Archive for October, 2003

Job Opportunity, Bay Area, California

Velocity11 (Palo Alto, California) develops cutting-edge lab automation products for life-science research. We have a terrific opportunity for a technical writer, with a background in science, engineering, or computer science, who wants to create high-quality documentation in an informal atmosphere that fosters professional growth. This is a full-time regular position.

Free RoboPDF with PDF Conference Registration

PDF Conference’s West Coast Program Announced:
Speakers & Workshops Represent “The Best in PDF”

Adobe’s Lori DeFurio, Dov Isaacs, Lonn Lorenz, Greg Pisocky & Mike Reilly

Plus The Best in PDF Experts:
Shlomo Perets, Sandee Cohen, Karl De Abrew, Ted Padova, Leonard Rosenthol, Julie Shaffer, Tim Sullivan, David Zwang

Sr. Technical Writer

We are looking for an action oriented individual who will fit in our document development team. This individual must have a minimum of two years Adobe Framemaker 6.0+SGML or Framemaker 7 Structured Document experience. Must have strong EDD and template design/development experience. XML applications development experience a real plus.
Send Resume to: jack_diem@hawaiianair.com
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

New Whitepaper Available from Bright Path Solutions: Evaluating Indexes

Bright Path Solutions now offers a whitepaper on “Evaluating Indexes: A systematic approach to editing indexes for quality and usability.” This whitepaper is available at no charge.

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emDEX v2.00 now available

Version 2.00 of emDEX is now available, including a new sizeable marker edit window with user-defined formatting buttons and font control.

emDEX is a FrameMaker™ Plug-In, adding a real-time visual means of watching your index grow right before your eyes to help you track and modify your index entries on the fly. No more need to tag-and-generate again and again.

A demo version is available from the website at http://www.emdex.ca

Regards,

Paul Scott

emDEX

eHelp and Adobe Provide Next Generation in Document Publishing

Wednesday October 1, 8:00 am ET

Adobe FrameMaker and New RoboHelp for FrameMaker Empower Users to Compose Content Once, Then Publish to Web, Intranet, Online Help, XML, PDF, and Print

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 1, 2003– eHelp Corp., a worldwide leader in award-winning software since 1990, today introduced RoboHelp® for FrameMaker® software, a revolutionary online publishing tool for use with FrameMaker by Adobe® Systems Inc. (NasdaqNM: ADBE). RoboHelp for FrameMaker allows anyone to compose content in FrameMaker and then publish it anywhere online, including the Internet, intranets and online Help systems, in addition to publishing in XML, PDF and print with FrameMaker. Each online output can be independently formatted, reorganized and enhanced as needed, without modifying the original FrameMaker source documents. RoboHelp for FrameMaker is the newest addition to eHelp’s award-winning RoboHelp family of products.

Big Docs Made Easy in FrameMaker- Special Pricing of $795 ($1400 reg. price)

Implementing Easy Maintenance Documentation is a five-day course for template designers or expert users who need to know how to design and create robust FrameMaker templates and deploy them across the enterprise, as well as learn tips and tricks.

FrameMaker Essentials for Tech Writers

Class Description: Learn essential Adobe FrameMaker skills used to create user manuals, training guides, and other forms of print and online documentation.

Sr. Technical Writer

Job 031294
Sr. Information Developer
Santa Monica,CA,USA

Duties
Plans and writes print, online, and web-based deliverables for multiple related projects. Identifies and prioritizes all information development tasks and schedules for assigned projects. Contributes to task flows for Development team.

Requirements
B.A./B.S. degree or equivalent. Minimum 3 years experience as lead writer or online developer. Minimum 1 year experience scheduling the development of projects, and tracking projects and components. Excellent writing skills creating linear and non-linear documentation that is easy to localize. Expert in FrameMaker. Developing skills in WebWorks. Expert at all phases of source file development necessary to produce print, online, and web deliverables.

Action oriented
Composure
Customer Focus
Informing
Learning Agility
Negotiating
Perseverance
Planning
Building and working in effective teams
Time Management
Written Communications

To apply, write: scott_simmons@symantec.com