Converting to XML – Some Point-form Pros and Cons
An attributed reading note on Barbara Stuhlemmer’s 2007 account of converting Word documentation to XML, with a separate modern conversion-pilot checklist.

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An attributed reading note on Barbara Stuhlemmer’s 2007 account of converting Word documentation to XML, with a separate modern conversion-pilot checklist.
Epic Integrated Solutions’ 2007 partnership with Bluestream used XDocs and DITA as part of the e-IDS technical documentation delivery environment.
An attributed reading note on Barbara Stuhlemmer’s 2007 XML tools article, plus a separate checklist for distinguishing authoring, management and delivery.
Workday’s 2007 announcement described its initial XDocs implementation for DITA-based online documentation and help, with original customer quotations.
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