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	Conversion Myths Debunked How Much Would It Really Cost to Convert Your Documents? Documentation conversions are neither as costly nor as inexpensive as many people seem to believe. But common myths about document conversion prices make it difficult to arrive at a realistic estimate. DCL separates fact from fiction in this breakdown of the factors that affect conversion cost.
	Preparing Your Documents for Disaster You Can't Hope for the Best If You Don't Plan for the Worst By Marydee Ojala, Unlimited Priorities DCL guest columnist Marydee Ojala describes how digitizing your documents can pay off in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophe. She also gives some useful tips on developing a disaster preparedness plan that will keep your documents and other critical data safe—even in extreme situations.
	DCL Welcomes Ellen Perlman We are excited to announce that Ellen Perlman will be joining DCL as Vice President of Business Development. Ms. Perlman holds a B.S. in journalism and communications from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. She brings with her over 25 years of experience in sales and management for organizations such as Capital Blue Cross, Aetna, and Prudential. In her free time, Ms. Perlman likes to indulge her love for travel, which has landed her in destinations like Thailand, Egypt, and even a hot-air balloon over the Serengeti desert. We think that Ellen will be a great asset to our team, and we are all looking forward to working with her.

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Conversion Myths Debunked
How Much Would It Really Cost to Convert Your Documents?
January 2010: DCLNews

XML and SGML standards are growing in popularity as a way to manage large sets of documentation. But calculating just how much it will cost to convert your documents to XML or SGML can be confusing; a multitude of factors interact to determine the per-page price of any conversion project.
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DCL guest columnist Marydee Ojala describes how digitizing your documents can pay off in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophe. She also gives some useful tips on developing a disaster preparedness plan that will keep your documents and other critical data safe-even in extreme situations.
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Microsoft Loses i4i Patent Case—Again
December 2009: cnet.com, outsidethebeltway.com

In an update to a story that appeared in the DCLNews September 2009 issue ("XML Gets Ugly"), Microsoft has lost its appeal of a federal court's finding that the software giant violated the copyright of small tech company i4i. Microsoft allegedly borrowed i4i's custom XML technology without permission, including it as a feature in Microsoft Word 2007. Following the appeals court's decision, Microsoft has agreed to remove the code from copies of Word 2007 sold after January 11, 2010, as well as from all subsequent Word releases. The ruling also means that Microsoft can expect to pay around $290 million in damages and other fees.
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outsidethebeltway.com

Google Goggles Search by Sight
December 2009: cnn.com

Ever been in a situation where you see something that piques your curiosity, but you can't look it up because you don't know what it is? Google has come up with the perfect solution to this catch-22. Google Goggles, Google's new experimental search-by-sight feature accepts visual search queries-that is, it allows users to upload photographs to the search engine, and then returns search results compiled from Google's vast image bank. There's already a mobile phone app too, so you can take Google Goggles on the go.
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Media Mogul Murdoch Afraid of Spiders
December 2009: csmonitor.com

Call him old-fashioned, or maybe just arachnophobic: press baron Rupert Murdoch recently announced that huge media conglomerate News Corp. will begin hiding its sites from Google's indexing spiders. But why would anyone snub the estimated 100,000 clicks-per-minute generated by Google News? For Murdoch, it's not a matter of quantity, but of quality: "We'd rather have fewer people coming to our Web sites but paying," said the press baron. Google, for its part, seems unconcerned.
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E-Books: Obsolete Already?
December 2009: fastcompany.com

Adam Penenberg predicts that e-books are only a stepping stone bridging the gap between traditional, tangible reading material and the books of the future. Soon, Penenberg predicts, "mere words on a page may feel a bit lifeless"; readers will expect more from their books, which will evolve to provide an interactive multimedia experience. Much more than words on a page, the books of the future will be dynamic, linked to social media, and so updateable that they become "living, breathing, works of art."
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