TWB Paper on Document Transformation - Migration from Unstructured to Structured Documentation

Bangalore June 29,2007: The Writers Block (TWB) India’s leading provider of technical documentation outsourcing and training services releases a white paper on Document Transformation - Migration from Unstructured to Structured Documentation.

A structured approach to documentation results in retrieving valuable information for the right purpose at the right time. This white paper attempts to address the problems faced in unstructured documentation and the reasons for migrating to structured documentation. It also explores the methods and means to resolve the problems caused by unstructured documentation.

The white paper discusses the need for Structured Documentation in general as research shows that the increased production of documents in digital form has made it difficult for organizations to maintain and manage them. Moreover, the usefulness of a document is primarily dependent upon the ease and efficiency with which the information is retrieved. Migrating unstructured documents to structured documents facilitates document management. Structured Documentation is a method of designing, planning and executing the different stages of documentation life cycle with the help of tools and techniques. This result in information being analyzed organized and presented so that it can be quickly accessed, comprehended and acted upon by the organizations, thus helping them manage their documents in a better way.

The white paper identifies the different characteristics of Structured Documentation, the need for it and the tools (like SGML and XML) and techniques used. It also discusses the concept of Single Sourcing, which is extremely helpful when publishing documents on multiple media such as, CD, paper, the Internet, etc. Although the transformation of unstructured documentation to structured documentation seems simple and easy, the technology involved in transformation has not proved to be easy to learn and practice. The paper analyses the glitches that an organization might encounter while migrating from unstructured to structured documentation. It also provides some suggestions for a company to adapt to the technology employed in migrating to structured documentation.

The white paper on Document Transformation - Migration from Unstructured to Structured Documentation will help organizations realize that structure encourages consistency and modular writing, which are bound to be helpful eventually.

Please visit the TWB website www.twb.in to request fot a copy of the white paper.

About TWB:
TWB is India's leading Technical Documentation service provider. Founded in 2005 with the objective of providing world-class technical documentation outsourcing and training services to suit the demands of global technology companies, today the company provides technical documentation outsourcing services to over 35 organizations including Cisco, Accenture, Samsung, MindTree, Siemens, AOL, Titan, Intel, Wipro, CGN, BearingPoint, US Technolgies and others. TWB executes Offshore Documentation deliveries from its Bangalore facilities and Onsite at customer locations. Over 150 companies including Lucent Technologies, SAP Labs, Wipro, Infosys, Intel among others hire technical writers from the TWB Associate and TWB Fundamental Certification programs. More information on TWB is available on www.twb.in

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