Comments on: All about content management systems http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/ News and Information from the Online SIG, Society for Technical Communication Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: rick http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35404 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:46:08 +0000 http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35404 There's a good discussion of using wikis for end-user documentation here: http://www.keycontent.org//tiki-index.php?page=Wikis+and+Docs There’s a good discussion of using wikis for end-user documentation here: http://www.keycontent.org//tiki-index.php?page=Wikis+and+Docs

]]> by: Ann L. Wiley http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35371 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:03:18 +0000 http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35371 Scott's comments are an important addition regarding content management to support technical documentation. Other technical communicators have other needs, and recently pointed out the sources mentioned in the post. In STC we are finding MediaWiki to be very useful for technical documentation, as we are writing the Forum Help on the STC Wiki: http://stc-on.org/wiki/Forum_Help_Project Ease of collaboration, editing, and distribution make the Wiki very attractive, and the version control capabilities are excellent. Destry Wion has written about use of MediaWiki for "single sourcing": http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3787#p3787 Hyperviews Online appreciates all its Contributors and the comments we receive too. Scott’s comments are an important addition regarding content management to support technical documentation. Other technical communicators have other needs, and recently pointed out the sources mentioned in the post.

In STC we are finding MediaWiki to be very useful for technical documentation, as we are writing the Forum Help on the STC Wiki: http://stc-on.org/wiki/Forum_Help_Project

Ease of collaboration, editing, and distribution make the Wiki very attractive, and the version control capabilities are excellent.

Destry Wion has written about use of MediaWiki for “single sourcing”: http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3787#p3787

Hyperviews Online appreciates all its Contributors and the comments we receive too.

]]> by: Scott Abel http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35339 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:03:18 +0000 http://stc-on.org/online/topics/content-management/2007/07/30/all-about-content-management-systems/#comment-35339 Actually, most of the information above is not useful to technical communicators. Instead, technical communicators require content management systems designed to manage and reassemble on demand individual components of content. These Content Component Management systems are being reviewed by Ann Rockley for CMS Watch and will be included in an upcoming report that also examines authoring tools. This content will be available at an as yet unannounced price. Vendors that you may know that provide component content management systems include: Astoria Software (Astroria On Demand) DocZone.com Vasont XyEnterprise and several others The majority of "so-called" content management systems DO NOT adequately support the content needs of technical communicators. Hope that helps. Scott Abel Executive Director Content Management Professionals Actually, most of the information above is not useful to technical communicators. Instead, technical communicators require content management systems designed to manage and reassemble on demand individual components of content. These Content Component Management systems are being reviewed by Ann Rockley for CMS Watch and will be included in an upcoming report that also examines authoring tools. This content will be available at an as yet unannounced price.

Vendors that you may know that provide component content management systems include:

Astoria Software (Astroria On Demand)
DocZone.com
Vasont
XyEnterprise
and several others

The majority of “so-called” content management systems DO NOT adequately support the content needs of technical communicators.

Hope that helps.

Scott Abel
Executive Director
Content Management Professionals

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