Valentine's Day (February 14), 2012 marked the launch of Tech Comm U, a continuing education destination that provides affordable training for the technical communications workforce. Tech Comm U offers online courses in technical writing and instructional design, and is geared to freelance writers and other professionals planning a career change into the technical communications field Read more of this technical writing article »
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Liquid Technologies Liquid Data Mapper for XML Data Now in Beta
Liquid Technologies announced the beta release of Liquid Data Mapper, completing of its Liquid XML Studio suite complete its multi-functional XML toolkit. Liquid Data Mapper is suited to organizations of any size where developers, technical communications professionals and non-technical staff must work with large amounts of XML data. Read more of this technical writing article »
MeetingKing Web-Based Meeting Workflow and Documentation Tool
Paracas Solutions announced the availability of MeetingKing, a new web-based solution to manage and document in-person and remote meetings. MeetingKing replaces the typical combination of email, word processing and task management tools with a single tool “built around the natural workflow of meetings.” The application captures and archives notes, tasks, and documents and automatically compiles [...] Read more of this technical writing article »
Society for Technical Communication Suspends Dues Installment Payment Plan
During its February meeting, the Society for Technical Communication Board of Directors voted to indefinitely suspend the Installment Payment plan for membership dues, first initiated in 2009 in response to the global financial crisis' impact on members, noting that processing installments is manual and increasingly expensive. Read more of this technical writing article »
Tech Writer This Week: February 16, 2012
Our weekly review of technical communications and beyond includes a tribute to Valentine's Day, that actually goes beyond our weekly poll question. So much of what we do depends on relationships with others, other technical writers, SME's, and our customers. This week's eye-catching posts touch on all three of these, with great stuff on user experience, collaboration and worthwhile advice to everyone who inhabits a niche in the technical writing universe--SME motivation. Plus a generous helping of technical communications news you should know about. Read more of this technical writing article »
Bluestream Releases XDocs v3.1 DITA-enabled Doc Solutions
Bluestream Database Software Corp., provider of DITA-enabled Component Content Management System (CCMS) solutions released XDocs v3.1, which provides Mac compatibility with Bluestream’s XDocs Explorer and Oxygen XML Editor connector to technical communications teams working in Apple OSx environments. According to Bluestream, XDocs is the world’s first DITA-enabled CCMS to work on the Mac OS. Read more of this technical writing article »
Digital Media Provider Aptara Announces Acquisition by iEnergizer Limited
Aptara, a global digital media and multi-channel content production provider , announces its acquisition by iEnergizer Limited, a publicly listed company based in London (LSE:IBPO.L) with a market capitalization of approximately USD 700 million. Read more of this technical writing article »
Net-Translators Introduces Mini-Site Translation Package
Net-Translators, provider of translation, localization, and multilingual testing services, launched its Mini-site Translation Package, which offers an affordable alternative for website localization. The Mini-site Translation Package removes traditional barriers to global web expansion and allows organizations to use localized websites to achieve strategic business goals. Read more of this technical writing article »
STC-Montreal Members Vote to Sever Ties with Society for Technical Communication
The Montreal chapter of Society for Technical Communication has formally announced the results of its vote to disband the chapter, which occurred January 31, 2012 at STC-Montreal’s final business affairs meeting on January 31, 2012. According to the chapter website "At the end of a 90-minute discussion, the attending members voted unanimously to sever ties with STC, and to allow the chapter to reconstitute itself as an independent organization." Read more of this technical writing article »