http://www.x-pubs.com/index.php en georgina.johnson@mekon.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-16T09:57:32+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/smart_strategies_content_strategies/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/smart_strategies_content_strategies/#When:09:57:32Z 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 how you can improve your ROI using your content. Duration:  25 minutes  By attending this webinar you will learn you 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  Due to the pivotal role of a content strategy, project managers, marketing professionals, and technical communicators can all benefit from the information presented in this 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. 2010-02-16T09:57:32+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 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/emma_hamer_webinar/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/emma_hamer_webinar/#When:14:04:09Z Presented by Emma Hamer - Founding Principal and Senior Consultant, eHamerAssociates Ltd About Emma more » VIEW RECORDING» In this 60-minute interactive whirlwind presentation, Emma will look at the common fears around moving from unstructured to structured content, (and needing to learn about DITA and XML – which frightens many people more than they’ll admit to). Emma will explore some similes and metaphors that will help us understand the impact of these new methods and technologies on our way of working. Along the way, she will look at the root causes of resistance to change, and help break through self-imposed limitations, by reframing the challenge of change, and focusing on long-term benefits. Date:  29 April 2009 Time:  15:00 UK Time Duration: 60 minutes Cost: Free In this webinar you will learn: to look at your situation from a different perspective tools and techniques to recognize emotional responses to change and their root causes simple strategies to help yourself and your staff and colleagues through the transition to a new way of working how to use narrative and dialogue to surface hidden tensions and fears and deal with them honestly and openly System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. 2009-03-19T14:04:09+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_dita_for_business_documents_-_presented_by_michael_boses/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_dita_for_business_documents_-_presented_by_michael_boses/#When:16:49:16Z Join us online March 25, 2009 Presented by Michael Boses - Director of XML Products About Quark and Michael more » more » VIEW RECORDING » Can DITA work outside Tech Pubs? Are our business documents obsolete? Many business thinkers say that the document, as we know it, has out-lived its usefulness. A new type of intelligent document is needed to support automated business processes, enable dynamic multi-channel publishing, and make the most of important intellectual property. Most people understand that XML is a key to creating this type of intelligent document infrastructure, but very few organizations have been able to come up with an enterprise approach to XML authoring that meets the needs of both the end-user and the enterprise.  Few standards have gained adoption as rapidly as DITA has in the technical publications market. The reason is simple: DITA works! Well, this success has caught the attention of other departments outside of technical publications, who are wondering if DITA can answer their needs for a enterprise model for business documents. DITA is an ideal candidate to unify enterprise business content, since DITA is an open standard designed to be specialized for the needs of individual departments. What’s more, an OASIS subcommittee has been established to make recommendations that optimize DITAs value for Enterprise Business Documents. Date:  25 March 2009 Time:  15:00 GMT Duration: 60 minutes Cost: Free In this complimentary Webinar you will learn: The benefits of intelligent business documents The reasons why DITA is gaining so much attention in this area Practical applications of user-friendly authoring of business documents with DITA.   System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. Webinar/Podcast 2009-03-02T16:49:16+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_introduction_to_dita_noz_urbina/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_introduction_to_dita_noz_urbina/#When:10:31:14Z Introduction to DITA Presented by Noz Urbina, Business Development Manager, Mekon About Noz and Mekon more » more » VIEW RECORDING » Still not clear on those 4 little letters: D - I - T - A? Come and join Noz Urbina to get a friendly introduction to the DITA.  This informative and up to date session will introduce you to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), the fastest growing XML standard ever.  DITA lowers barriers to single-sourcing and content management by delivering information typing and component strategies out of the box, with various templates and style sheets that need only to be customised. DITA is an information architecture that presents a powerful solution for information developers, that is simple enough to use in various scenarios. It is meant for those who need to implement structured documentation, including writers, editors, information architects, and their managers.  