Quanos & Friends is a joint event organized by Quanos Content Solutions GmbH, the manufacturer of the leading editing system SCHEMA ST4, and Dr. Rieland GmbH/tecteam GmbH, who offer comprehensive services related to SCHEMA ST4. As a participant of the free event, you can expect an exciting program of presentations with information on the diverse application possibilities of SCHEMA ST4 in [...]
Years ago, statements such as "technical documentation is changing" could be read at conferences and in specialist articles. - Today, however, this is truer than ever: in view of technological developments, for example in the field of robotics, increasingly large amounts of data need to be managed, and the creation of technical documentation is becoming more complex as a result. Augmented reality, [...]
As part of the biannual event "System Day - Automated Tasks and Processes in Technical Writing", STAR AG was a guest at tecteam on May 12, 2022 with the topic "Semantic Information Management". New requirements for technical documentation Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. von Lepel presented the new requirements for technical documentation, [...]
In May of this year, a new Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) was passed, which will come into force on January 1, 2022. The aim of the new version is to further reduce electronic waste and improve sortability. Manufacturers are obliged to make certain parts of electrical items easier to separate (easily and non-destructively). This primarily concerns batteries [...]
Current challenges in technical documentation and solutions with DOCUFY products On Friday, October 8, 2021, interested parties met for the second tecteam System Day this year. Due to the ongoing difficult coronavirus situation, the event was once again held online. This time, the focus was on the current challenges facing technical documentation and how DOCUFY [...]
With the increasing spread and growing functionality of editorial systems, at some point the meaningfulness of their names is no longer sufficient. New names are needed to differentiate the systems in terms of their growing complexity and the more advanced technologies. First beginnings When I first came into contact with database-supported software for managing text modules in 1999, I [...]
For many companies, the introduction of a component content management system (CCMS) is the ideal solution to meet the increased requirements in the editorial process. However, the associated changes are often met with resistance from the employees concerned. They have to give up old habits, acquire new skills or familiarize themselves with new roles and tasks. This [...]
Did you know what an important role technical writers play when it comes to topics such as automation and artificial intelligence? Do you happen to know what pre-editing means? If not (yet), why not give yourself a little break and read this article? What does "pre-editing" actually mean? The entire process of machine translation (MT for short) includes [...]
What is the core of terminology work? How does terminology work, what is the point of it all? And finally: What does this have to do with awareness? Warming up and warming up for terminology Shortly before Christmas 2020, I was given the opportunity to present a one-hour introduction to terminology for RWTH Aachen University in an online guest lecture. The audience was [...]
How was the tekom annual conference 2020? We'll still be asking ourselves that in a few years' time! The tekom Annual Conference 2020 is over, but the experiences from the digital event will have a lasting impact on technical communication. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers and all the other people who [...]
