There were some interesting suggestions: Irdis (Ürdis), Ay-Two-Ar-Dee (I2RD) and Ay-Ar-Dee (IRD). But then someone mentioned Ar-Two-Dee-Two, and that was the end of the discussion.
New: iiRDSiiRDS Café
The iiRDS Café was a success. For almost three hours, several iiRDS experts answered questions. Marion Knebel presented "iiRDS in DITADITA". Mark Schubert explained the metadatametadata format and the iiRDS package format.
iiRDS package and metadata format
A year in review and a look ahead
What has happened at iiRDS in the last year? What happens next? That was the topic of the presentation by Ulrike Parson and Mark Schubert.
The iiRDS consortium and the steering committee started their work, version 1.0 was released, and the iiRDS working groups were formed. Slides.
Digital transformation is not limited to changing production processes and automating workflows. It affects many areas of society. This also radically changes the work of technical communicators. Read more
The world of technical writing loves XML. Its document type definitions are the foundation of structured authoring. XML and the underlying schemas structure the content of our information products. The benefits are twofold. Content is consistently structured and easy to read. Authors have an easier time writing the content. The structure provides guidelines for authoring. Read more
Version 1.0 of iiRDS was released in April 2018. Now it is important to understand how iiRDS, intelligent information, and content delivery are related. What is intelligent information and how can iiRDS support the delivery of intelligent information?
