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Ann Rockley on EMC Acquisition of X-Hive

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

We asked content management maven Ann Rockley of The Rockley Group to share her thoughts about EMC Documentum’s acquisition of X-Hive. This is what she had to say.

TCW: How significant do you feel the acquisition of X-Hive by EMC is?

Ann Rockley Very. As Peter ...

Filed under: Content Management : Technical Writing

Author IT Ditches The Desktop: New Hosted Solution Announced

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Author-it Live, a new version of the technical content creation and management software that now runs in a web browser. Responding to “major trend towards remote working, and outsourcing”, Author-it leaders asked their ...

Filed under: Content Management : Hosted Solutions : Software as a Service : Technical Writing : Authoring Tools : Author-it

[Web 2.0] Viddler Makes Creating Video Documentation Fast and Easy

Monday, August 13, 2007

If you think video documentation is something only large companies with big budgets can create, think again. A new service called Viddler will change your mind. Viddler is a web 2.0 service that allows anyone with a webcam and a computer connected to the internet to ...

Filed under: Technical Writing : Video Documentation

Earn A Free Ticket To Documentation and Training East - Sign Up To Be A Room Monitor

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Who says you can’t get anything free these days? There’s always a catch. That’s true. But some offers are better than others. For instance, we’re looking for six volunteers to to be room monitors ar Documentation and Training East 2007 Conference in Lowell, MA (greater ...

Filed under: Technical Writing

What Fast Food Managers Have and Tech Pub Managers Need

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Diane Wieland and Scott Abel of TheContentWrangler.com tell it like it is in this editorial in the July 2007 issue of DCLNews.

To quote: “Technical documentation departments can learn a lot from industries that have spent decades collecting and analyzing process ...

Filed under: Content Quality Management : Technical Writing

[Podcast] Conciseness in Writing

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Harry Miller at Microsoft has created an educational podcast about concise writing that is both interesting and enjoyable. Give it a listen.

Filed under: Technical Writing

Adobe Releases FrameMaker 8.0 and Captivate 3 Today

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Adobe FrameMaker 8.0 Many technical communication and engineering professionals have been anxiously awaiting the release of the latest version of Adobe FrameMaker and its software simulation cousin Adobe Captivate. Today, the wait is over.