FYI, I'm on digest, so may have missed the latter part of this thread...
I'm part of the documentation group at Arbortext, now part of PTC. We're basically just an XML authoring and publishing toolset, so Arbortext tools will certainly not replace technical writers. We do enable something called "dynamic publishing" that lets companies use the capabilities of XML to use the same source material to create and maintain various types of outputs like printed documents, PDFs, online documentation, etc. While that might reduce the number of writers needed, as mentioned earlier in the thread, it certainly won't replace them. In fact, many of our customers employ a great number of writers to maintain their documentation. So no worries.... Chris Goolsby Principal Technical Writer PTC-Arbortext ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:32:14 -0500 From: gabyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [TCP] ArborText Question To: stclwrsig-l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" One of our management types here seems to think that ArborText will replace technical writers. Comments or thoughts from you ArborText users? ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
