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DITA

DITA

Darwin Information Typing Architecture

SDL is a strong evangelist of DITA, an important XML standard for the writing and publishing of technical information.

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is one important flavor of XML that is designed for managing technical information in reusable topics or components which are stored as XML. Adoption of DITA has increased dramatically in the past several years, as global businesses are achieving as much as 30-50% savings in content production and translation costs. It also provides a foundation for greater customer satisfaction and faster time to global markets.

SDL has helped support the adoption of this important technical writing standard for nearly a decade and a large number of global companies have turned to SDL for help moving to DITA, as well as for technology to support DITA usage.

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Why Go DITA
Why Go DITA

There are a number of global business pressures that are mainstreaming and speeding up the adoption of DITA and topic-based authoring.
The DITA paradigm shift
The DITA paradigm shift

The adoption of DITA requires a fundamental shift in the roles and processes of a technical writing and publishing organization.
The Future of DITA
The Future of DITA

We believe the future of DITA lies in Dynamic Publishing - the ability to push granular and tailored content dynamically to global customers.
DITA as a Flavor of XML
DITA as a Flavor of XML

Like any type of XML, DITA separates content from the presentation layer so that writers can focus on writing the content rather than the “look and feel” of the final product.
What Do I Do Next
What Do I Do Next

SDL's Structured Content Technologies division has experts who have helped many companies plan for and migrate to DITA.