2008 Newsletter archive

December (full)

ISTC News:
Vote for your top article of 2008; ISTC Conference Survey
Affiliate News:
ISO Quality Award for AND Solutions Limited; JustSystems Unveils XMetaL Community Forums; KROHNE signs major deal with Veolia
Industry News:
The ISO 9000 family — Global management standards; Information Design Conferences: Call for speakers and papers; New Chair for the Society for Editors and Proofreaders
Blog News:
Questions, thoughts and structure
Software News:
Support for QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign in a Single Workflow System; MadCap Software supports DITA authoring and publishing
Tools and resources:
The Global English Style Guide; Online user documentation survey

Training news; Training courses; Events listings; The Back Page.

November (full)

ISTC News:
ISTC Conference 2008: Technical communication — part of the business?; New copyeditor for InfoPlus+
Affiliate News:
Competence² at the tcworld conference 2008
Industry News:
The use of automated translation more likely
Blog News:
Pumpkins and punctuation
Software News:
MadCap launches Flare 4.0
Tools and resources:
Special effects with FrameMaker cross-references

Training news; Training courses; Events listings; The Back Page.

October (full)

ISTC News:
ISTC Conference well received; Winners of the UK Technical Communication Awards
Affiliate News:
University collaborates with computer game association; Lionbridge wins International Stevie Award
Industry News:
Communications professionals on the move; Indexers win at book awards
Blog News:
Changes and typos
Software News:
Corel introduces Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate Edition; Inmedius S1000Dtransition v3.0 released; New releases from QuarkXPress
Tools and resources:
Read all about indexes

Training news; Training courses; Events News; Events listings; The Back Page.

September (full)

ISTC News:
Survey for ISTC Members — extended deadline; Talking teamwork for technical authors; Free ticket to Documentation and Training East 2008
Affiliate News:
Indian farming community benefits from Pro/ENGINEER®
Industry News:
Monster Meets LinkedIn on Whoscreative.Com; The GALA board calls for candidates; Looking for a new job?
Blog News:
Surfing trends and lessons
Software News:
ContentaView V3.6 with webbased features
Tools and resources:
Using FrameMaker generated lists to help with various documentation tasks; The value of the Oxford Guide to Plain English; The ISTC Oxford Reference Online facility: Use it to gain more than information

Training news; Training courses; Events News; Events listings; The Back Page.

August (full)

ISTC News:
Free ticket to Documentation and Training East 2008; Attend the Cambridge local area group; XML in Technical Communication; Still time to book for Conference; Providing input for professional associations; TCeurope calls for a volunteer
Affiliate News:
3di turns six; Morson opens new Northern Irish Engineering Centre; $2.4 million a year for Innodata Isogen
Industry News:
Indexing winners announced; Arthritis charity wins journalist vote; New INTECOM president
Blog News:
The summer lull
Software News:
Save up to £20 on Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2; New reporting tool from Clownfish; Contenta 4.0 is here; Free Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 tria;
Tools and resources:
The right reference for Microsoft Word 2007

Training news; Training courses; Events News; Events listings; The Back Page.

July (full)

ISTC News:
Shape the National Standard for Technical Communication; Call for Papers: ISTC Conference; Celebrating 40 years of Communicator; Newsletter house style published; Awards deadline extended; Forging relationships with fellow associations
Affiliate News:
New publishing solution at ABX Air; Delivering personalised product-related documentation;
Industry News:
Computing features our profession; Paddling on Writer River; McNeil Multilingual changes name; Present a paper at LISA Forum Europe; Enter the Axiom Business Book Awards
Blog News:
Past and present
Software News:
Across and Plunet Cooperate; Patent for Inmedius' electronic viewing system
Tools and resources:
Generating lists with FrameMaker

Training news; Training courses; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

June (full)

ISTC News:
First volume in new ISTC book series; ISTC group events gain popularity in Cambridge; New conference organiser revealed
Affiliate News:
JustSystems puts XBRL into Plain English; Hone interpersonal skills to win business; Communicators go twitter and tweet
Industry News:
Web 3.0: Victims named; Managing Air Transportation Association data
Internal rail magazine turns to gold
Blog News:
From the serious to the lighthearted
Tools and resources:
Centring graphics in a table with FrameMaker; Reporting on component content management; New writing guide for engineers

Training news; Training courses; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

May (full)

ISTC News:
Conference keynote speaker revealed; ISTC announces new administration; European associations gather in Italy; Still time to enter 2008 Awards 10% off ISTC Conference Win a free Web Content 2008 ticket
Affiliate News:
ITR wins Jaguar Land Rover contract; New tech authors club on Facebook; JustSystems powers electronic aircraft manuals
Industry News:
Working by email: do we need to meet?; Could your website be a winner?
Blog News:
Bloggers giving insightful advice
Software News:
Latest MadCap Lingo released
Tools and resources:
Free technical illustration topic sheet

Training news; Training courses; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

April (full)

ISTC News:
Save 10% on Open University Courses; Win a free Web Content 2008 ticket; Nominations for Horace Hockley award; A little 'thank you' from the administrator
Affiliate News:
Out in space; Innodata Isogen reports record revenue
Industry News:
Content management: "Make It Work"; tcworld conference calls for papers; Skills development in the indexing profession; The business case for localisation; Across Systems Incorporates in the US
Blog News:
Who loves to blog?
Software News:
Review MadCap Blaze BETA; Inmedius DITA Storm Developer v2.0 released
Tools and resources:
Free plain English resources; Free business blogging e-course

Training news; Training courses; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

March (full)

Changes in ISTC management; What's the point of an award?; ISTC History Project - do you know these faces?; North West Area Group 2008; Do you love blogs?; Win a free Web 2.0 conference ticket; Seeking new ISTC Discussion Group reporter; Making single-source documents work; ITR retains Investors in People accreditation; Why use words when pictures do the trick?; Providing better information to doctors; Seen any good indexes lately?; New standard for websites; A splash of colour online; Tools and Resources; Software news; Training news; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

February (full)

UK Technical Communication Awards 2008; Call for Conference organisers; Win a free web 2.0 conference ticket; ISTC Membership Steering Group; Membership subscriptions; Developing an automated publishing strategy with DITA Part 2 ; APT at Learning Technologies Exhibition; Free technical publications demo; What’s hot in intranet design; Digital skills shortage blights sector growth; Looking at your website; Shaping your communications policy; A new translation editor for database content; CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 unveiled; Training news; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

January (full)

ISTC president reveals plans for 2008; Providing in-depth and unbiased information; Engaging in intercultural dialogue in 2008; Conference 2008 venue announced; Delivering fresh views and practical news; You say lexicography, I say terminology; An inside look at dynamic publishing at PTC; Developing an automated publishing strategy with DITA; Who's writing in Plain English?; Best practise intranet recognised in CiB awards; Participate in navigation survey; Learn about Adobe's Technical Communication Suite; National Magazine Company selects Fluid Mask 3; XyEnterprise and NGRAIN form partnership; Training news; Events Calendar; The Back Page.

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