Articles

XBRL in Plain English: Understanding An Important Business Content Standard

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data which is revolutionizing business reporting around the world. It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis and communication of ...

Filed under: XML

Closed-Loop Publishing Brings the Wisdom of Crowds to Dynamic Documents

Thursday, June 26, 2008

By Jake Sorofman, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, North America and EMEA, JustSystems

The emergence of Web 2.0 has created the expectation for community contribution and user-generated content. This has the potential to turn the traditional ...

Filed under: Dynamic Content : XML

Paradigm Shifts are Never Pretty: Advice on Making the Move to XML Authoring

Monday, June 16, 2008

By Sarah O’Keefe, Scriptorium Publishing Services, Inc.

Most people are risk-averse, and profound changes such as the move to structured authoring require new skills and workflows. To ensure a successful transition, XML implementers need to assess their team members, ...

Filed under: DITA : Adoption : Structured Content : Technical Writing : XML

DITA: Opportunities To Help Shape The Standard, Promote DITA Adoption, Develop Real-World Solutions

Friday, June 13, 2008

Want to get involved in the formation of one of the most important XML standards impacting content professionals? You can. And, you should. The folks at OASIS—the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards—have made it easy for just about ...

Filed under: DITA : Adoption : Usage : XML

Let’s Get Real: The Secret To Making The Case For DITA Adoption To The Rest Of The World

Sunday, June 08, 2008

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) is seeking participants to help move the adoption of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) forward, pushing the value proposition of DITA ...

Filed under: DITA : Adoption : Usage : Structured Content : XML : Examples

Thinking Outside the (Tech Docs) Box: Structured Authoring as Competitive Advantage

Friday, May 23, 2008

By Jake Sorofman, JustSystems

From Cost Center to Value Generator

There was a time when technical writing was seen as a cost center—a necessary function, but hardly a key lever for competitive advantage. This is quickly changing as globalization and ...

Filed under: Dynamic Content : Structured Content : Technical Writing : XML

DITA Maturity Model Community: Call for Your Participation

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Enterprises looking to fast track their content strategy and minimize the risks of a “big-bang” initiative are choosing DITA--one of the most popular information models to suit today’s content–rich, multi-channel environment. But how do you know where to begin? How do ...