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Customer Point of View - Portland Press
Posted: Oct 31 2011
Portland Press Limited, a publisher of journals in the cellular and molecular life sciences, appointed Mekon Ltd to undertake a root-and-branch review of our production workflows and electronic publishing ...
Intelligent Content 2012
Posted: Oct 12 2011
Strategies for Reaching Customers Anywhere, Anytime on Any Device Held annually each winter, Intelligent Content 2012 is an intimate, three-day intensive learning experience designed to help attendees ...
Socially Enabling Documentation in the Cloud
Posted: Oct 04 2011
A best practices overview and case study on leveraging the user community to enrich and contribute to formal product content online Presented by: Mekon's Noz Urbina Brought to you by: DCLabs Session ...
Technical Communication UK proved to be a thought provoking event
Posted: Sep 26 2011
The feedback from the event has been positive, with it offering a varied programme of high quality and thought-provoking presentations.   At Technical Communication we exhibited our new ...
Mekon joins Adobe at S1000D World and Technical Documentation World.
Posted: Sep 12 2011
Mekon has been invited to support Adobe at two events this autumn. S1000D World The third S1000D World Practitioners Event will be held in Hamburg on the 12th October 2011. The venue is the Novotel ...
The Best Minds In The Business Join The Content Wrangler For Content Strategy Day at tcworld 2011
Posted: Aug 11 2011
That’s why The Content Wrangler has partnered with the tcworld Conference and tekom Trade Fair — the largest technical communication event in the world — to bring you Content Strategy ...
Online Information 2011
Posted: Jul 21 2011
Online Information is the largest event dedicated to the information industry, providing an annual meeting place for the global information industry. Mekon can be found throughout the event on stand ...
Largest DITA Project Ever
Posted: Jul 21 2011
Hear more about one of the largest DITA Content Management projects of Noz’s career, and the biggest Content Technology Audits (CTA) he’s ever done. With 1000 dedicated technical authors worldwide ...
Creating a Master Page, Colour Definition and Background Page Colour in Adobe FrameMaker
Posted: Apr 26 2011
Mark Poston shows you how to creating a master page, colour definition and background page colour in Adobe FrameMaker on Vimeo. Created in response to a customer who recently asked how to do this, uploaded ...
Marketing Content Strategy vs. Technical Communication Content Strategy
Posted: Apr 26 2011
We’re in an intensely exciting time now in “the World of Content”. Content Strategy and Social Media are the buzzwords on everyone’s lips. Like any new and game-changing hot-button, ...
Podcast: Content Strategy and Agility, with Noz Urbina
Posted: Apr 26 2011
I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson's blog about the latest trends in communication, posts a podcast featureing Noz Urbina. In this podcast, Tom and Noz talk about the following: What a content strategist ...
The Content Wranger interviews Mekon’s Noz Urbina
Posted: Mar 09 2011
Scott Abel form The Content Wrangler interviewed Noz Urbina on March 8, about the upcoming Congility 2011 conference. In this meeting, Noz shares his thoughts and discusses the relevance and importance ...
Rare opportunity to visit the 1710 Naval Air Squadron Front Line Scientific & Technical Support Team
Posted: Mar 09 2011
The 5th Meeting of ISTC Southern Group is to be held on 23 March 2011 in Portsmouth. The Southern area group is pleased to have the rare opportunity to visit the MOD restricted site of 1710 Naval Squadron ...
Publishing Expo 2011 Partner with Mekon in the Content Agility Theatre
Posted: Feb 10 2011
Publishing Expo is the UK's only annual event for the entire publishing industry. Publishing is changing fast, with new and traditional forms combining to create truly multichannel content. Publishing ...
Adobe TCS Launch Event
Posted: Jan 28 2011
Adobe TCS Launch Event Feb 11, London – Mekon’s Julian Murfitt and more presenting On 11th January, 2011, Adobe released the latest version of the world’s most popular desktop authoring ...
20 Things – 20 Seasonal Greetings from Mekon from all Corners of the Globe
Posted: Dec 13 2010
For the past 20 years people worldwide have worked with Mekon to help them deliver content through their innovative solutions. We would like to thank all the people we have worked with over the past 20 ...
Publishing Expo 2011
Posted: Dec 13 2010
Publishing Expo is the must attend event for anyone working in the changing world of publishing. Following the success of the 2010 event - with a record attendance of over 3,300 - Publishing Expo 2011 ...
