http://www.x-pubs.com/index.php en georgina.johnson@mekon.com Copyright 2011 2011-03-31T10:19:42+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-1/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-1/#When:10:19:42Z Presented by Tom Aldous, Adobe Product Evangelist and Noz Urbina, Congility 2011 Conference Chair and DITA Expert Date - 12 April 2011 Time - 14:00 GMT REGISTER NOW» Come join Tom Aldous, Adobe Product Evangelist and Noz Urbina, Congility 2011 Conference Expert, for this engaging and interactive eSeminar, as they walk you through DITA 1.2. The OASIS Technical Committee has released DITA 1.2. This release includes significantly more features than the DITA 1.1. ‘What are these new features? Why do we need them’ is a conversion heard around water coolers at many large and small enterprises. We will start with a one thousand foot overview of what are the information deployment challenges currently facing enterprises. Although DITA 1.1 helped revolutionize the world of documentation, we will talk about its deficiencies are and how DITA 1.2 effectively fills these gaps. We will also show you the comprehensive support for DITA 1.2 in both the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3 and Adobe FrameMaker 10. System Requirements Online live seminars are scheduled events simulcast over the web via Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. You'll need a computer with a browser, Adobe Flash player, and Internet connection. Audio is broadcast through Voice-Over IP via your computer speakers. Access details will be provided once you register. Space is limited. 2011-03-31T10:19:42+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-_twelve_dita_implementations_lessons_learned/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-_twelve_dita_implementations_lessons_learned/#When:13:32:47Z Presented by Noz Urbina, Mekon and Don Bridges, DCL This webinar was broadcast on November 4, prior to DITA Europe 2010. VIEW RECORDING» This webinar discusses the results of interviews with the implementers of 12 DITA installations. Join this webinar to learn: Find out what they did right What went wrong? What were the business drivers? How long did it really take? Learn from your peers across a broad range of industries what really happened, and learn how your expectations & results measure up. Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2010-11-30T13:32:47+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/s1000d_support_in_adobe_framemaker/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/s1000d_support_in_adobe_framemaker/#When:09:45:40Z Presented by Martyn Davison, Senior Consultant, Aerospace and Defence Department, Mekon. About Martyn more » VIEW RECORDING» Contrary to some negative community buzz, Adobe FrameMaker does support XML. With the Mekon Eclipse extension it can support S1000D, the specification used primarily in the Defence industry, from the very first to the very latest versions of the standard. View this eSeminar to see how Adobe FrameMaker makes the job of Authoring in S1000D easy and hassle-free. By attending this webinar you will learn about: The wide range of Data Module types supported The importance of high-quality print style sheets How hotspot support eases content creation How to handle Ref DMs How CGM graphics can be supported How auto-generated content can accelerate authoring About working with or without a CSDB The various delivery options on offer from FrameMaker 2010-11-18T09:45:40+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/trends_in_technical_communications/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/trends_in_technical_communications/#When:11:58:33Z Date: Wednesday 17th November, 2010 Where: Adobe Regent’s Park Offices, London Time: Presentations from 4-6pm; Cocktail Reception 6-7pm Places are limited - REGISTER NOW. The past fifteen years has seen a sea change for technical communications occur thanks to advances in technology. People are interacting with the internet in an entirely new way, using it for social networking, information gathering, and knowledge sharing. Come and join an Executive Event featuring expert speakers to discuss emerging trends and strategies which will teach you to deliver effective and relevant documentation for your customers. This event will feature the following industry experts: Pawan Goyal, Director of Engineering for Adobe Technical Communications Suite Matt Wicks, Multimedia Technical Communications Expert Peter Grainge, Online Help Expert Julian Murfitt, Content Strategy Expert Seating is extremely limited for this free event, so please register your place now by clicking on the link above. 2010-11-01T11:58:33+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/congility_2011_call_for_speakers/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/congility_2011_call_for_speakers/#When:17:05:44Z Congility 2011 Conference Call for SpeakersThis is the call for speakers for Congility 2011 – the new conference replacing X-Pubs, Europe’s Largest XML Conference. Submit Now » Speakers receive free entry to the two-day conference. We are calling for end-users delivering their case studies and consultant and specialist educational or case-study presentations. Congility 2011 theme:"Content Integration: Leveraging Content Standards to Improve Customer Experience" Date:24-26 May 2011    Submission Deadline: Notification of intent – ASAP Speaker bios/summary (~200 words each) – ASAP Full presentation - March 15, 2011Venue:Arora Hotel, Gatwick, UK. Submission guidelines: Improving delivery has wide implications for an organisation. Many still believe they can keep to their departmental boundaries when thinking about content, yet still provide the best customer experience. Is this possible, when audiences touch content through so many direct and indirect channels? For example, difficult to use information that wastes support staff’s time hinders their ability to provide quality service - but do we connect the dots between content and customer when they cross departmental boundaries? So many organisations today still create, manage and deliver content in silos: training, services and support, marketing and technical documentation have their own organisational, structural, writing guidelines and even terminology. It is up to the content consumer – be they internal customer or external client - to navigate a forest of information for their answer. Congility 2011 is going to address questions like: How can we make content agile and flexible enough to be leveraged across departments, websites, documents, projects and initiatives to help customers or would-be customers achieve their goals? How can we build a Content Strategy that is based on solid business strategy? What are the steps required to optimise delivery for the illusive ‘user orientation’ that we all talk about? How can we share standards across teams using structure and those that aren’t (yet?)