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  * ANNOUNCE: Just launched, the *Intranet Roadmap* (NEW)
  * ANNOUNCE: WebWorks ePublishing Webinars: The Fast Track to
      Advanced Skills 
  * STORY: SnagIt - Capture, Edit, Organize - and Impress
  * TRAINING: Improve Your FrameMaker Skill Set: Two Classes 
      You Shouldn?t Miss
  * ANNOUNCE: New Content Management Professionals Organization 
      Announced Today

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Just launched, the *Intranet Roadmap* describes all the activities
required to develop (or redevelop) an intranet. Provided as a
full-colour A1 wallchart plus supporting 54-page booklet.

Five key streams are covered:
* strategy
* design
* content
* change & communications
* technology

This methodology clearly shows the critical role of content in
an intranet project, and where content-related activities fit into
the overall process.

Only US$120 (plus shipping). For full product details and
secure online ordering:
http://www.steptwo.com.au/products/roadmap/index.html


09/25/04-10/01/04
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ANNOUNCE: WebWorks ePublishing Webinars: The Fast Track to
Advanced Skills

WebWorks Services has made accelerating your learning curve easy
and convenient with live 90-minute online training sessions. Here
are our upcoming Webinar topics for October:

* Getting Started with WebWorks Publisher Professional
     October 5, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)
     October 13, 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT)
     October 21, 9 a.m. PDT (12 p.m. EDT)
* Delivering Localized Content with WebWorks Publisher
     October 19, 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT)
* Delivering Context-Sensitivity with WebWorks Publisher
     October 7, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)
* WebWorks Publisher Functions: Advancing Beyond the Basics
     October 27, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)

These interactive classes are conducted via WebEx, so you can get
the most out of your investment in WebWorks Publisher -- without
leaving your desk. To sign up or for more information, visit us
at www.webworks.com/techwr-l/webinars or call WebWorks Services at
512-719-3399 ext.503.

09/23/04-12/30/05
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STORY:SnagIt - Capture, Edit, Organize - and Impress

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"You know what bothers me?" Dan the technical writer's date Johanna said
as they strolled down the boardwalk.  "It's those devices that do
everything - they're a phone, camera, day-planner, and computer all in
one!"

"Really?  I LOVE those," Dan said, puzzled.

"And I just saw an article about household appliances - where the
microwave has a coffee machine attached to it!" she said.

"So?" Dan said.  "Haven't you ever heard of SnagIt?"

"SnagIt?" Joanna asked.

"It's the award-winning screen capture program.  SnagIt is everything
you'd want in a screen capture application - easy to use, captures
anything and everything, and gives you your choice of output - file,
printer, e-mail, etc."

"And?" she said.

"AND - it's so much more than that!  You have COMPLETE editing
capabilities, automatic file naming options, and you can even record a
quick AVI video!  It's software that does everything!"

"That sounds great!" she gushed.  She glanced at him.  "Maybe those
devices aren't so bad after all."

