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Scientific
American Medicine |
| Source:
Quark |
Target:
Insight |
#
Pages: 10,000 plus |
| Industry:
Publishing |
Material:
Database |
Issues:
Sidebars, references, figures, tables, cross-references |
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BE UPDATED |
| "We
were very satisfied! DCL was always ahead of schedule, a great improvement
over our previous vendor experience. Besides their commitment to meeting
or exceeding production schedules, they always respond promptly to
questions" |
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Sikorsky
Aircraft |
| Source:
Xyvision |
Target:
SGML |
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Pages: 5,000 |
| Industry:
Aviation |
Material:
Technical Manuals |
Issues:
Complex typesetting codes in converted data. DCL also licensed its
software to the client for ongoing conversions. |
| DCL
converted and cleaned up approximately 5,000 pages of aircraft maintenance
manuals from Xyvision to ATA 100 and CALS SGML DTDs. The conversion
involved the interpretation of complex typesetting codes. |
| "DCL
was totally dedicated to the customer's needs." |
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Simon
& Schuster |
| Source:
Word, FrameMaker |
Target:
Frame+SGML |
#
Pages: 1,500 |
| Industry:
Publishing |
Material:
Business Course Case Studies |
Issues:
Inconsistently formatted Word tables, Frame text and tables were
frequently not part of the text flow. |
| DCL
converted a collection of Simon & Schuster business books to SGML, in
order to facilitate online distribution. |
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Society
of Petroleum Engineers |
| Source:
Multiple Electronic & Paper |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 30,000 |
| Industry:
Professional Society |
Material:
Author Manuscripts |
Issues:
Multiple formats, inconsistent styles, equations, keying required. |
| In
this complex project, DCL converted over 30,000 pages of technical content
from a variety of formats to SGML. Materials, submitted at various
international SPE conferences, were authored by hundreds of members and
were therefore widely inconsistent in style. The materials were complex in
content and structure, and contained an abundance of both TeX and embedded
equations, as well as complex tables and images. A quantity of materials
were only available in hard copy, while the conversion of electronic
materials was complicated by the fact that they were produced in a wide
variety of formats that included MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, and even in
Macintosh specific packages. |
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Symbol
Technology |
| Source:
Ventura |
Target:
FrameMaker |
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Pages: 80 sets of books |
| Industry:
Manufacturing |
Material:
Books |
Issues:
DCL converted an entire publications facility |
| For
this manufacturer of barcoding, scanning and related equipment, DCL
converted an entire publications facility from Ventura to FrameMaker. In
the process, a new book design was specified, and 80 sets of books were
converted to this new design. |
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System
Integration Group |
| Source:
Hardcopy |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 100,000 plus |
| Industry:
Library, government |
Material:
Books, manuscripts |
Issues:
Diverse source materials - pages were imaged at the library and keyed from
those images |
| DCL
worked as a subcontractor to convert a large volume of books to SGML for
the Library of Congress. Materials were converted from images and hard
copy and were prepared both for further electronic publishing and for
distribution on the Internet. |
| "DCL
has provided SIG millions of characters of converted, tagged text meeting
or exceeding the 99.95% accuracy requirement on a reliable, friendly basis
for over three years." |
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Teleres |
| Source:
Paper and various electronic |
Target:
HTML |
#
Pages: 1,000 plus |
| Industry:
Real estate |
Material:
Varied documents |
Issues:
Graphics, web layout design |
| DCL
converted demographic data from hard copy and a number of electronic
formats to Web pages for this on-line real estate information provider.
