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Subject:TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements From:TECHWR-L Listowner <lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com> To:archiver -at- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:05:03 -0700 (MST)
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* ANNOUNCE: Interactive 3D Documentation Revolution Begins
* WEBINAR: Using a CMS system for DITA authoring and publishing
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* ANNOUNCE: Quadralay Ships WebWorks® ePublisher Pro
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ANNOUNCE: Getting to the Top is Easy When You Use the Right Gear.
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SITE UPDATE: New Article - A Technical Communicator's
Pro Bono Guide to Attorneys
by Derek Torres
Attorneys are valuable allies to independent technical writers --
believe it or not! Find out exactly how these mysterious legal
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ANNOUNCE: Interactive 3D Documentation Revolution Begins
Doc-U-Motion
Imagine a world where your documentation:
* Transforms sales and marketing presentations into pitches with
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* Replaces paper manuals entirely with manuals on laptops or PDAs
for service techs and customers
* Guides assemblers and testers in building or setting up a machine
* Gives training traction -- lessons stick long after the classroom
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* Is simpler to use and learn than a 3D modeling and design
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WEBINAR: Using a CMS system for DITA authoring and publishing
Webinar â?? hosted jointly by IXIASOFT and Innodata Isogen
November 16th, 2005
9:00am PST/12:00pm EST/17:00 UK
This presentation introduces the audience to XML, DITA and the role
of content management for technical documentation. During the
webinar, participants will be exposed to the costs and benefits of
moving to XML and a topic-oriented architecture like DITA.
The second part of the one-hour webinar includes a case study
illustrating the deployment of a DITA-based content management
solution developed using TEXTML Server.
ANNOUNCE: Quadralay Ships WebWorks® ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker
New product allows users to create customized online-viewable content
directly from Adobe FrameMaker documents
AUSTIN, TEXASâ??October 4, 2005â??Quadralay Corporation, the leading
provider of complete electronic publishing solutions, today announced
the immediate availability of its next-generation software solution
for creating online content, WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Adobe(R)
FrameMaker(R).
WebWorks ePublisher Pro is a completely re-engineered, XML-based
version of Quadralay's powerful single-source online publishing
solution and is fully compatible with FrameMaker 7.2, the latest
version of Adobe's enterprise-class authoring and publishing
software.
By unleashing the power of XML, WebWorks ePublisher Pro for
FrameMaker gives users the ability to quickly and easily create
customized content for the Web, intranets, professional online Help
systems, portable devices, enterprise-ready XML, or PDFs. The
software provides greater flexibility and ease of use for Help
authors, technical writers, documentation professionals, and other
content providers wanting to produce content for common online
formats directly from Adobe FrameMaker files.
"Our new product, WebWorks ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker, is
completely compatible with Adobe's recently announced FrameMaker
7.2," says Michael E. Fabry, CEO of Quadralay Corporation. "We are
proud of our commitment to meet the demands of this important user
base with this robust software offering."
The many innovations of WebWorks ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker
include a new user-friendly interface and XML-based processing for
improved performance. The new application also includes an online
content-preview window for visual style development, GUI-based
advanced customizations, and more. In all, the solution streamlines
work and dramatically increases productivity, which saves time and
money.
"WebWorks ePublisher Pro is the premiere solution for FrameMaker
users who publish online content. Quadralay has made terrific
advances in the underlying technology that allow for maximum
flexibility and control. These advances will truly deliver a higher
return on investment for our customers," says Karl Matthews,
FrameMaker Group Product Manager at Adobe.
Pricing and Availability
WebWorks ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker is available for purchase
online at the WebWorks Store at www.webworks.com/store. The software
is priced at US$1,395 for authors, and internationally for US$1,515.
The software can also be bought by contacting Quadralay by phone at
(512) 719-3399, extension 501, or via e-mail at sales -at- webworks -dot- com -dot-
In addition, select resellers sell WebWorks ePublisher Pro.
A listing of resellers is available at www.webworks.com/partners/pindex.aspx.
For a limited time, customers can save $250 when upgrading from any
competitive Help authoring tool.
Contact: VP of Marketing
512-719-3399 ext. 244
marketing -at- webworks -dot- com
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