Dan smiled.  "Want to go back?  I can fix us some coffee in my
toaster/coffeemaker/television."

~~~~~~~~~~

Try SnagIt free for 30 days - a new purchase is just $39.95, an upgrade is
$19.95.

Log onto:
http://www.techsmith.com/products/snagit/technicalwriters.asp?DCMP=BAC-Techwrl






09/23/04-09/29/04
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TRAINING: Improve Your FrameMaker Skill Set: 
          Two Classes You Shouldn?t Miss

Do you need to improve your Adobe FrameMaker skill set? If so, consider
attending these very affordable upcoming training events offered by Bright
Path Solutions and sponsored by the Society for Technical Communication,
Hoosier Chapter.

The first class, "What You Need to Know about Structured FrameMaker", is
designed to help technical writers and other content creators begin
creating and managing structured, reusable content using Adobe FrameMaker.

The second class, "Using Adobe FrameMaker with WebWorks Publisher", is
designed to teach writers how to create HTML information products (e.g.
online help, web content, documentation) from Adobe FrameMaker files using
WebWorks Publisher.

CLASS DETAILS

October 19, 2004 -- What You Need to Know about Structured FrameMaker

* Authoring in structure: working with structured documents in FrameMaker,
  the structured view window
* The power of EDDs and DTDs: where structure comes from, how to work with
  DTDs and EDDs, how to modify structure
* XML in and out: working with a FrameMaker structured application, how to
  set up the actual application file for round-trip XML

October 20, 2004 -- Using Adobe FrameMaker with WebWorks Publisher

* Overview of templates
* Creating and managing projects
* Working with FrameMaker source documents
* Mapping WebWorks styles
* TOC Mapping and splitting files
* Generating output
* Overview of the Style Designer
* Understanding the document.css and catalog.css files
* Deploying

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration fee: 1 class $199 per student, both classes $350 per student

To register: Send an email to training -at- travelthepath -dot- com (include your
complete contact information and the number of students planning to
attend).

Class location: New Horizons Learning Center, 11611 North Meridian St.,
Carmel, IN

(NOTE: If you can?t make it to this class, contact us to schedule a class
in your area)

Lunch: On your own/or bring a bag

Snacks and drinks: Provided

ABOUT BRIGHT PATH SOLUTIONS
Bright Path Solutions offers full spectrum solutions for paper and
electronic publishing. Our complete services include pre-sales information
and demonstrations, software licensing, consulting assistance, and quality
training and workshops.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Kay Ethier is an Adobe Certified Expert in FrameMaker 7.x and several
prior versions. She instructs training classes, performs consulting, and
provides support to clients in a variety of industries. Kay resides in the
Research Triangle Park are of North Carolina. In 2001, Kay co-authored the
book XML Weekend Crash Course (Wiley/HungryMinds). She has most recently
been a contributing author on Advanced FrameMaker (TIPS Technical
Publishing) and XML and FrameMaker (Apress).

CONTACT US
Bright Path Solutions
www.travelthepath.com
training -at- travelthepath -dot- com
919.244.8559


09/22/04-10/05/04
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ANNOUNCE: New Content Management Professionals Organization 
          Announced Today

Introducing CM Professionals: A Content Management Community of Practice

Silver Spring MD -- A group of thirty content management experts from
around the world has announced the formation of CM Professionals, an
international community of content management professionals whose purpose
is to further best practices based on shared experiences of experts and
peers.

CM Pros offers a members-only mailing list, a collaborative website,
discussion forums, issue-oriented group blogs, knowledge wikis, syndicated
web services, a job board, a professional directory and a calendar of
face-to-face meeting opportunities.

CM Pros president Bob Boiko, author of the Content Management Bible and
director of the University of Washington iSchool CMS Evaluation Lab, says,
"As the first group of its kind, CM Pros is a membership organization that
enables content management practitioners to share information, practices
and strategies. This organization is needed to help move the discipline of
content management forward, helping practitioners avoid the pitfalls and
costly mistakes made by others."

³We also envision a variety of members-only services, including a
newsletter, professional discounts and summit-type gatherings devoid of
marketing hype,² says Tony Byrne, CMS Watch editor and CM Pros treasurer.

³CM Pros will raise awareness of content management as an essential
discipline that builds value, both financial and human, for companies and
organizations,² says Ann Rockley, author of Managing Enterprise Content
and secretary of CM Pros.

CM Professionals will hold its first CM Summit, in conjunction with the
Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies, Tuesday, November
30, 2004 in Boston, Mass. (U.S.A.).

Information on the Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies:
http://www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_Boston_04.html.

As CM Professionals grows, Boiko says, ³We will work closely with other
organizations that share many of our goals. We will coordinate our
thinking about recommended standards for best practices with these
organizations, and we hope to work closely with graduate schools that are
training the next generation of information professionals.²

About CM Professionals
CM Professionals is the premier community of practice for people involved
with managing content for electronic and other media. CM Professionals
collects, develops, organizes and provides access to knowledge about
content management through online resources, email interaction and
face-to-face summits. By identifying, refining, publicizing and advocating
for respected content management practices and models, CM Professionals
educates and fosters interaction among content management professionals,
enterprise leadership, product vendors and university educators.

Media Contact:
Bob Doyle, executive director
+617-876-5678
media -at- cmprofessionals -dot- org
http://www.cmprofessionals.org

09/21/04-09/27/04
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