April fool’s in XML documentation

To celebrate the 1st of April, we decided to create our " top#5 April Fool's announcements related to XML single sourcing and XML documentation. Hope you will enjoy it!

#5 Google releases a mobile service for technical writers

It's official now. After many talks, Google finally released GTW (Google Technical Writer) mobile service. Once installed on a mobile phone, the application translates the writers' speech into documentation.

#4 Forrester Research ranks Microsoft Notepad "best technical writing software"

Forrester Research released its annual report on technical writing software. With no surprise, Microsoft Notepad took first place.

#3 Docbook and DITA to merge into DitBook

OASIS announced today that DITA and DocBook will merge into DitBook. DitBook will rely on DDUL (Docbook Dita Unified Language) to define a common language that is backward compatible with each standard.

#2 Microsoft to embrace the open standard format in its Office Suite

Microsoft announced that, as of today, the Microsoft Office Suite will support the Open Office format natively. To enable that service, users need to install the latest security patch. Microsoft's PR official said that the company is proud to embrace the open source movement and let users choose between the Office Suite and Open Office!

#1 New study shows employees are begging to review more docs

LiveTechDocs just released the results of an astonishing survey: over 99% of employees are begging to review more docs. These results reflect the growing demands from employees to be part of the review process and their interest in reading more documentation.