Result of AGM 18 May 2017


18 May 2017 | Stilo International plc (AIM:STL), the AIM quoted software and cloud services company, announces that all resolutions proposed at its AGM held earlier today were duly passed without amendment.

Chairman’s AGM statement 18 May 2017


18 May 2017 | Stilo International plc ("Stilo" or the "Company") (AIM:STL) is holding its Annual General Meeting later today. At the meeting Chairman David Ashman will make the following statement.

OmniMark design principles


The unique advantages of OmniMark stem from a set of key design principles which, when brought together into one tool, deliver a powerful combination of performance and productivity. Learn more about OmniMark design principles.

Breaking lines on your own with OmniMark


Sometimes it is preferable not to use OmniMark’s built-in line breaking. Here’s why, and what to do instead.

Pattern matching in OmniMark


Three useful tips on making pattern matching rules more effective and efficient.

Migrating legacy OmniMark programs


Discover just how simple it is to migrate your legacy applications to the current version of OmniMark.

How to prepare your content for conversion to DITA


So, the decision is made to implement DITA and the content audit is done, now you need to get your content into DITA. So, what do you really need to do to your content before you start the conversion process? Maybe not as much as you may think!

ARTICLE | DITA and minimalism


Minimalism from a technical writing and training perspective was first investigated and proposed in the late 1970s by John Carroll and colleagues at the IBM Watson Research Center. The link between DITA and minimalism is not exactly carved in stone but the two complement each other like macaroni and cheese. The macaroni (DITA) provides the infrastructure and model that you need to support the cheese sauce (the minimalist content).

ARTICLE | Overcoming writer resistance to DITA adoption


I could easily have titled this article “Why your writers are suddenly freaking out,” because that is exactly what happens on teams that adopt DITA—there is always some degree of writer resistance. Even the best writers experience a moment of doubt. The trick is to manage those fears wisely so that writer resistance becomes writer acceptance.