S1000D in Adobe FrameMaker
Posted: Nov 17 2010
Featuring Martyn Davison, Senior Consultant, Aerospace and Defence Department, Mekon. VIEW RECORDING Contrary to some negative community buzz, Adobe FrameMaker does support XML. With the Mekon ...
Online Information 2010
Posted: Nov 15 2010
Register for your free entry badge at online-information.co.uk. Come and meet Mekon on stand X05 and enter our draw to win an XML focussed Mekon Content ...
Twelve DITA Implementations: Lessons Learned
Posted: Nov 15 2010
This webinar was broadcast on November 4, prior to DITA Europe 2010. VIEW RECORDING» This webinar discusses the results of interviews with the implementers of 12 DITA installations. Join ...
Trends in Technical Communications
Posted: Nov 01 2010
Date: Wednesday 17th November, 2010 Where: Adobe Regent’s Park Offices, London Time: Presentations from 4-6pm; Cocktail Reception 6-7pm Places are limited - REGISTER NOW. The past fifteen years ...
Technical Communication UK 2010
Posted: Oct 05 2010
Technical Communication UK 2010 proved to be popular. The feedback has been positive and we hope that you enjoyed the success of the event. The key note presentation, The Yellow Brick Road to Effective ...
UA 2010
Posted: Sep 30 2010
UA 2010 was an excellent event, offering high quality presentations with thought provoking content including a dedicated DITA track. Feedback from Mark Poston’s session – Interactive Dynamic ...
DITA Europe 2010
Posted: Sep 21 2010
Join the Center for Information-Development Management for the 6th Annual DITA Europe Conference in Vienna (15-16 November 2010). Meet publications professionals who have implemented DITA in their organizations ...
S1000D User Forum 2010
Posted: Sep 21 2010
The Ninth S1000D User Forum 2010 will be held between the 27th and 30th September, 2010 in Moscow, Russia at the Aerostar Hotel. The theme of the event, hosted by the CALS R&D Center "Applied Logistics", ...
FREE Learning and networking opportunity for all technical communicators
Posted: Jul 21 2010
ISTC Southern local area group Tuesday 27th July 18:30-21:00 Raymarine offices, Marine House, 5 Harbourgate, Southampton Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4BQ Come and join the 3rd meeting of the ISTC Southern ...
Moving forward after the AIIM Roadshow
Posted: Jul 07 2010
Mekon were at the AIIM Roadshow last month as an integration and consulting partner of Quark. Feedback from Quark’s session "Supporting Dynamic Publishing in the Public Sector" covering ...
NLDITA - Mark Poston’s presentation popular with delegates
Posted: Jun 29 2010
NLDITA 2010 in Utrecht provided an excellent event, offering high quality presentations with thought provoking content from the world of DITA. Feedback from Marks Poston’s session – ...
Cancer Treatment Systems Firm Identifies Huge Reduction In Technical Documentation Costs
Posted: Jun 01 2010
Elekta Estimate Efficiency Savings of up to £500,000 A Year Medical Technology Industry Is Wasting Up To Half Of Information Management Budgets, Warns Expert Clinical solutions firm Elekta has ...
20 Services You (Maybe) Didn’t Know Mekon Provided
Posted: May 31 2010
Here is the next instalment of Mekon's 20-things series. This time we again focus on better communicating the diversity of Mekon's work. As a vendor-independent consulting and integration firm, Mekon not ...
Stay ahead at the AIIM Roadshow
Posted: May 27 2010
The AIIM Roadshow is touring the UK from Glasgow to London. As full-fledged event on wheels, each roadshow starts with a key note speaker, followed by content solutions case study sessions providing ...
Looking to create your own customised processing and style sheets for the DITA Open Toolkit?
Posted: May 25 2010
Mekon’s DITA Open Toolkit Customisation Training provides the solution.  DITA Open Toolkit Customisation Training guides participants through customisation techniques and covers a selection ...
20 Mekon Babies - How Many Can You Name?
Posted: Mar 29 2010
Here is the next instalment of Mekon's 20-things series. This time we wanted to have a bit of fun, so we're looking at 20 Babies that were born while the parents were on the Mekon team!  With ...
Medical Technology Industry Needs Information Management Health Check
Posted: Mar 23 2010
Medical technology manufacturers are wasting up to half of their information management budgets because they take an inefficient and unstructured approach to the way that they create, manage, use and ...
Publishing Expo 2010 - Clinic Statistics
Posted: Mar 23 2010
At Publishing Expo 2010, Mekon ran the XML Clinic. The Clinic offered free consultations with an XML expert on tools and solutions, in a new place to learn about XML. Feedback indicated that many visitors ...
