• What is XML?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#whatis
  
  
• What is XML? (2)
  http://www.ucc.ie/xml/#acro
  
  
• What is XML used for?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#used
  
  
• XML and SGML; what's the difference?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#diff
  
  
• "Forget the mumbo jumbo: just tell me - which should I start with, XML or SGML?"
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#xmlvsgml
  
  
• I'm just starting out. Do I go to SGML or XML?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#which
  
  
• Mike Gross, DCL's Chief Technical Officer, discusses the converting of Adobe PageMaker and Adobe InDesign documents to XML …
  http://www.dclab.com/raq1.asp
  
  
• I have a bunch of PDF documents that I need transformed into XML. Can this be done easily?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#pdfxml
  
  
• Table Conversions: I've often heard people talk about the difficulty of converting tabular material to an XML/SGML format. Why is this such a big deal?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#tableconversion
  
  
• Does XML require a DTD?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#xdtd
  
  
• I'm in SGML. Should I migrate to XML?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#migr
  
  
• I'm already in SGML; have I lost my investment?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#inve
  
  
• How can I convert my files from Quark to XML?
  http://www.dclab.com/dclfaq.asp#QuarkXML
  
  

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• TELL ME AGAIN ... WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT XML? (WHITE PAPER)
  Converting to XML not only gives you the ability to publish documents to the Web, print, CD-ROM, and to handheld devices at the click of a button, it also brings very real cost savings … (12/2002)
  http://www.dclab.com/xmlbenefits_p1.asp
  
  
• CONVERTING FROM PDF TO XML & MSWORD: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
  In the first part of a new white paper Mike Gross, CTO of Data Conversion Laboratory, discusses the issues surrounding converting from PDF. This month, extracting text and analyzing the structure of PDF documents. (10/2003)
  http://www.dclab.com/converting_from_pdf.asp
  
  
• SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO (FROM SGML TO XML)?
  DCL's Mike Gross answers the big question of whether you should move from SGML to XML. (3/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/sgmltoxml.asp
  
  
• ROUNDTRIP CONVERSIONS: SEVEN GOLDEN RULES FOR MAKING CONVERTABLE DOCUMENTS
  Mike Gross, Chief Technical Officer at DCL, uncovers the secrets of using XML conversion tools for effective roundtripping and legacy document conversion. (5/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/xml_document_conversion_tools...
  
  
• WHEN WORD-TO-XML CONVERSIONS GET NASTY
  Mike Gross, Chief Technology Officer at Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc., reveals five ways your conversion engine can get broken when converting MS Word documents to XML. (First published in CMS-Watch magazine). (2/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/wordtoxml.asp
  
  
• CONVERTING TABLES TO XML: TOP 10 CHALLENGES & PITFALLS
  DCL's Chief Tech Officer, Mike Gross, steers you through the pitfalls of turning those "pesky" tables into well-formed mark-up. (12/2003)
  http://www.dclab.com/xml_table_challenges.asp
  
  
• WHY MATH-ML ADDS VALUE TO STM PUBLISHING
  In an exclusive guest article, Paul Topping, of Design Science, Inc, highlights the benefits of using MathML to represent mathematical equations ... and reveals how useful this technology can be when carried through to the web browser … (11/2002)
  http://www.dclab.com/topping_mathml.asp
  
  
• Why STM Publishers Should Use XML...
  Every moment STM publishers put off embracing XML, they're missing a powerful opportunity to reduce composition costs and increase revenues, says David Skurnik (10/2002)
  http://www.dclab.com/stm_xml.asp
  
  
• Department of Defense and the Power of XML
  50-million pages of U.S. military technical data is a powerful resource to help with the defense of this nation. It would be even more powerful if those 50-million pages were converted into a single source data format like XML or SGML, argues David Skurnik, VP of sales at Data Conversion Laboratory (5/2002)
  http://www.dclab.com/dodxml.asp
  
  
• Getting Your Content Into XML
  A Management Perspective (11/1999)
  http://www.dclab.com/XMLwhitepaper.asp
  
  

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• Planning a Large Scale Legacy Data Conversion
• Content Reuse
• Mining for Reusable Content
• XML Content Tagging without SME's (Subject Matter Experts) - Is it possible?
• Making Your Content Available Online
• Conversion to XML: Documents versus Data

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• Introduction to XML
  http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/41/index1a....
  
  
• XML 101
  http://www.xml101.com/
  
  
• World Wide Web Consortium
  http://www.w3.org/
  
  
• XML Editors
  http://www.xml-dev.com/xml/editors.html
  
  
• The XML FAQ
  http://www.ucc.ie/xml
  
  
• XML Tutorial
  This tutorial consists of a set of interactive lessons that walk you through typical Extensible Markup Language (XML) authoring and development tasks.
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=...
  
