DITA for Technical Publishing
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is an open XML-based standard that describes the architecture for creating and managi ...
Who are the CCMS Project Killers?
Looking back on the myriad of failed content management initiatives across the industry, common themes begin to shape that help exp ...
Overcoming Cultural Roadblocks to Adopting a Modern Content Management System
Are you experiencing resistance to change in the way your content is created and managed? You’re not alone I recently had a convers ...
B2B Manufacturers Product Pages are your Digital Front Door
90% of B2B buyers research products online prior to making a purchase, and over half believe the manufacturer has the best prod ...
Software Developers: Architects or Artists?
Even though effective IT professionals must possess both the analytical skills of an architect and the creativity of an artist, exp ...
Top 10 Interview Questions for DITA Developers
As DITA becomes more pervasive, hiring managers won’t have to look very hard to find candidates claiming to have experience working ...
Single Source Publishing for Flight Operations Manuals
United Airlines asked Dakota to draft a statement of work relating to the effort of enhancing PDF stylesheets, specific to the ...
Your SMEs Have Too Much Power Over Digital Channels
So, you’ve got a product catalog…a big one. I’ll bet you sell all kinds of complex industrial products to other companies, too. ...
Overcoming Objections to DITA Authoring Systems
During a recent development effort, one of our clients was alarmed at the conversion costs of the proposed DITA-based content manag ...
Understanding the Difference Between Translation and Localization Video
The ability to manage content for translation and localization, including delivery to translation management systems, is a prim ...
Enterprise Publishing Trends
Dakota strives to help its clients adapt to current publishing trends:
In The Wake of COVID-19 Digital Reigns Supreme
2020 has been a year of rapid change. Entertainment, exercise, education, online. Groceries, hobbies, décor, every kind of shopping ...
Product Information Boring But Necessary or an Underutilized Asset
As digital content system developers and integrators, we tend to be immersed in complexity. Developing content transition s ...
Are B2B Buyers Getting the User Experience They Need?
When it comes to routine maintenance on my car, I tend to be a DIY kind of person.
Jargon is Elitism
"Not everyone goes to business school to learn cool terms like bleeding edge, low-hanging fruit, and paradigm-shifting, but eve ...
Translation is Essential to the Digital Product Experience
Localizing your digital content isn’t just a good idea – it’s the only way to stay ahead in an ever increasing global market.
Mastering Next Generation Digital Communication Seminar
Most companies have great product content, but how do customers interact with your content? How do you make your content more f ...
The Time Has Come for a Product Data Interchange Standard
Dakota is committed to coordinating with major manufacturers and distributors in key B2B industry segments to begin the hard work o ...
Start with Training Before Selection a Product Content System
Moving to a structured content strategy for documentation and/or product information can be a confusing process given the numbe ...
Hey B2B Manufacturers, Who is Visiting your Product Catalog?
When we’re able to use analytics to see who visits the product catalog, we try to segment visitors based upon what they download. T ...
Even the Most Complex Device is Ultimately a Collection of Basic Parts
As digital information experts we often get deep into the arcane details with our terminology and explanations. And it some ...
Digital Product Experience
Your products are the centerpiece of your customer relationships and should be the cornerstone of your digital experience. The ...
RIP Traditional Content Strategies and Methodologies
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” This tagline from Pam Noreault, presenter at the STC Chicago October chapter mee ...
Getting the Information You Need from SMEs
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) often have limited time to spend with you. When you do get SME time, you need to establish credib ...
How DITA Specialization Works
The specialization mechanism sets DITA apart from all other XML standards (as explained here). In this blog post, I want to cla ...
Boost Your Career with a People-First Content Strategy
The Chicago STC Chapter meeting in July at the Olive Garden in Downers Grove featured Jack Molisani, president of ProSpring Tec ...
Why You Should Use DITA for All Content
As the silos of marcomm (marketing communication) and techcomm (technical communication) are growing closer together, companies ...
Project Mic Drop Text to speech in micro-learning with the DITA LT specialization
You probably know Nokia for their phones. However, Nokia is primarily a networking company. In fact, Nokia is in a top competit ...
inRiver and Dakota Systems Announce Partnership
inRiver, the leader in cross-channel product information management and enrichment solutions, and Dakota Systems, a design ...
Twenty Years of Single Source Publishing Technology
This article takes a look back on some of the major contributors to single source publishing technology over the course of the ...
Best Practices for Corporate Policies and Procedures
Corporate governance, quality management, and regulatory compliance all require companies and organizations to maintain doc ...
Six Lessons Learned from Successful B2B Marketing Roll-outs
According to the Institute for Supply Management's December 2019 Semiannual Economic Forecast, manufacturing revenues grew ...