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Product Content Maturity Model Series:  Product Content Evolution: The Structured Phase
Product Content Maturity Model Series: Product Content Evolution: The Structured Phase

Tune in to the second session, "Structured," in our Product Content Maturity Model series, as we explore this exciting new model that describes how DITA is empowering the evolution of technical documentation into intelligent product content. 

Product Content Maturity Model Series:  Product Content Evolution: The Aware Phase
Product Content Maturity Model Series: Product Content Evolution: The Aware Phase

Tune in to this recorded webinar for a deep dive into the first phase of the Product Content Maturity Model, an exciting new model that describes how DITA is empowering the evolution of technical documentation into intelligent product content.

Product Content Maturity Model Series: What's Next for DITA and Tech Docs? An Introduction to the Product Content Maturity Model
Product Content Maturity Model Series: What's Next for DITA and Tech Docs? An Introduction to the Product Content Maturity Model

Watch an overview and discussion of this exciting new model that describes how DITA is empowering the transformation of technical documentation into intelligent product content.

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: DITA Emerging Trends and Best Practices: Practical Solutions for 2012 and Beyond
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: DITA Emerging Trends and Best Practices: Practical Solutions for 2012 and Beyond

In this final webinar in our DITA and the Global Customer Experience series, JoAnn Hackos from Comtech Services joined us to take a look at the top trends that are driving DITA adoption in technical publications, as well as a look at what lies ahead for DITA in 2012.

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Trends in Best Practices That Are Driving Improvements in Customer Experience
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Trends in Best Practices That Are Driving Improvements in Customer Experience

Customer experiences have a powerful impact on evolving best practices within most organizations. DITA as a content model continues to mature and provide key delivery capabilities not even dreamed about just a few years ago. How do you take advantage of these emerging trends to best support growing customer expectations?

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series:  Next Generation Customer Experience with DITA and Intelligent Content
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Next Generation Customer Experience with DITA and Intelligent Content

DITA provides a foundation for additional business goals, and the one that's getting all of the attention is the next generation of Customer Experience. In this lively presentation we showcase how technical content that is written in DITA and delivered in an interactive manner can personalize the customer's engagement with your product or service, provide a foundation for the creation of community, and set the stage for the next generation of customer experience.

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series:  The Path to Global Customer Experience: DITA with Quality Built In
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: The Path to Global Customer Experience: DITA with Quality Built In

Adoption of DITA and structured content methodologies is one significant step on the path to achieving a unified global customer experience, but organizations can go one step further by adding quality control to their content.  Guest speaker Elizabeth Gschwind of FICO shares her insight for building a foundation that can drive significant benefits for the localization process. Joining Elizabeth is Howard Schwartz and Tom Smith of SDL who talk about how to achieve a consistent global customer experience.

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series:  Vision of Global Structured Content at Hach: A DITA Success Story
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Vision of Global Structured Content at Hach: A DITA Success Story

Today's Technical Publications Department are often challenged with building a business case for DITA. Listen in as guest speaker Emily Mydlowski of Hach's Technical Publications group takes us on a journey that brings DITA into the spotlight and elevates the status of technical documentation in a company's value chain. Ms. Mydlowski discusses how to make the business case for DITA, and the steps she used to realize ROI results well ahead of schedule.

DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Power & Promise of DITA, Dynamic Pub and Customer Experience
DITA Webinar: DITA and The Global Customer Experience Series: Power & Promise of DITA, Dynamic Pub and Customer Experience

Learn about the road ahead for DITA and technical documentation, including DITA 1.2, content-in-context delivery and its influence on customer engagement. We also show a preview of SDL LiveContent 2011. 

