The DITA Fest, held last month in Santa Clara, Calif., included more than 60 attendees from 53 companies, including Cisco Systems, Dell, eBay, FileMaker, Intel, National Semiconductor, Oracle and Sun Microsystems, among others, who shared information about the current status and future vision for the DITA in the enterprise.
The second day of DITA Fest was dedicated to users of Trisoft CCM, allowing those customers to share best practices with fellow colleagues and to review the product roadmap in three targeted breakout sessions focused on management, technical and end-users.
Dr. JoAnn Hackos, director of the Center of Information Development Management, delivered the DITA Fest keynote address about the evolution of DITA, the look and feel of a mature DITA production environment and her vision of the future of the this dynamic content standard.
"In speaking with attendees, several common themes emerged at this year's DITA Fest, including the use of DITA as a basic thread across a variety of tools; making the shift from static delivery to dynamic publishing; and the fact that actual re-use has been, across the board, much higher than originally expected, ultimately improving consistency and lowering translation costs," said NAME, TITLE, SDL XySoft. "DITA Fest is a unique chance to flesh out important issues related to the DITA standard and XySoft is pleased to have the opportunity to host the event for its customers," NAME said.
The 2009 DITA Fest also included a presentation by Ann Kana, vice president product services, FICO, entitled, "An Executive Perspective: Making DITA An Operational Reality," and a presentation by Martha Morgan, information architect, NetApp Information Engineering, entitled, "Developing DITA Expertise Across Your Virtual Team."
If you are interested in learning more about DITA, please join SDL XySoft in an informational webinar on DITA and Dynamic Publishing on Wednesday, November 11th at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST. Reserve your online seat today by clicking on this link: http://www.sdlxysoft.com/en/news-and-events/events/2009-11-11-dita-and-dynamic-publishing.asp.
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About SDL XySoft SDL XySoft is the worldwide leader in Component Content Management (CCM) and Dynamic Publishing solutions with software that empowers organizations to create, share, and publish technical information that is tailored to the needs of their global customers. The XySoft solutions have a tight integration into SDL's Global Information Management technologies, providing the industry's only end-to-end solution for moving technical and consumer information through the entire lifecycle - from content creation through translation and out to publishing. With unmatched XML expertise, and support for standards such as DITA and S1000D, SDL XySoft remains committed to providing innovative solutions that deliver the highest possible performance and value. SDL XySoft customers include more than 300 industry leaders in large consumer electronics, mobile communications, high tech, life sciences and government. The company is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, with European operations in Mechelen, Belgium.
Contact Information: SDL XySoft Mary Galoski Parsons 1.781.756.5454
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