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Go single vendor or go toolbox? (build vs buy)

Summary: Do you build or buy? What's the true cost of integrating different product from different vendors? What are the ramifications for integration and process flow? And how do you make that determination?   Recently I've had the opportunity to…

Resources for Single-Sourcing Projects

Update: 2016 Since this list was put together, we've published several books about Arbortext that are available on Amazon in print and ePub. The books cover everything about configuring, authoring, styling, publishing, and managing content in Arbortext. Arbortext 101 (Configuration)…

Starting an Arbortext User Group

We're doing our best to restart the Arbortext User group. We are preparing to launch this organization in coordination with the national PTC/User organization. When Arbortext was acquired by PTC, a lot of things changed for existing Arbortext customers. We were…

Keep the Control in Your Hands

Although I'm writing about S1000D, the same philosophy applies for transferring DITA, Docbook, and XSL/XSL-FO knowledge to your staff. Our goal is to provide expertise to help customers grow to proficiency. We find that companies rarely need an expert on-staff….

Helping Arbortext Customers Get Started

Regardless of your choice of doctype, we know that writers and publishers need the right tools to be successful. We help people learn to take charge of their xml publishing projects. After the acquisition of Arbortext by PTC, we saw…

The Single-Sourcing Triangle

Single sourcing is a simple idea that requires a very complex implementation. Single sourcing is a methodology, not a technology. XML is a technology, not a methodology. Bringing the two together is not obvious or well-defined. Traditionally, the literature is…

Application-specific XML tools development

Did you know you can auto-generate content in more than one direction? You can auto-generate content… …FOR Documentation Documentation for technical manuals can be generated directly from the product source code or other engineering systems. Technical requirements and product specifications…

Revision management for content components

Where Source Development Meets Documentation In traditional publishing environments, source control is minimal if it exists at all, and often follows the lock-modify-unlock model that prevents simultaneous, collaborative, content authoring. Single-sourcing environments require content management (source control) to manage the reusable…