DITA Webinar: Publishing's Quantum Leap: Going Live Online While Feeding Traditional Delivery Channels
DITA Webinar: Publishing's Quantum Leap: Going Live Online While Feeding Traditional Delivery Channels

Follow-up to the SDL LiveContent 2011 Launch.  Learn about publishing's quantum leap from traditional print publishing to online publishing and see a demonstration of LiveContent for use in UK case law.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 1: Turning Content into a Corporate Asset: Cymer's Journey to DITA and Multichannel Publishing
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 1: Turning Content into a Corporate Asset: Cymer's Journey to DITA and Multichannel Publishing

We're pleased to present a 12 part webinar series focused on DITA in Production.  Download the first installment to hear about one company's journey to DITA, Component Content Management and Multichannel Publishing.  This webinar includes speakers from Cymer and SDL Structured Content Technologies.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 2: Why Customer Driven Content is the Gold Standard for Documentation
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 2: Why Customer Driven Content is the Gold Standard for Documentation

Download this webinar recording to learn  best practices for building a successful content development and delivery strategy and model.  This webinar includes guest speakers from Laselle-Ramsay and SDL's Structured Content Technologies division.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 3: DITA and Content Ownership: It's all about the TOPICS
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 3: DITA and Content Ownership: It's all about the TOPICS

If you're adopting or considering a migration from book to topic-based authoring methodologies, then this webinar is for you. We review the key components for establishing content ownership within this paradigm shift. Our guest speakers include Tom Goering of FICO, James Hom of NetApp and Chip Gettinger of SDL's Structured Content Technologies division. 

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 4: How to Achieve Dynamic Publishing with DITA
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 4: How to Achieve Dynamic Publishing with DITA

This webinar explores what dynamic publishing means and why DITA is going to move technical publications into dynamic delivery. A short demo will be provided, illustrating the power of dynamically publishing technical publications. Our guest speakers from SDL's Structured Content Technologies division include Howard Schwartz, Chip Gettinger and Sean Angus. 

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 5: Structured Content and Personalization
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 5: Structured Content and Personalization

This webinar focuses on creating customized communications to improve your customer's experience.  Our guest speakers include Su-Laine Yeo of JustSystems, and Tom Smith and Chip Gettinger of SDL.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 6: Where DITA is Going - DITA 1.2 and CCM
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 6: Where DITA is Going - DITA 1.2 and CCM

The DITA 1.2 standard is now a reality.  If you're wondering what business benefits this new specification might bring, download this webinar for a lively discussion of DITA 1.2 and the challenges implementing it with a Component Content Management system.  We're pleased to bring you two subject matter experts in the field of DITA:  Kris Eberlein, Secretary of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee and DITA Architect for SDL, along with Frank Closset, CTO of SDL's Structured Content Technologies division, and one of principal architects of SDL Trisoft - DITA CCM.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 7: Eye on the Customer - DITA and User-Centric Publishing
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 7: Eye on the Customer - DITA and User-Centric Publishing

David Houlihan of The Aberdeen Group presented the findings from his research paper entitled, "Dynamic and User-Centric Publishing Strategies," while Howard Schwartz, Vice President of Content Technologies for SDL's Structured Content Technologies division discussed the importance of DITA in driving global publishing strategies.

DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 8: From Structured Content to Smart Content: Delivering Compelling Customer Experience with DITA and CCM
DITA Webinar: DITA in Production Series - 8: From Structured Content to Smart Content: Delivering Compelling Customer Experience with DITA and CCM

In this webinar, the final in the DITA in Production series, Gilbane analysts share insights from their ground-breaking report, "Smart Content in the Enterprise:  How Next Generation XML Applications Deliver New Value to Multiple Stakeholders."  In a lively discussion format they present the key findings from their research within a framework of practical application.

DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Component-based Content Management Overview
DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Component-based Content Management Overview

Download this webinar to learn how a component-based content management system can help you to efficiently manage your technical product information for a worldwide audience.

DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: DITA as a Global Strategy-How and Why DITA is Becoming a Strategic Competitive Advantage
DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: DITA as a Global Strategy-How and Why DITA is Becoming a Strategic Competitive Advantage

Download this webinar and hear from three DITA experts, including JoAnn Hackos, Ph.D., President of Comtech Services, Inc., on how and why DITA is providing a strategic advantage to global companies. You will also learn best practices to be considered.

DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Innovating for Agility-Global Content Practices at FICO
DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Innovating for Agility-Global Content Practices at FICO

With a successful business case based on reuse as a “first principle,” FICO is building an enterprise content infrastructure that includes XML and DITA, component content management, translation memory and terminology management, and automated publishing. Learn how FICO is aligning global content practices with the company’s business goals and objectives. If you need to spark that “aha!” moment within your organization, download this webinar!

DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Structured Content and Personalization
DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Structured Content and Personalization

Download this webinar recording to learn best practices and methodologies for authoring and reusing content that is targeted for global markets and personalized for diverse global audiences.  Brought to you by: SDL, SDL Structured Content Technologies and JustSystems.

DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Ten Key Steps to Adopting Structured Authoring Processes
DITA Webinar: Dare I Do DITA Series: Ten Key Steps to Adopting Structured Authoring Processes

This Webinar provides an expert’s view of the 10 Key Steps required to successfully move down the path to DITA. Yas Etessam from VMware and Chip Gettinger from SDL Trisoft discuss the critical success factors and lessons learned for the adoption of structured authoring in DITA. Download the recording now!

DITA Webinar: DITA and Dynamic Publishing: A Powerful Combination
DITA Webinar: DITA and Dynamic Publishing: A Powerful Combination

Download this webinar recording to learn best practices for dynamic publishing and what it means to establish a powerful source content model based on DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture). Our guest speakers are Chip Gettinger and Sean Angus of SDL's Structured Content Technologies division.

DITA Webinar: How DITA Can Change Your Life: The Impact on Roles in Technical Publications
DITA Webinar: How DITA Can Change Your Life: The Impact on Roles in Technical Publications

Download this webinar recording to learn best practices for DITA adoption based on five different user roles, as well as insights into how a CCM can improve the overall user experience.  Our guest speakers are Amber Swope of DITA Strategies and Chip Gettinger of SDL's Structured Content Technologies division.

DITA Webinar: Component Content Management...
DITA Webinar: Component Content Management...

The Gilbane Group, in combination with members of the technical documentation team at Research in Motion, discuss how CCM delivers on the promise of XML.

S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 3: The CCT Data Module
S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 3: The CCT Data Module

How to create, maintain, and use the Conditions Cross-reference Table (CCT) data module.

S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 2: The PCT Data Module
S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 2: The PCT Data Module

How to create, maintain, and use the Product Cross-reference Table (PCT) data module.

S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 1: A Practical Overview
S1000D Webinar: S1000D Applicability Boot Camp Part 1: A Practical Overview

Join the SDL "Ask An S1000D Expert" team for an informative session on the basics of S1000D applicability.

S1000D Webinar: Converting to S1000D
S1000D Webinar: Converting to S1000D

Join SDL and representatives from Data Conversion Laboratory Inc. for an informative session on preparing for an S1000D conversion.

S1000D Webinar: Should S1000D Be Required by the Department of Defense?
S1000D Webinar: Should S1000D Be Required by the Department of Defense?

An in-depth analysis and discussion of the recent government study on the topic of "Should S1000D Be Required by the Department of Defense?" with study author Curtis Blais of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: What are Business Rules?
S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: What are Business Rules?

We're pleased to present a 3 part webinar series on S1000D Business Rules.  Download the first installment to learn about demystifying the BREX and Business Rule Design Documents Our guest speakers from SDL Structured Content Technologies share their expertise gleaned from years working with the aerospace and defense markets.

S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: How To Write Business Rules
S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: How To Write Business Rules

In this second installment of the S1000D Business Rules series learn about demystifying the BREX and Business Rule Design Documents. Our guest speakers from SDL Structured Content Technologies share their expertise gleaned from years working with the aerospace and defense markets.

