You have successfully switched to DITA. You are enjoying the benefits of content reuse and glad to rid yourself of the desktop publishing hassle. Localization however is more of a grey area for you. Is your historical Language Services […]
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AXA awarded for multilingual serious game
Beginning of May, AXA received the Digital Transformation prize from Acsel, the French association that fosters the growth of the digital economy. AXA’s Do You Speak Digital serious game project, led by […]
Experts talk DITA & localization – Michael Priestley
For those familiar with DITA, the name Michael Priestley speaks for itself. One of the founding fathers of the standard since its beginning in 2000, he is an Enterprise Content Technology Strategist at IBM, where he started working twenty two […]
Fabrice Lacroix, on multilingual search
English-speaking technical product users rely greatly on the internet. They can find answers in English to their product enquiries on the manufacturer support sites and user communities. They solve their problem rapidly, with a comforting sense of fulfillment. But for […]
Our new Augmented Review at DITA NA
WhP is excited to take part in this year’s DITA conference. We hope to generate interest and interaction, as we unveil the prototype of our new solution for linguistic review.
Linguistic review or sign-off consists in checking the […]
The DITA bird – on a quest to find its origins
As we are only days away from Christmas, here’s on a lighter note the story we unveiled about the DITA bird.
The DITA bird looks like a common backyard sparrow pecking at the ground for a grain or a […]
Software UI terms: an alternative to writing inline
Technical writers typically write UI (User Interface) terms inline, because writing – software being no exception – flows out word after word, sentence after sentence. We present here a different approach, externalization, that can make writing more agile, consistent across multiple tools, collaborative and keyword-rich. In this article, we present […]
Experts talk DITA and localization – Ray Fan
We started our DITA tour in July, interviewing Keith Schengili-Roberts, JoAnn Hackos and Julian Murfitt. We now head East and stop in China. Our goal is to find out how DITA is faring in the region and what its prospects are. We meet Ray Fan, who has been working with DITA for five […]
WhP welcomes DITA expert, Paul Coinaud
WhP technology customers are turning to structured content, and in particular DITA, to optimize their technical content generation. Paul Coinaud is an invaluable addition to our team as he has come across the same challenges as our customers and successfully implemented DITA in a variety of industries and company configurations.
In […]
ISO 17100: the translation standard essentials
ISO 17100:2015 sets the framework for the translating process. It supersedes EN 15038:2006 and provides requirements for the core processes, resources, and other aspects necessary for the delivery of a quality translation service.
Unlike its fellow standards such as ISO 9001, it can be certified in-house and does not require the […]