source: paper & various electronic formats |
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UNICOR |
| Source:
Hardcopy |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 500 |
| Industry:
Military |
Material:
Complex technical manual |
Issues:
DCL developed elaborate keying specifications for UNICOR |
| DCL
converted a military maintenance manual to CALS-based SGML for this
government contractor. DCL supervised the keying that was done at UNICOR. |
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Uniscan,
Inc |
| Source:
OfficeWriter |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 3,000 plus |
| Industry:
Aviation |
Material:
Books |
Issues:
DTD consulting and modification |
| DCL
converted an aircraft Standard Practices Manual from OfficeWriter to
CALS-based SGML for Uniscan on behalf of Lockheed Martin. DCL consulted on
the DTD and finalized it during the engineering phase of the project. |
| "Very
thorough, highly accurate...very professional and knowledgeable" |
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United
Defense, LP |
| Source:
Wang |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 30,000 plus |
| Industry:
Military |
Material:
Books, technical manuals |
Issues:
Content tagging, extensive cross references |
| DCL
converted technical manuals for this military contractor from Wang to CALS
SGML, meeting the IETM standard for CD-ROM publication. |
| "Really
pleased with the results and planning to return to DCL for future
conversions." |
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United
States Air Force |
| Source:
Paper, various |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 25,000 |
| Industry:
Aviation, Military |
Material:
Policy/procedure docs |
Issues:
Diverse data |
| DCL
converted the USAF's 25,000 page Administrative Code, which was available
only in hard copy and in diverse formats, into CALS SGML and then into
GuideViewer, a format suitable for CD-ROM. Custom software was developed
to standardize the varied formats. |
| "DCL
really understands data conversion. They were able to communicate concepts
and requirements to us." |
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United
Technologies |
| Source:
Xyvision |
Target:
ATA 100/CALS Compliant SGML |
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Pages: 5,000 |
| Industry:
Aviation |
Material:
Technical Manuals |
Issues:
Complex typesetting codes in converted data. DCL also licensed its
software to this client for ongoing conversions. |
| DCL
converted and cleaned up approximately 5,000 pages of aircraft maintenance
manuals from Xyvision to ATA 100 and CALS SGML DTDs. The conversion
involved the interpretation of complex typesetting codes. |
| "DCL
was totally dedicated to the customer's needs." |
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Warren,
Gorham & Lamont |
| Source:
WordPerfect and other formats |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 100,000 |
| Industry:
Legal |
Material:
Books |
Issues:
Content tagging, special handling of alternative formats, licensed
software |
| DCL
converted legal textbooks and casebooks to SGML for this legal publisher
on an ongoing basis and provided round-trip software for conversion to and
from SGML. |
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Williams
& Wilkins |
| Source:
Hardcopy and various typesetting |
Target:
Styled WordPerfect |
#
Pages: Thousands |
| Industry:
Medical Publishing |
Material:
Various Documents |
Issues:
Converting unstructured source data into styled WordPerfect |
| For
this medical publisher, DCL converted documents from paper and a variety
of typesetting formats to styled WordPerfect, in order to allow authors to
develop new editions. |
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World
Book, Inc. |
| Source:
Hardcopy |
Target:
HTML |
#
Pages: 50,000 plus |
| Industry:
Reference Publishing |
Material:
Books (Encyclopedia) |
Issues:
Materials had been created over a long period of time |
| DCL
keyed the Annual Supplements of the World Book Encyclopedia, spanning
about 50 years, and converted it to HTML. |
| "...very
pleased with this project." |
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Xerox
Corporation |
| Source:
GlobalView |
Target:
SGML |
#
Pages: 10,000 |
| Industry:
Photocopiers, technical publishing |
Material:
Books, manuscripts, statutes |
Issues:
Hotspots, diverse source materials, pages were imaged onsite for keying |
| DCL
converted copier repair manuals from GlobalView to SGML. Text within
images was keyed and incorporated into the image. |
| "Very
professional...easy to work with...on time performance!" |
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Ziff-Davis |
| Source:
Hardcopy and typesetting files |
Target:
CD-ROM |
#
Pages: 100,000 |
| Industry:
Software, Publishing |
Material:
Books, newsletters, etc. |
Issues:
Diverse source materials and formats, scanning |
| DCL
was responsible for all data capture, tagging, and management for Ziff's
Support on Site CD-ROM product. This database contains the full text of
more than 150 reference books and software manuals, dozens of newsletters,
and tens of thousands of technical notes supplied by such software
publishers as Lotus, Microsoft, Borland and others. The diversity of
sources required DCL to develop a variety of techniques to efficiently
capture and prepare data -- including scanning, data entry, and the
automated conversion from typesetting tapes. |
| "DCL
had a firm grasp of the standards and the most efficient ways of
inplementing them." |
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