Dr. Rieland Technische Dokumentation GmbH will be attending Quanos Connect for the eighth time as a sales partner and certified service provider. Quanos Connect is an annual specialist conference in Nuremberg where users of the SCHEMA ST4 editing system come together to exchange ideas and find out about the latest news and trends. As a competent contact partner, the company [...]
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 [...]
There are a considerable number of providers on the market for content management systems (CCMS) and the range of services offered by the systems is constantly increasing. Who wants to keep track of it all (tecteam, for example)? The vast landscape of content management systems Perhaps you feel the same way: at the relevant conferences and trade fairs, you almost get dizzy in the face of [...]
Automation not only ensures high documentation quality, it also guarantees efficient and time-saving working methods. To make working with a content management system a success story, tecteam supports the entire process. Initial situation An international mechanical engineering group sells around 140 products with countless variants, whose operating manuals are translated into 25 languages. For each [...]
Exploit the full benefits of your content management system with basic knowledge. Let's imagine the following: You are in a managerial position and are responsible for technical editing. For years, your employees have been creating technical documentation using conventional methods such as Word, InDesign or FrameMaker. With an editing system from 0 to 100 this [...]
In addition to its presence at the trade fair, tecteam will once again be taking part in lectures and workshops on various technical communication topics this year. Dr. Roland Gleißner awaits you on Tuesday, 12.11. at 11:45 am in room C4.2 for the lecture "Hereingefallen - Stolperfallen bei der Recherche umgehen". Also looking forward to [...]
Working with content management systems (or component content management systems, CCMS for short) is often disparagingly referred to as "industrialized text production". As with industrial products that are practical but come in a boring and loveless design, documents from a CCMS are said to be squeezed onto the pages in a "one-size-fits-all" look in order to maximize paper [...].
What do you do when the management sets a strategy for which you are not prepared? A globally active company was confronted with this challenge. It was not an easy task to master, but not an impossible one either. A practical report from our day-to-day editorial work. The initial situation The company is a global player with a diverse [...]
Switching from a DTP program to a content management system (CMS) is a big step. Not only technically, but also for the people who have to work with the new program. Some people find it difficult to adapt to the new conditions. But you can only reach your goal as a team. Individualists in the content management system For the creation of [...]
Für die redaktionellen Anforderungen kleinerer Unternehmen gibt es durchaus kostengünstige Programme, mit denen sich die Arbeitsweise und die Ergebnisse optimieren lassen. Es kommt jedoch darauf an, dass Anforderungen und Lösung zusammen passen. Zudem muss man berücksichtigen, dass auch die Einführung einer „kleinen Lösung“ zu Beginn einen höheren Aufwand bedeutet, der neben dem Tagesgeschäft zu [...]
