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General Motors
Source: WordPerfect, proprietary	Target: SGML	# Pages: 10,000
Industry: Automotive	Material: Procedure and standards manuals	Issues: Proprietary and diverse source formats, modified DTD
DCL converted procedure and standards manuals into SGML. Documents were converted from several formats: Interleaf, WordPerfect and even an internal format proprietary to GM. DCL modified the DTD midstream to meet new specs and the conversion process was re-engineered to incorporate these changes.

Glaxo-Wellcome
Source: Paper, various	Target: WordPerfect	# Pages: 5,000
Industry: Pharmaceutical	Material: Drug applications	Issues: Many tables, high accuracy
DCL assisted in the preparation of NDA filing by converting a number of formats, including paper, into a format acceptable for regulatory agency filing. Accuracy upwards of 99.99% was required.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Source: Bookmaster	Target: SGML	# Pages: Ongoing
Industry: Aviation	Material: Maintenance manuals	Issues: Effectivity tags
DCL converted Aircraft Maintenance Manuals for the GII, GIIB, GIII and GIV models from Bookmaster to ATA-2100-based SGML. These AMM's comprise approximately 7,000 pages. Effectivity statements were converted into SB-effectivity tags modified to ASC (Aircraft Service Change) effectivity. This project is long-term and is continuing now on an ongoing basis.
"Working with DCL was a professional learning experience. Their staff was helpful and the result of their efforts was a successful conversion."

H. W. Wilson Company
Source: Proprietary	Target: SilverPlatter	# Pages: 150,000
Industry: Publishing	Material: Books	Issues:
DCL converted this publishing company's Current Biographies and World Authors works into CD-ROM format. DCL was involved in all stages of the conversion, from initial design, through production of CD-ROM masters.

Hearst/Motor Publications
Source: XyWrite	Target: SGML	# Pages: 100,000
Industry: Automotive	Material: Maintenance manuals	Issues: Footnotes in tables, hyperlinks to graphics, proprietary DTD
DCL converted truck and automobile repair manuals from XyWrite to SGML for this automotive publisher. Tables were particularly complex, with many footnotes. Graphics were provided separately and the client's original numbering system was incorporated into the SGML hyperlink tagging for maximum efficiency.

Hewlett-Packard Company
Source: troff	Target: SGML	# Pages: N/A
Industry: Computer	Material: Manuals	Issues:
DCL authored custom software to convert troff to SGML and licensed the software to HP.
"DCL's software made our conversion fast and easy!"

Highwire Press
Source: Quark, PageMaker, Ventura, Xyvision	Target: SGML	# Pages: Thousands monthly
Industry: Online Publisher	Material: Medical Journals	Issues: Multiple source formats, fast turnaround.
“You guys are terrific.  Thanks so much for all your hard work.  A large measure of Highwire's success through our busiest new journal season ever is due in large part to help from the crack DCL team.” -Kathryn Henniss, HIGHWIRE

IEEE
Source: Paper, FrameMaker	Target: SGML, PDF	# Pages: 50,000
Industry: Electronics	Material: Standards documents	Issues: Multiple target formats, precise page layout requirements
DCL is converting highly complex technical documents from various formats to SGML, in accordance with an elaborate, proprietary DTD. Documents will be maintained in FrameMaker+SGML and the DTD/EDD were in a state of flux as the conversion progressed. Page image of documents are also being produced in PDF format.
"We are very pleased with DCL's expertise, responsiveness and creativity in solving problems. The quality of their professionalism is flawless."

