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The Case for the Darwin Information Typing Architecture

Saturday, December 31, 2005

In Topic-Oriented Information Development and Its Role in Globalization, Bill Trippe (The Gilbane Report) examines software developer Information Builders and their experience implementing the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) to manage a large set of ...

Filed under: DITA : White Papers : Technical Writing

Hackos Asks: Is DITA Going to Tip?

Friday, December 09, 2005

In the December 2005 Center for Information Development Management News, JoAnn Hackos asks, Is DITA Going To Tip? Read the article to find out why Hackos thinks DITA is “still a grass roots effort” and what we need to do to help DITA reach a broader community.

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Filed under: DITA : Metadata : Technical Writing

Going DITA: Blog Details DITA Experience

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Constantine Hondros, a software developer who creates online and print content for a major software vendor, writes about the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) in his XML.com blog, Going DITA. Hondros says he is currently working on a project involving DITA ...

Filed under: Blogs & Blogging : DITA : Lessons Learned

Hackos on DITA and Localization

Monday, November 07, 2005

JoAnn Hackos, President of Comtech Services Inc. and Director of The Center for Information Development Management (CIDM), was recently interviewd by The Globalization Insider about the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). Here’s a quick peek at what Hackos ...

Filed under: DITA : Globalization : Localization

Trippe on DITA: Yes, You Still Have to Model Your Content

Sunday, October 23, 2005

In DITA Lets Tech Publishers ‘Eat Their Cake’ (Intelligent Enterprise), Bill Trippe writes: “The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is finally pushing aside roadblocks that have stood in the way of adopting XML-based publishing.”

The article addresses ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : Technical Writing

Case Study: Adobe Uses DITA

Thursday, October 06, 2005

It’s not often you see a software company practice what they preach (structure content; write it once, use it often). Just look at how many content management software company websites contain out-of-date content. Metadata anyone?

Adobe Systems is, however, ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : Usage : Technical Writing

Blog Watch: Adobe FrameMaker and DITA

Sunday, September 18, 2005

A post by Bill Trippe to the Gilbane Report blog outlines some of the new features—including support for the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)—in Adobe FrameMaker 7.2, the latest incarnation of the popular technical content authoring and publishng tool.

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Filed under: DITA : Technical Writing : Authoring Tools : Adobe FrameMaker

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