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  * ANNOUNCE: Welcome Adobe® FrameMaker® as a new 
              TECHWR-L Sponsor! (NEW)
  * CONFERENCE: DITA 2006 -- March 23-25, 2006 in Raleigh, NC
  * ANNOUNCE: Welcome to the Bunco Squad's Grand Opening!
  * JOB: Proposal Specialist needed at 
         New Mexico State University 
  * ANNOUNCE: Quadralay Ships WebWorks® ePublisher Pro 
              for FrameMaker
  * ANNOUNCE: Getting to the Top is Easy When You Use the Right Gear




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ANNOUNCE: Welcome Adobe® FrameMaker® as a new TECHWR-L Sponsor!

Join us in welcoming Adobe® FrameMaker® as a new TECHWR-L Silver-level Annual Sponsor: http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/main.html

Adobe® FrameMaker® 7.2 software delivers a powerful, enterprise-class authoring and publishing solution that combines the simplicity of word processing with the power of XML. Enjoy WYSIWYG authoring in either a familiar word processing, style-tagging mode or a fully structured environment optimized for the editing and production of valid XML. Take advantage of long-document support that includes book management features, sophisticated templates, rich formatting options, and new multiple undo capabilities. Experience built-in support for high-quality printing, the latest Adobe PDF standards, and integration of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Publish short documents, multivolume books, and more in print, Adobe PDF, HTML, SGML, XML, and other formats.

Welcome--and thanks to--Adobe® FrameMaker® as a new TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor! Annual sponsors provide key support for the variety of TECHWR-L services and features. For more information about sponsorships, please visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/abouttechwhirl/sponsorships.html

12/01/05 - 12/07/05
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CONFERENCE: DITA 2006 -- March 23-25, 2006 in Raleigh, NC

The DITA 2006 conference brings together DITA experts and content management luminaries from around the globe for a three-day conference designed to help attendees leverage the power of the Darwin information Typing Architecture (DITA). Powerhouse presenters, including Michael Priestley, Susan Carpenter, and David Schell from IBM, will demystify DITA, explore its usefulness, expose its limitations, describe its components, reveal its flexibility, and showcase successful DITA implementations.

Real-world case studies will demonstrate the strength and usefulness of DITA to technical communicators, while exhibitors will showcase their software authoring tools, content management systems, and consulting services designed to extend DITA functionality.

DITA 2006 is co-sponsored by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), a not-for-profit, international consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Additional sponsors include well-known software companies offering DITA support in their products.

Bright Path Solutions (www.travelthepath.com) is producing this conference. A presentation schedule, list of presenters, and online registration is available from the conference website.

Conference URL: http://www.travelthepath.com/dita2006.html.
Conference Producer: Bright Path Solutions
Telephone: 1.919.244.8559

11/29/05 - 12/05/05
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ANNOUNCE: Welcome to the Bunco Squad's Grand Opening!

We all remember the Bunco Squad, especially from movies about the Prohibition.... Basically, they were a police squad that sniffed out swindlers, cheaters and other truculent folks of the like.

Well, now it's back! This time the Bunco Squad is hunting down similar folks in the workforce and providing tips and advice for independent contractors from others in the same field as you and inside information from recruiters that you absolutely need to know to make it on your own.

Originally called LAC Media, we're back and look better. Check us out now at:

http://www.buncosquad.net

11/28/05 - 12/11/05
JOB: Proposal Specialist needed at New Mexico State University

* Identifies potential sources of funding for the Natural Resources Sustainability and Renewal Research Cluster. 

* Conducts research, develops, writes and submits letters of funding inquiry and grant proposals. 

* Ensures all letters of inquiry and proposal are accurate, consistent with all policies of New Mexico State University, and consistent with the requirements and guidelines of funding agencies. 

* Creates preliminary expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals and develops other enclosures required by funding agencies for grant submissions.

Minimum of Bachelor's degree (in hand by hiring date), Master's degree preferred, in technical writing or related field. Five years experience in grant writing, preferably with an environmental or applied sciences focus, and a proven record of securing major grants desirable.

Submit letter of application, resume, unofficial transcript of degree, and names & telephone numbers of three references no later than December 15, 2005.

Reply to:       
Karl Wood
Water Resource Research Institute
New Mexico State University
PO Box 30001, MSC 3167
Las Cruces, NM 88003

11/24/05 - 12/2/05
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ANNOUNCE: Quadralay Ships WebWorks(R) ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker

New product allows users to create customized online-viewable content
directly from Adobe FrameMaker documents

AUSTIN, TEXAS - October 4, 2005 - 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

Read the full press release here:
http://www.webworks.com/company/pressroom.aspx

11/02/04 - 12/30/05
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ANNOUNCE: Getting to the Top is Easy When You Use the Right Gear.

Do you want to step up from FrameMaker(R) to rich, full-featured XML
authoring and publishing?

But you arenâ??t sure how to get there?

This offer lets you gain the reuse and single-sourcing benefits of 
XML authoring, while still using FrameMaker for what it does best - 
print and PDF output.

More details:
http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://www.xmetal.com/en_us/marketing/frameoffer


Dear Communication Professional,

If you create long documents with Adobe(R) FrameMaker(R), you know the
importance of using the right tool for the right job.

But if you want to conquer the summit of XML to get the benefits of
content reuse and single-source publishing, you need the right gear 
for the ascent - Blast Radius XMetaL.

Now with the new XMetaL Author DITA Edition, you can gain all the
advantages of topic-based content creation in a flexible, easy-to-use
solution.

For a limited time, FrameMaker users can:
* Get 25% off XMetaL Author DITA Edition by purchasing before 
  December 31, 2005.
* Get a free day of consulting with a FrameMaker expert, and get 
  started with a risk-free "proof of concept" project.

Read the full offer at:
http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://www.xmetal.com/en_us/marketing/frameoffer

11/10/05 - 11/30/05
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