This beginners session will cover the basics of creating DITA topics, assembling topics using maps, creating relationship tables, and delivering it all to various media. In this complimentary Webinar you will learn to: » Build a business case for moving to DITA. » Apply DITA concepts and working practices. » Anticipate pitfalls in a DITA roll-out.  » Understand the purpose of DITA maps and how to create them. » Create DITA relationship tables. » Understand the role of DITA Specialisation. System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. Webinar/Podcast 2009-01-23T10:31:14+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_on_demand_webinar_-_single_source_publishing_of_captivate_into_robohel/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_on_demand_webinar_-_single_source_publishing_of_captivate_into_robohel/#When:12:11:12Z Come and join Matthew Ellison to learn about single source publishing of Captivate into RoboHelp and FrameMaker. This informative and up to date workshop looks at how this software is a powerful authoring and publishing solution for technical communicators, saving time and reducing costs. This complimentary Webinar will: » Show the capability of Captivate to create Software simulations, demonstrations and random training questionnaires. » Show Branching capabilities to customise the routing, depending on the experience of the user. » Show the different output methods within Captivate. » Show import into FM and create a PDF to demonstrate the use of Captivate (swf) files in paper publications. » Show Import into RH to show the functionality within Webhelp. View Now »   Webinar/Podcast (OnDemand) 2009-01-22T12:11:12+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_publishing_captivate_into_robohelp_framemaker_-_with_matthew_e/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/free_webinar_publishing_captivate_into_robohelp_framemaker_-_with_matthew_e/#When:17:19:39Z Join us online January 20 for: Single Source Publishing of Captivate into RoboHelp & FrameMaker Presented by X-Pubs and Adobe feat. Matthew Ellison, User Assistance and eLearning Professional   About Adobe and Matthew       VIEW RECORDING » Come and join Matthew Ellison to learn about single source publishing of Captivate into RoboHelp and FrameMaker. This informative and up to date workshop looks at how this software is a powerful authoring and publishing solution for technical communicators, saving time and reducing costs. Topic: Single Source Publishing of Captivate into RoboHelp & FrameMaker Date:  Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Time:  3:00pm GMT Duration: 60 minutes Cost: Free This complimentary Webinar will: » Show the capability of Captivate to create Software simulations, demonstrations and random training questionnaires. » Show Branching capabilities to customise the routing, depending on the experience of the user. » Show the different output methods within Captivate. » Show import into FM and create a PDF to demonstrate the use of Captivate (swf) files in paper publications. » Show Import into RH to show the functionality within Webhelp. System Requirements Adobe Flash Player 8.1  Get Flash Player » Space is limited. Feedback from the last session: “I found it very informative, especially on the translation features and integration of captivate demos into robohelp” “I found the webinar very informative and the whole package impressive” Webinar/Podcast 2009-01-12T17:19:39+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/new_associate_conference_sponsors_cmswatch_and_document_manager_magazine/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/new_associate_conference_sponsors_cmswatch_and_document_manager_magazine/#When:20:40:00Z The well respected knowledge houses CMSWatch and Document Manager magazine have both just joined the X-Pubs sponsor list. As Associate Sponsors, both organisations are entitled to offer the X-Pubs audience special discounts and related offers. CMSWatch's much anticipated XML and CCMS Report will be available to conference attendees as discounted rates. Check out http://www.cmswatch.com/CCM/ for information on the report and the opportunity to download an excerpt. Also, see http://www.document-manager.com/ for more industry news and information. Sponsor, Sponsor Annoucement 2008-05-28T20:40:00+00:00 http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/web_20_and_cms_on_demand_podcasts_available_now/ http://www.x-pubs.com/site/news/web_20_and_cms_on_demand_podcasts_available_now/#When:19:18:00Z After his keynote at Doctrain West 2008, Noz Urbina, X-Pubs speaker and Programme Manager was invited by MyTechnologyLawyer.com and the very well received http://www.idratherbewriting.com/ to do some interview spots. Both these sessions are available on-demand now: MyTechnologyLawyer.com http://www.idratherbewriting.com/ The MyTechnologyLawyer.com spot was with » Emma Hamer » Scott Abel » and Rahel Bailie all past X-Pubs speakers and well respected minds in the Content Solutions space! Component Content Management, DITA and Information Architecture, Beginner, Intermediate, Webinar/Podcast (OnDemand) 2008-05-12T19:18:00+00:00