"Transforming Legacy Engineering Data"

The Challenge

There are now compelling reasons for using SGML-based documentation.

• Meeting the latest standards (eg ATA 2200)
• Meets Conformance requirements laid down by key specifiers such as Boeing and Airbus
• The significantly enhanced flexibility and portability of SGML
• The ease of conversion to XML for internet and intranet applications

Until now though, bringing existing documents up to the latest standards has been complex, time-consuming and expensive. The software currently available to do this task has three disadvantages:

• It is expensive, both to buy and to upgrade
• The output quality is not robust
• It requires a multi-stage production process

As a result, legacy document conversion is often a prohibitively expensive process, and is often delayed as much as possible. Where it has to be done, the time it takes can have serious consequences for current activities, often causing delays.

The CDG Solution

As the technical documentation provider of choice for major aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, CDG had to overcome this problem. We achieved it by creating our own software that allows us to convert from almost any existing format, straight into SGML.

This enables us to reduce the cost of data conversion by at least 35%, and the timescales by as much as 75%.

We will work in partnership with you to develop unique long term solutions that meet your needs. We do not believe in a 'one size fits all' approach.

The combination of this software, our proven expertise in technical documentation authoring, together with our aerospace engineering experience, provides you with a resource which could transform your technical documentation capability.

For a FREE sample conversion of some of your data and a proposal to meet your needs, call +44(0)1707 367700 and ask for Abi, or Chris Moore.