S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: BREX - Business Rule EXchange
S1000D Webinar - Business Rules Series: BREX - Business Rule EXchange

In this third installment of the S1000D Business Rules series we discuss the inner workings of a BREX data module. Our guest speakers from SDL Structured Content Technologies share their expertise gleaned from years working with the aerospace and defense markets.

S1000D Webinar 1:  Introduction to S1000D Concepts
S1000D Webinar 1: Introduction to S1000D Concepts

We're pleased to present a 5 part webinar series focused on S1000D.  Download the first installment to learn about the basic concepts of the S1000D content standard and how all the pieces fit together. Our guest speakers from SDL Structured Content Technologies share their expertise gleaned from years working in the aerospace and defense markets.

S1000D Webinar 2:  S1000D Content Workflow
S1000D Webinar 2: S1000D Content Workflow

We're pleased to present a 5 part webinar series focused on S1000D.  Download this next installment in the series to learn about the S1000D project lifecycle - from DMRL creation to publishing from a Publication Module. Our guest speakers from SDL Structured Content Technologies share their expertise gleened from years working in the aerospace and defense markets.

S1000D Webinar 3:  S1000D Applicability
S1000D Webinar 3: S1000D Applicability

We're pleased to present a 5 part webinar series focused on S1000D.  Download this next installment in the series to learn about S1000D applicability. We'll provide an overview of the S1000D applicability model with demonstrations of how applicability filtering is achieved during publishing and in an IETP

S1000D Webinar 4:  S1000D and IETPs
S1000D Webinar 4: S1000D and IETPs

Is your organization adopting S1000D?  Do you have plans to publish IETPs?  Want to know what IETP stands for?  Download the fourth installment in our S1000D webinar series where we introduce the concept of IETPs and show them in action.  Our guest speakers include Rhonda Wainwright, SDL's IETP Specialist and Ed Hougardy of The Boeing Company.  As an IETP developer, Ed provides insights into the IETP creation process.

S1000D Webinar 5:  S1000D and Multimedia
S1000D Webinar 5: S1000D and Multimedia

With S1000D comes a whole new way of producing and delivering technical content: Multimedia.  They say a picture is worth a thousand word.  If that is true, then the right multimedia can be worth a thousand pictures.

S1000D Webinar: How the US Navy...
S1000D Webinar: How the US Navy...

The US Navy highlights their use of S1000D and LiveContent through presentation and demonstration of their own custom IETM.

Webinar: Web Services
Webinar: Web Services

This webinar discusses the role that SDL XPP and Web Services transform the way that Letterpart Ltd, a UK-based publishing house does business.

Podcast: SDL and Micro Focus Podcast
Podcast: SDL and Micro Focus Podcast

Micro Focus, a leading provider of enterprise application management and modernization solutions, has selected the SDL Trisoft™ Component Content Management (CCM)  system to improve the consistency of the company’s user documentation, increase ease-of-use and drive customer satisfaction.  Find out about the company's process of writing in reusable components of information, the business drivers for a new solution and why SDL Trisoft was chosen over other products on the market, by listening now to a podcast from SDL and Micro Focus.

Webinar: Briefing on the SDL Acquisition of XyEnterprise
Webinar: Briefing on the SDL Acquisition of XyEnterprise

Download this recording to learn more about the SDL acquisition of XyEnterprise, a leader in XML publishing and component content management software, that was announced on June 29, 2009.  SDL and XyEnterprise executives discuss the acquisition, the management team and the product roadmap.

Webinar: Briefing on the SDL Acquisition of Xopus
Webinar: Briefing on the SDL Acquisition of Xopus

Download this recording to learn more about the SDL acquisition of Xopus, the leading provider of online XML editing, that was announced on June 30, 2010.  Key executives from SDL Structured Content Technologies division and Xopus discuss the acquisition, the trends for XML beyond technical publications and the new organizational structure.