Our next meeting is on Thursday 3rd July. Zeina Kohdr from Virtual Media will be demonstrating XDK and ReWorx, and will give a brief overview of Republico. There is a short description of each product (taken from their web site www.vmtech.com) below. If you think you might attend the meeting, please RSVP to president@xxxxxxxxxxx, or reply to this email. Zeina will be giving out free copies of ReWorx Lite to attendees, so we need an idea of numbers. You are welcome to join us at the Paper Place Deli after the meeting for either a meal, coffee and cake or a drink. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. XDK (XML Development Kit). This is the latest technology for creating online documentation and Help systems. It has a focus on the creation and management of large to very large documentation projects. It manages your projects better by using the power of XML to keep track of and maintain all the elements of your online document. It's quality-of-output and end-user functionality will make your online documents powerful, effective and usable. ReWorx 2003 This is a 'beautifully simple' way to create full-featured online document systems automatically from within Word. Also XML-based, it has access to the same powerful end-user tools as our other products (like the XMheLp Table of Contents systems), but with an easy-to-follow wizard that helps you with output designs, style mapping and more. Use ReWorx if you already have your documentation written in Word and you want to get it online quickly and easily. Or just use ReWorx if want to stick to pure Word editing. Republico This suite of products provides a multi-author environment for corporate documentation and Knowledge Management. Essentially, Republico provides a controlled workflow environment for an organization to capture the knowledge of its employees. Contributions are amalgamated in a structured intranet-based knowledge system as according to a prescribed design (we even provide you with of-the-shelf designs and content for most major business documents). Using best-practice methodologies, Republico will guide people through the process of contributing to a documentation system. Use Republico if you are looking for a way to significantly save money in the creation and maintenance of corporate documentation? from Human Resources, Policy & Procedures, though to Privacy Policy and Business Continuity planning. Republico has a dedicated web site at www.republico.com. Meeting Location: ------------------------------- VTR Consulting's offices are in South Melbourne. The address is Roseneath Place, South Melbourne (near the corner of Market and Clarendon Streets). You can find the location in your Melways on map 2F - C12 or on the web at http://www.vtr.com.au/vtrmap.html Please note: The doors open at 6:20pm and the talk starts promptly at 6:40pm. Cost: ASTC (Vic) members free, Others $5 The ASTC (Vic) meets on the first Thursday of every month between 6:30p.m. and 8:30p.m. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************