Just got this -- I've no association with Astoria Software (at the moment I don't even know who they are/what they make), but JoAnne Hackos is always worth paying attention to.
Grant ________________________________ From: Astoria Software [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:00 AM To: Grant Hogarth Subject: SUSPECT: Why Your VP Fears Product Documentation The following vendor information is being sent to subscribers of Application Development Trends who have chosen to receive such information. To discontinue receiving such messages, scroll to the bottom of this e-mail. ________________________________ <http://www.ifc14.com/ets/clkx.asp?45619X1> Register<http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/ASTSW/images/invite_web_info.gi f> FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Register<http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/ASTSW/images/AST09072006_csmith .jpg> Colleen Smith Group Manager, Information Engineering, NCR Corporation/Teradata Colleen Smith has managed an Information Engineering team at Teradata, a division of NCR Corp., for the past 11 years. Her team is pioneering a DITA-based content management system for field service deliverables for very large computer systems. Register<http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/ASTSW/images/AST09072006_jhacko s.jpg> Dr. JoAnn Hackos Founder and Director, Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM) Dr. JoAnn Hackos is founder of Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM), a membership organization focused on content-management and information-development best practices. For more than 25 years, Dr. Hackos has addressed global audiences on subjects ranging from content and project management, effective interfaces and information, minimal information products, web-based information, to managing the information design and development process. Dr. Hackos and colleagues are called upon by executives worldwide to consult on strategies for content management, development and organizational management, product interface design, and tools and technology selection. Register<http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/ASTSW/images/AST09072006_cgetti nger.jpg> Chip Gettinger Vice President, Services & Support, Astoria Software Chip joined Astoria at its inception and has over 20 years experience working with content management, authoring and publishing tools. Chip works closely with industry organizations, partners and customers leading the adoption of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), an open source XML based architecture used for dynamic production and publication of technical documentation, and is a member of the international consortium OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards). Your company's new product is ready to ship-but where is the documentation? If you are like most managers, you can't scale your staff to match aggressive release dates, nor do you have mechanisms in place to handle obstacles like seamless translation into multiple languages. And, you and your VP are painfully aware that every day the product doesn't ship is a loss of revenue! During this Webinar you will learn what drove NCR/Teradata to adopt the latest product documentation advancements to: * Reduce time-to-market by leveraging existing content resources * Gain more control and visibility into document creation and management * Create better documents in less time, with less effort, and lower production costs Leading product documentation experts-including information architecture guru Dr. JoAnn Hackos-will share their insights into dynamic publishing best practices and solutions adopted by other F500 companies, including how to adapt DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) to your company requirements for the production and publication of technical documentation, and identify key issues your company should be considering when trying to control operational efficiencies and costs. Register <http://www.ifc14.com/ets/clkx.asp?45619X1> Register <http://www.ifc14.com/ets/clkx.asp?45619X2> Don't miss this valuable opportunity to learn how you can solve the pains of product documentation and positively impact your organization's bottom line. Home <http://www.astoriasoftware.com/> I Unsubscribe <mailto:unsubscribe at astoriasoftware.com> I Privacy <http://www.astoriasoftware.com/about_us/privacy_policy.asp> <http://www.ifc14.com/ets/img.asp?45619> Sponsored by Astoria Software <http://www.astoriasoftware.com/> <http://www.astoriasoftware.com/> (c) 2006 Astoria Software, Inc. 66 Bovet Road, Suite 280, San Mateo, CA 94402 BDS <http://www.bulldogsolutions.com/> ________________________________ <http://101.101direct.com/o/d064f245/320e2801/1/H/625973.gif>
