Knowledge base articles
The challenges of digitalization in technical communication
Digital transformation is not limited to changing production processes and automating workflows. It affects many areas of society. This also radically changes the work of technical communicators. read more
RDF is not XML – RDF Serialization and iiRDS Metadata
The world of technical writing loves XML. Its document type definitions are the foundation of structured authoring. XML and the underlying schemas structure the content of our information products. The benefits are twofold. Content is consistently structured and easy to read. Authors have an easier time writing the content. The structure provides guidelines for authoring. read more
Intelligent delivery
Version 1.0 of iiRDS was released in April 2018. Now it is important to understand how iiRDS, intelligent information, and content delivery are related. What is intelligent information and how can iiRDS support the delivery of intelligent information?
Make technical documentation smart - from content management to content delivery
In this article, Martin Kreutzer and Ulrike Parson describe how you fill content delivery portals with smart content so that users quickly get the right answers to their questions. read more
iiRDS – The Current Status
At this year’s tcworld conference in October, the working group "Information 4.0" presented version 0.9 of iiRDS (intelligent information Request and Delivery Standard), the content delivery standard for technical documentation for industry 4.0. read more