? What organisations have done it, and have measurable results to report back? What is the role of metadata and taxonomy and how can we roll them out for maximum ROI? If you’ve got a story related to any of the above - Congility 2011 wants to hear it. Presentations should be educational, conceptual or "thought-leading" oriented presentations, i.e., not a commercial sales pitch. Congility still encourages presentations be delivered as much as possible in reference to, a specific project involving XML, and its related standards like DITA and S1000D. Submit Presentation » Phone us+44(0)208 722 8400 / From North America 011 44 208 722 8400   Call for Speakers 2010-08-23T17:05:44+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/congility_the_new_name_for_x-pubs/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/congility_the_new_name_for_x-pubs/#When:16:51:54Z After years of loyal service, the X-Pubs brand is retiring to make way for the organisation’s new name: Congility Congility will feature the similar subjects and the same high quality events brought to you by the team X-Pubs at Mekon, enhanced by a wider focus on content strategy, integration and lifecycle issues, and new speakers added to the community. Congility will still continue to address issues such as content management, migration, authoring best practices, and the team and culture issues often under-represented in technology discussions and content conferences, thus helping organisations to make the right choices for their situation. Congility will organise and deliver webinars, seminars, case-studies and whitepapers from some of the industry’s most valued technical minds to educate on and promote the latest content standards. Congility 2011 Conference Congility 2011 is going to address questions like: How can we give content agility and make it flexible enough to be leveraged across departments, websites, documents, projects and initiatives to help customers or would-be customers achieve their goals? How can we build a Content Strategy that is based on solid business strategy? What are the steps required to optimise delivery for the illusive ‘user orientation’ that we all talk about? How can we share standards across teams using structure and those that aren’t (yet?)? What organisations have done it, and have measurable results to report back? What is the role of metadata and taxonomy and how can we roll them out for maximum ROI? The team from Mekon who worked on X-Pubs will continue to sponsor and administrate Congility events and publications and well-known lead consultant Noz Urbina will remain Events Chairperson. Seminar/Conference Announcement 2010-08-23T16:51:54+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_consistent_content/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_consistent_content/#When:10:03:20Z Presented by Spencer Garlick - Director, XMLSG.About Spencermore » VIEW RECORDING» Come and join Spencer Garlick to discover the techniques used to create High Quality, Consistent Content for a Global Market. Benefit from Spencer’s many years of Authoring experience and the lessons learned from projects in which he has configured authoring environments. This session will introduce you to the techniques and software used to enforce consistent writing style across your authoring team, even in a globally distributed environment.  Customers can often identify content that is created by authors who are not writing in their native language. Inconsistencies and confusion created in content can result in increased support calls, frustrated customers and loss of brand value. Cost: Free In this Creating High Quality, Consistent Content Webinar you will learn to: Implement Authoring rules across different Authoring tools. Implement your printed Style Guide in your authoring environment. Control Language across Globally dispersed authoring teams. Enforce Consistent Terminology. Advise your authors if similar content has been written before.  System RequirementsAdobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2010-07-22T10:03:20+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-/#When:10:01:36Z Presented by Rahel Bailie - Principal, Intentional Design Inc About Rahel more » VIEW RECORDING» In an information economy, content is critical on many different levels. If you think that a content strategy starts with a content analysis and audit, you could actually be missing the strategy and moving prematurely into implementation. Come and join Rahel in this webinar and hear about the benefits of content strategy and five ways you can improve your ROI using your content. By attending this webinar you will learn how to:  Turn your content into high-value assets  Use your content assets to gain competitive advantage  Leverage your content in strategic ways  Maximise your content ROI   System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2010-05-24T10:01:36+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-_how_to_take_control_of_your_electronic_content1/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_-_how_to_take_control_of_your_electronic_content1/#When:08:35:34Z Presented by Keith Thompson - Director of Sales, Vitrium Systems About Keith more » VIEW RECORDING» This webinar will introduce DRM and its benefits, and explain how to integrate a DRM system into your existing business process without disrupting your customers.  You will learn how to take back control of your PDF content, preventing unauthorized access and tracking who is reading your content and when. Duration: 13 minutes   By attending this webinar you will learn: Build a business case for DRM How to integrate a DRM into your current business practices How to take control of your electronic content and start tracking your PDFs  How to find a balance between protecting your intellectual property and keeping your readers This webinar is suitable for anyone looking to protect their PDF content, it can be very broad, but Publishers, CIOs at Universities, Market Research Providers would be a definite fit.  Anyone with an understanding of PDF would see value in the presentation, it is to educate people on how they can take control of their content without disrupting their current business practices or customers. System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1 and capacity for audio via your computer. Telephone dial-in will not be provided. Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2009-09-22T08:35:34+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_dita_webinar_why_quality_product_information_is_critical_for_product_s/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_dita_webinar_why_quality_product_information_is_critical_for_product_s/#When:10:20:27Z Presented by Peter Li - Principal Specialist, Simonsoft UK About Peter more » VIEW RECORDING» This webinar addresses the importance of quality product information during the life of a product (from original 3D design content to the illustrations process) and the impact this has on the long-term successful performance of the product itself. Duration: 60 minutes Cost: Free By attending this webinar you will learn: What Product Information Delivery is The benefits of illustration in multiple output channels during the design process Why joined up thinking will result in tangible benefits   About the challenges organizations face as a result of outdated, disparate product information practices, resulting in decreasing the product and revenue performance for the entire company How Arbortext technology can be utilized to increase and maintain revenues From companies already achieving success Authors, Illustrators, Documentation Managers, Engineering Managers, After Sales Service Managers all the way up to the Chief Operating Officer will benefit from this educational webinar.  System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1 and capacity for audio via your computer. Telephone dial-in will not be provided. Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2009-08-12T10:20:27+00:00