Report From Tri-XML: Hit The Ground Running!

July 29, 2005 Blog No Comments

The first day of Tri-XML was a big success! The event, held at the lovely and recently revamped McKimmon Center (North Carolina State University) featured two topic-focused presentation tracks, two hands-on half day workshops, and an exhibition area featuring 18 vendors representing XML authoring tools, content management systems and consulting firms. Day two kicks off this morning with a Keynote breakfast presentation from XML guru Wendell Piez entitled “XML in the Real World.” Later in the day, XML maestro Jonathan Robie delivers a lunch presentation which promises to be “entertaining” …

Content Management: Improving Productivity And Reducing Risks By Managing Content As An Asset

July 18, 2005 Blog No Comments

The result of 6 months of intensive research, interviews with dozens of industry leaders, regulators, educators and practitioners, and many hours of writing and analysis, “Content Management: Improving Productivity And Reducing Risks By Managing Content As An Asset,” is jam-packed full of useful information, references, and advice designed to help readers make the case for content management. It is aimed at educating managers, CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs why they should consider content management as a strategy and start thinking of content as an asset, worthy of being managed. The authors, …

My View: FrameMaker's Demise And Other Such Nonsense

July 9, 2005 Blog No Comments

It’s hard to avoid becoming distracted by some of the nonsense that lands in my email inbox. You know what I mean. I’d venture to guess you’ve read some of this stuff yourself. Stuff that just makes no sense whatever, but people spend tireless hours arguing over on our technical writing listservs. Take for instance several recent discussions on one of our more popular discussion forums about the demise of Adobe Framemaker and related issues. FRAMEMAKER’S DEMISE – YEAH, RIGHT! All that chatter—it’s nonsense. It’s also a waste of bandwidth …