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>>>>>>>>> Information Mapping is mainly used in a Word-based authoring
environment. Because of its open-source nature, DITA is supported by all
the
major authoring tools (FrameMaker, XMetal, Arbortext Editor, Syntext
Serna,
...) and content management systems.<<<<
One point I'd clarify: It seems more accurate to say that Information
Mapping software is designed to work with Word. However, the process
itself is by no means so narrowly constrained to that particular tool.
For example, during my first exposure to Info Mapping, around 1994, we
did all of our authoring in Interleaf and used Info Mapping techniques
extensively to reduce complex government regulations to accessible,
useful information for end users.
Jim
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