
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs)—much more than electronic pages with multimedia graphics—established their foothold in the military, aerospace, and high-technology fields, but have the potential for use in mainstream products as well. In this document, InfoTrends reviews the IETM technology, which has been greatly advanced by recent trends in content management and the more complex needs of modern technicians. This report expands on the broader potential use-cases of IETMs and examines SDL’s LiveContent as a platform for deploying such a system.
The market is now poised for dramatic change and growth, based on a confluence of powerful business drivers,new technology and emerging XML standards. If you are still using traditional document-based approaches to create and deliver dynamic technical or commercial content, it is time to take a serious look at a new generation of XML-based solutions and best practices.