parson AGAll entries for Digitalization
Digitalization of technical documentation for GS1
The first phase of our cooperation with GS1 Germany has been successfully completed. The company revolutionized the global exchange of goods almost 50 years ago with the GS1 barcode. Now the processes for creating the specifications and documentation of standards will become more digitalized and automated. more...
First comes medadata, then comes content. How to control your CCMS with metadata
Metadata has led to a paradigm shift in technical communication. Component content management systems (CCMS) are no longer at the start of all processes. That role has shifted to metadata. more...
parson becomes member of IDiS
We are pleased to announce that parson has become a member of the German network "Initiative Digitale Standards" (IDiS). We will actively participate in the "Use Cases" workgroup. more...
The roles of standards and governance in engineering content. Why standards for multichannel distribution are more beneficial than you think
The ongoing digitization of business requires us to rethink how we deliver user information. Technical documentation with hundreds of pages within one document is no longer viable. Today, we must deliver small content modules that show only the content that users need at a particular moment in time and in a particular context. Users need intelligent content or intelligent information instead of documentation. more...
Software documentation, a strange new world?
Digitalization is increasing the need for software documentation. This article provides an overview of the characteristics of software documentation and is geared toward beginners. We will try to give an answer to the question what good software documentation is and what technical authors need to know to create it. more...