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Is 2010 the Year to Convert Your Technical Documentation to DITA?

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Last updated: January 29, 2010

What is DITA, Anyway?

DITA* is more than the latest buzz-word in the technical writing community—it's the key to higher-quality, quicker-to-market, less-costly content, and a pathway to the kind of integrated, collaborative operational environment you always wanted but were never able to achieve with your legacy documentation tools and processes.

Does it sound too good to be true? Contact us for a free consultation (depending on your location, this could be in person or on the phone) to let us show you what might be possible this year in your world.

We are active members of the DITA user community. For examples of our contributions (and to explore the possibility of adapting some of them to your working environment), see our resources page on this site and our newest website, www.xmldocs.info.

*DITA stands for Darwin Information Typing Architecture and it's pronounced "ditta." It's an XML vocabulary created with technical documentation efforts in mind. But what's really important about it is . . . it works!

Are you in the planning stages of a project? We can do:

• Content analysis, information architecture, and design
• Competitive assessments and case studies
• Ideas about how to achieve automated and other programmatic documentation solutions
• Tool evaluation and selection
• DITA training for your team

Are you having trouble visualizing, justifying, or selling your strategic project? We can provide:

• Proof-of-concept DITA prototypes using your content (this is our specialty)
• Examples of legacy content conversions to single-source, structured DITA projects
• Examples of DITA source file repositories transformed to multiple output types (for example, PDF, XHTML, HTML Help, and Eclipse help)
• Tips on how to collaborate effectively in cross-doc, cross-doset, and cross-organizational projects (for example, Training, Marketing, and Support)

Are you ready to start implementing your DITA project? We can help you with:

• Structured creation, editing, indexing, and production of web-based content, PDF files, paper documents, or multichannel solutions
• Content management for creation, editing, review, and localization
• Migration of legacy content to DITA
• Automated solutions, closer integration between software and documents

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VR Communications, Inc.
Mail: 5001 Great America Parkway, Box 150 - Santa Clara, CA 95054
Office: 85 Rio Robles East, Unit 2411 - San Jose, CA 95134
Website: www.vrcommunications.com

To contact Anna: Mobile: 408-832-4212 - Email: avanraaphorst@gmail.com

To contact Dick: Mobile: 408-921-9639 - Email: rjohnson42@gmail.com

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