Mekon is pleased to announce imminent release of Eclipse Bookbuild Version 4.
Posted: Feb 10 2010
Mekon is pleased to announce the imminent release of Eclipse Bookbuild Version 4. As with previous versions the installation of Eclipse S1000D for FrameMaker is necessary for this application to work. ...
Mekon is pleased to announce the imminent release of ‘Eclipse S1000D V6 for FrameMaker’
Posted: Feb 10 2010
S1000D Issue 4 has been implemented in this new release. With the considerable changes made to the S1000D specification there have been a large number of changes to the application to enable it to operate ...
Introducing Mekon Eclipse S1000D for PTC Arbortext Editor
Posted: Jan 21 2010
Mekon announce an industry leading S1000D solution for PTC Arbortext Editor, especially designed for use by experienced Arbortext Editor authors creating S1000D Data Modules in a busy production environment. ...
Mekon Turns 20 - 20 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Us
Posted: Jan 19 2010
Mekon turns 20 this year! To celebrate this milestone Mekon have run a series of news items featuring '20'. These have included: 20 Things You Didn't Know About Mekon - 20 Mekon projects of interest ...
Major Portuguese Dockyard Brings Mekon on Board to Manage Documentation Processes
Posted: Jan 14 2010
A major Portuguese shipbuilder has appointed a UK firm to save time and money by implementing the S1000D standard for the technical documentation on their latest warship. Mekon, the independent specialist ...
Online Information 2009 - iPod nano Winner Announced
Posted: Dec 15 2009
Thank you to all of you who entered our prize draw at Online Information 2009 earlier this month.  The event was a huge success and we look forward to meeting you at Online Information 2010. ...
Mekon support Antenna House at Online Information 2009
Posted: Nov 24 2009
Mekon have been invited by Antenna House to support them at Online Information 2009. New for this year is the XML Pavilion which will host XML technologies and includes a dedicated XML theatre offering ...
Easing The Documentation Demands of The Defence Industry
Posted: Oct 14 2009
For design engineers in the Aerospace and Defence (A&D) industry, time is at a premium. Alongside their core engineering responsibilities, they are expected to provide input into the vast volumes ...
Joint Strike Fighter Uses UK Firm to Ensure Document Compatibility
Posted: Oct 07 2009
Martin-Baker Choose Mekon to Create Document Authoring Application for F-35 Ejection Seat A British firm has been chosen to develop complex software which will ensure documentation compatibility on the ...
Mazda UK Award Mekon’s Julian Murfitt a British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) Bursary Award
Posted: Aug 10 2009
Mazda UK Announces the British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) Bursary Award Winners Mazda announces nine successful candidates of the BAeA Bursary Award The BAeA Bursary is designed to encourage aerobatic ...
NEWS RELEASE - Publishing Firms Waste Up To Half Of Information Management Budgets
Posted: May 20 2009
New research reveals that publishing firms are wasting up to half of their information management budgets because they take an inefficient and unstructured approach to the way that they create, manage, ...
Introduction to DITA
Posted: Jan 28 2009
Still not clear on those 4 little letters: D - I - T - A? Come and join Noz Urbina to learn more about DITA on 24 February.  This informative and up to date workshop will introduce you to DITA ...
Julian Murfitt wins Gold at British Aerobatic Championships
Posted: Feb 10 2008
Mekon's Eclipse software packages are well known as leaders in the Aerospace and Defense market. They're used to create the kind of highly controlled structured documentation demanded in this arena. We're ...
DITA Europe 2008 Conference selects Noz Urbina and Mark Poston as speakers.
Posted: Sep 24 2007
DITA Content and XML Content Management Consultancy with the UKs #1 DITA Europe is a forum for those using or researching the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard. Mekon's Noz Urbina ...
DITA Europe 2007 Conference selects Mekon to provide Keynote Speaker
Posted: Sep 11 2007
DITA Europe is a forum for those using or researching the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard.Our Managing Director, Julian Murfitt, was selected to deliver the keynote speech for DITA ...
Mekon Sponsors DITA Europe 2006 and presents real-world DITA Soulutions
Posted: Sep 29 2006
DITA Content and XML Publishing with the UKs #1 As part our commitment the XML based DITA standard, Mekon are proud to announce our sponsorship of the DITA Europe 2006 conference in Frankfurt, Germany. “We ...