RE: Important software for T. W.s

["Broberg, Mats" <mabr -at- flir -dot- se>]

David Neeley wrote:

> On the other hand, were I creating a tech pubs department 
> from scratch today without a large body of legacy docs, I 
> would seriously look to doing the whole thing in XML to be as 
> "future proof" as possible and to take advantage of all the 
> many abilities and tools being developed daily.

For anyone who will create a tech pubs dept from scratch, I would
strongly suggest you look into XML. 

I used to use Framemaker here at FLIR Systems, but switched to an XML
system in 2002. The system consists of an XML editor, a VM system, an
automated batch formatter, and tools for administrating translation
project to up to 21 languages.

There was an article about it in the November issue of Technical
Communication. I understand Lisa will post the article at the TECHWR-L
in due time.

Best regards,
Mats Broberg
Technical Documentation Manager
www.flirthermography.com

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