Things are getting exciting—the tekom metadata standard iiRDS was released just in time for the spring conference in Koblenz. Software manufacturers will likely begin implementation now at the latest, since they can now “rely” on a single standard. The consortium is growing, with industry clients joining—this is important and positive, because it is the only way to ensure acceptance and [...]
Despite a decline in unemployment figures, older people face above-average difficulty finding a job. When returning to the workforce, many have to start from the very bottom—even if they have strong professional qualifications. Some even fall by the wayside entirely. A certain underlying suspicion quickly arises: “There must be something wrong with them!” The [...]
A first day packed with presentations and a second day filled with workshops—that was UA Reloaded in St. Leon-Rot. The conference on user assistance is a joint event organized by tekom and the software company SAP. This year, the focus was on user experience, videos, automation, virtual reality/augmented reality, and artificial intelligence [...]
tecteam has had a week full of sports: After the company run at Phoenix-West, we also participated in the team relay in Berlin. Every year, we’re able to get more tecteam members excited about competing under our company name. We’re proud of everyone’s performance and are already looking forward to one or two [...]
Wie immer betrachten wir hier das Thema Normung von seiner amüsanten Seite. Nachdem es eine längere Zeit nichts wirklich Außergewöhnliches zu berichten gab, können wir jetzt wieder ein paar kuriose Normen präsentieren. Zungenbrecher Eine interessante Norm ist bestimmt die DIN EN 17250. In dieser Norm geht es um „Lebensmittel - Bestimmung von Ochratoxin A [...]
Zwei Sichten auf die berufsbegleitende Ausbildung Hier berichten Anja Schiel, Volontärin bei der parson AG, und Ulrike Parson, CEO bei parson, über ihre Sicht des Volontariats für die Technische Redaktion. Die parson AG ist ein Dienstleistungsunternehmen für Technische Kommunikation und Dokumentationstechnologie in Hamburg und Berlin. Aus der Sicht der Volontärin Anja Schiel, [...]
Are you already familiar with our new training courses? On the one hand, we offer the "Basic package for newcomers and career changers in technical documentation", a kind of crash course for the typical basic activities of a technical writer. On the other hand, the topic of mobile technical documentation is becoming increasingly important. You should therefore attend the seminar "Mobile Technical Documentation [...]
Ausgabedatum: Februar 2018 DIN EN 13306: Instandhaltung - Begriffe der Instandhaltung Seit diesem Monat ist die DIN EN 13306 erhältlich. Die Norm setzt sich mit der Definition von Begriffen für die Instandhaltung von Objekten jeglicher Art auseinander. Software ist ausgenommen, es sei denn, die Software ist Teil eines Objektes. Interessant ist die Norm für [...]
Smart – intelligent solutions – digitalization – Industry 4.0 – there’s hardly an article—whether online or in print—that doesn’t include these terms in the headline. When products are called “smart”—e.g., smart home, smart metering, smartphone—are they automatically intelligent products? Do we need [...]
What does this new standard mean for our work, and how should we handle it? A draft of a new standard in the field of technical documentation—in addition to the already familiar DIN EN 82079-1—was published in February 2018. This standard will be relevant for many technical writers in the future. Since I work at tecteam [...]