  
• Project Cool Developer Zone
  Project Cool's XML Zone takes you from a basic introduction to XML, through detailed how-to tutorials and advanced techniques, including our IE 5.0 behavior library and on-going interviews with innovators who are applying XML to their own web projects.
  http://www.projectcool.com/developer/xmlz/
  
  
• Spider Pro XML Tutorial
  In this tutorial you will learn what XML is about. You'll understand the basic XML syntax. And you will know what's needed to make XML usable.
  http://www.spiderpro.com/bu/buxmlm001.html
  
  

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• S1000D STANDARD TO REVOLUTIONIZE CONTENT REUSE IN DEFENSE DOCUMENTATION
  As a prelude to a series of interviews on defense industry documentation specifications, DCLnews provides an overview of the new S1000D documentation standard used by the military, aerospace, and industry. (10/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/DCLNews.asp#LSTORY1
  
  
• U.S. ARMY TO CUT $80 MILLION IN MISORDERED PARTS WITH NEW SOFTWARE
  The U.S. army is about to field test Enigma Inc.'s 3C software with its eight-wheeled, armored Stryker vehicles - and hopes it will bring down a misordered parts rate currently totaling $80 million annually. (10/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/DCLNews.asp#OSTORY1
  
  
• 7.5 SECRETS FOR MANAGING XML MIGRATION
  How XML is leveraged and how much you do at one time can be the critical factor in the success of an implementation. In this ground-breaking article, DCL's Don Bridges asks: How much change is too much? (8/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/7.5secrets.asp
  
  
• INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL TRADES PAPER TRAIL FOR KEYSTROKES
  Like growing numbers of others nationwide, an Indianapolis hospital has traded its once scattered medical charts, file folders, and X-rays for electronic records system. (8/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0608.asp#OSTORY3
  
  
• SCHOOLS & COLLEGES ADOPT CONTENT MANAGEMENT
  Educators nationwide are demanding more efficient ways to manage documents and learning materials - which is why the University of California College Prep has adopted a content management system based on XML. (8/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0608.asp#OSTORY4
  
  
• DOCUMENTS PULPED BY BULLDOZER - XML TO THE RESCUE
  Important documentation is all too easily destroyed by fire, flood, and enraged citizens, but according to JoAnn Hackos of Comtech the best way to plan for disaster recovery is to implement XML-based content management systems. (7/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/xmlrescue.asp
  
  
• BEATING DATA REDUNDANCY
  DCL study reveals up to 70% of data can be redundant in many firms and organizations. Big time and revenue savings result simply by identifying duplication and reusing content, writes Mark Gross, president of DCL. (7/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/contentreuse.asp
  
  
• XML-BASED CONTENT RE-USE CUTS GLOBALIZATION COSTS
  A publisher of more than 4.5 million vehicle portfolios per year in multiple- languages, is saving time and money by reusing content using XML-based technologies. (7/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0607.asp#Ostory1
  
  
• CONTENT REUSE - THE UNSEEN REVOLUTION
  In an exclusive interview with DCLnews, content management expert JoAnn Hackos reveals how financial pundits, public utilities research organizations, and local governments are taking up XML powered reuse of content in a big way. (6/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/unseen_revolution.asp
  
  
• CORPORATE MULTI-FORMAT PUBLISHING GOES ON AUTOPILOT
  DCLnews talks to Chip Gettinger of XML content management software firm, Astoria Software, Inc., about the digital revolution that is going on in corporate technical publishing. (6/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/publishing_autopilot.asp
  
  
• ROUNDTRIP CONVERSIONS: SEVEN GOLDEN RULES FOR MAKING CONVERTABLE DOCUMENTS
  Mike Gross, Chief Technical Officer at DCL, uncovers the secrets of using XML conversion tools for effective roundtripping and legacy document conversion. (5/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/xml_document_conversion_tools...
  
  
• XML TAKES TO THE AIR - AND SAVES CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' STAFF 250,000 HOURS
  Houston-based Continental Airlines has set up an electronic publishing and distribution system based around XML - allowing the airline to route electronic documents through five to six approval points automatically. (5/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0605.asp#ostory3
  
  
• ATMS FOR HEALTHCARE
  DCLnews talks to IT expert Landen Bain, who is using XML and other standards to digitize clinic notes and clinical research documents. (4/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/atmshealthcare.asp
  
  
• SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO (FROM SGML TO XML)?
  DCL's Mike Gross answers the big question of whether you should move from SGML to XML. (3/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/sgmltoxml.asp
  
  
• XML DRIVES THE HUMVEE
  In an exclusive interview with DCLnews, Brian Travis of Architag goes into the issues of printing from XML and reveals that the popular mark-up language is the driving force behind the Humvee… (2/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/travis_interview.asp
  
  
• WHEN WORD-TO-XML CONVERSIONS GET NASTY
  Mike Gross, Chief Technology Officer at Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc., reveals five ways your conversion engine can get broken when converting MS Word documents to XML. (First published in CMS-Watch magazine). (2/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/wordtoxml.asp
  
  
• XML STRIKES A CHORD WITH MUSIC-XML
  XML is everywhere these days. Besides being used in technical publishing, it powers newspaper sports and advertising pages. Now there's MusicXML… (2/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0602.asp#story3
  
  
• CONTENT RE-USE - THE KILLER APP
  Organizations with large pools of information can save 30% or more on the cost of maintaining document sets - that's big bucks! But for a number of reasons it's not yet the popular thing to do. (1/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/content_reuse.asp
  
  
• CONVERTING TO XML - SEVEN BAD THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
  Converting documents to structured mark-up languages - XML & SGML - offers firms and organizations many advantages. But it isn't a "plug in and go" operation, writes Mike Gross of DCL. (1/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/xmlconversion_sevenbad.asp
  
  
• XML CASHES IN - NEW FINANCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE LAUNCHED
  The country's largest brokerage firms are expanding basic XML specifications to create a new open and standard markup language for financial services. It's called FpML v2.0 (Financial Products Markup Language) and will provide developers with important new guidelines for building B2B web services. (1/2004)
  http://www.dclab.com/dclnews0601.asp#story2

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