TechWhirl: Technical Communication Recap for January 31, 2014

[TechWhirl Admin <admin -at- techwhirl -dot- com>]

Such a newsy couple of weeks in the world of technical communication and
content management. New releases, new partnerships and alliances, new ideas
for productivity, new jobs (or new titles at least). We try to keep up with
it all, and even feature a few of the bigger news items for further
perusal.  Then just to keep conversation flowing, we throw in a new poll
question to vote on and debate over.



Your thoughts, whether new ideas or upgraded opinions are important to the
conversation and the community. Staying on top of where tech comm, content
strategy, customer experience management converge can be a fulltime job,
and a big part of that is understanding how the tools and the trends affect
the content professionals we work and network with on a regular basis. With
the Intelligent Content Conference a few weeks away, we're looking forward
to getting that feedback in person.  But in the meantime, we love hearing
from you, your opinions about the topics we're covering, your ideas about
the topics we should be covering.



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Have a great weekend!

-Connie and the gang at TechWhirl
In Case You Missed it: This Week @ TechWhirl

*New features and articles on http://TechWhirl.com <http://techwhirl.com/>*
*:*


   - Tech Writer This Week for January 23 2014 | http://bit.ly/1b9NMZ1
   - Intelligent Content Conferences Features Speakers Who Break Down
   Barriers, by Jill Viers | http://bit.ly/1eAisU6
   - The Help Files: Getting Stuff Done in the New Year, by Craig Cardimon
   | http://bit.ly/1goaWm6
   - TransPerfect and Vasont Systems Merger: on the Path to a "One-Stop
   Solution" for Global Clients | http://bit.ly/1e8wNup
   - Still Relevant User Support Documentation? (poll |
   http://bit.ly/1f4VRAp

*Technical Communication news on http://TechWhirl.com/news
<http://techwhirl.com/news>:*


   - DeltaXML and IXIASOFT Join Forces to Streamline Change in DITA Docs |
   http://ow.ly/2DptFV
   - Acrolinx Introduces Version 4.0 to Help Organizations Find Their Voice
   | http://bit.ly/1cs4pTH
   - SDL Customer Experience Cloud(tm) to Deliver Personalized Customer
   Experiences | http://ow.ly/2DmmZD
   - iPerceptions Launches Patent-Pending Intent Recognition Engine for CXM
   | http://w.ly/2DleDN
   - Scientel Releases World's 1st General Content Appliance for ECM |
   http://ow.ly/2DiTOX

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*Gold: *ComponentOne Software <http://bit.ly/doc-to-help>, Madcap
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*Silver*: Vancouver Island University <http://pr.viu.ca/techcomm/>,
easyDITA<http://easydita.com/>

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