Knowledge base articles
Choosing a Component Content Management System (CCMS). How to decide
A CCMS (Content Component Management System) organizes the modular content of technical documentation in a database. Usually, the content is stored in the XML format. more...
DITA meets iiRDS – a new plugin for DITA-OT
The iiRDS Consortium has developed a plugin to support DITA content. The iiRDS package is easy to use and can be customized to meet your project’s needs. more...
White paper “Artificial Intelligence in technical communication: application, opportunities, risks, and how it will change our profession”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world, including the world of technical communication. Never has it been so easy to automatically create or edit text and images with the help of generative AI such as ChatGPT. What does this mean for the field of technical communication and the technical writing community? What are the opportunities and risks? more...
Publish DITA content at the click of a button: the DITA Open Toolkit
Do you write and publish technical documentation in DITA-XML? It sounds easy: At the click of a button, an XML authoring tool or a web application magically creates a PDF, HTML documentation or WebHelp. But is it really that simple? What happens under the hood? And what if you want to customize the output formats? The answer is the DITA Open Toolkit (DITA OT). more...
How parson manages projects
The beginning is decisive to the success of any project. This is why a kick-off meeting is always the first step in the common project planning path. It’s an opportunity for all project participants to get to know each other and discuss the following points. more...