creation” that looked at how we get lulled into a false sense of security in the face of cultural and technical change. The thesis was simple, [...]

Clear Writing: Simple steps to make your communication clear

xtinastrong — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:13:33 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory and Sharon Burton, Content Strategist and Author of 8 Steps to Amazing Webinars: Clear Writing: Simple steps to make your communication clear Watch, now! Good communication starts with clear writing. Regardless of what you’re writing, people need to understand what you’re trying to say. Attend this free webinar if you are involved [...]

Ask Us About… ROI for a Content Management Strategy

xtinastrong — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:34:53 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory and Vasont Systems: Ask Us About… ROI for a Content Management Strategy Watch, now! If you’ve been tasked to research the benefits and return on investment for a content management strategy, you may have a hard time finding or calculating the cold, hard numbers needed to convince your management team that this [...]

DCL Learning Series WebinarAbandoning Our Legacy Systems —Knowing When We Need to Change

DCL Editorial — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:39:47 +0000

Data Conversion Laboratory and CIDM present: Abandoning Our Legacy Systems — Knowing When We Need to Change Watch, now! We often hang on to old technologies far too long.Think about what Henry Ford told us long ago, “If you need a machine and don’t buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid [...]

Is Your ‘Teamwork’ Hindering Progress?

DCL Editorial — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:10:36 +0000

Linda Morone, SVP Sales & Marketing, Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. Written for CIDM Information Management News – December 2012 Edition According to Wikipedia, the definition of ‘teamwork’ is “work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole.” In an ideal world, this definition [...]

Students Save with New eBooks System at University of the West Indies

DCL Editorial — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:19 +0000

As reported by Jamaica Information Service, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has implemented a new system of education material distribution via eBooks on a special tablet device, the SmartTab. For $200, students of the Medical Sciences at UWI receive the tablet device as well as access to all required texts for just $200 [...]

DCL Learning Series Webinar One Management System to Rule Them All?

DCL Editorial — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:41:21 +0000

PRESENT One Management System to Rule Them All? Register, now! (Wednesday, December 12 @ 11AM EST) Presenter: Noz Urbina, Mekon Management Systems: CCMS, CMS, DMS, WCMS, ECMS, LMS, PLMs, CRMs and more. There are a myriad of options, but many potential users, and worse, the procurement staff who need to supply them with tools, don’t [...]

DCL Learning Series Webinar Reality Check: The Truth from the Publishers’ Perspective

DCL Editorial — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:52:40 +0000

Register, now! (Thursday, December 6 @ 1PM EST) Panelists: Panelists: Barry Bealer, CEO, RSI Content Solutions &Mark Gross, President & CEO, Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. Throughout the year, DCL and RSI Content Solutions have polled a large number of publishing and media executives to understand where they are in terms of strategic XML content management. [...]