Industrial Press
Source: Paper, various	Target: SGML	# Pages: 1,500
Industry: Mechanical Engineering	Material: Technical handbook	Issues: Numerous mathematical formulas, extremely complex layout, high accuracy requirement
DCL converted the industry-standard Machinery Handbook from paper and other formats to SGML, for publication in FrameMaker+SGML. Mathematical formulas were hand-entered and integrated into the SGML. Images were scanned or converted from a variety of formats. DTD was custom designed for this work; DCL collaborated closely with the DTD designers before and during the conversion.
"DCL was extremely helpful in transforming our very technical handbook into SGML. The conversion was completed in professional and timely manner and the cost estimate was right on target. The most imporant aspect of DCL is customer service. Their staff was always available for guidance. We have no hesitation in recommending them to others and intend on sending them more projects in the future."

Infrastructures for Information
Source: Various	Target: SGML	# Pages: N/A
Industry: Technical publishing	Material: Various	Issues:
DCL converted a large volume of information to SGML on a number of projects for this company, which is a DCL business partner. The projects included a medical reference (Harrison's Medical Handbook), mathematics textbooks, and standards documents, which were published to various media, including the Web and CD-ROM.
"The people at DCL are very professional and extremely knowledgeable."

I. S. Grupe
Source: Paper	Target: WordPerfect	# Pages: 5,000
Industry: Medical	Material: Monographs	Issues: Diverse source materials
DCL converted fifty volumes of monographs to a single electronic format so that I.S.Grupe could make the material available on CD-ROM. These monographs were collected over a span of twenty-five years by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. I. S. Grupe is a business partner of DCL. See case study.
"The service was quick and accurate! DCL kept their word."

John Deere & Company
Source: FrameMaker, proprietary	Target: SGML	# Pages: 55,000 pages to date... 75,000 projected
Industry: Automotive	Material: Maintenance manuals	Issues: Proprietary format, foreign language material
DCL is converting numerous automotive maintenance manuals from FrameMaker and Twist to SGML, in accordance with the client's proprietary DTD. Many of the manuals have multiple editions in multiple languages.
"DCL turned our conversion challenges into a production process. Thanks to DCL's expertise and dedication, we are converting thousands of pages monthly, from several legacy formats, into richly tagged SGML."

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Source: MS Word (Mac)	Target: MS Word (Windows)	# Pages: 1,000
Industry: Publishing	Material: Technical books	Issues:
DCL converted two Physics textbooks from Mac Word to Word for Windows.
"In a word, reliable."

Lebhar-Friedman
Source: Paper, various	Target: Proprietary	# Pages: Ongoing
Industry: Publishing	Material: Marketing literature	Issues: Proprietary format, layout and design
DCL produces two monthly CD-ROM magazines for advertisers in Lebhar-Friedman's publications. Materials are graphics-intensive and often need to be scanned and extensively cleaned up. Often material is supplied in the form of rough sketches and DCL does full graphic layout and design.

Library of Congress
Source: Paper	Target: SGML	# Pages: Ongoing Currently 300,000
Industry: Library	Material: Historical literature	Issues: Diverse materials
DCL, working as a subcontractor to System Integration Group, is currently converting a large volume of books to SGML for the Library of Congress. Materials (including a large law collection) are being converted from images and hard copy and are prepared both for further electronic publishing and for distribution on the Internet. DCL is responsible for all text-entry and SGML tagging. Approximately 300,000 pages of a projected 1,000,000 page project have been processed to date. Collections DCL worked on include the American Memory Collection.
"DCL has provided millions of characters of converted, tagged text meeting or exceeding the 99.95% accuracy requirement on a reliable, friendly basis for over three years."

Lockheed Martin, Missiles & Space
Source: XICS	Target: SGML	# Pages: 20,000
Industry: Government Contractor	Material: Technical manuals	Issues: Tight deadline, conversion software licensed to client
DCL converted a large volume of technical documents, created in the Xerox Integrated Composition System, to SGML in accordance with the IMPS DTD. In addition to converting this critical data set, DCL developed and licensed a conversion suite to Lockheed for ongoing conversions of its legacy data set.
"My thanks to DCL for assisting us at every turn in the process...a joy to work with...worked hard to accommodate all of our untimely requests...conversion experience was a rousing success."

Lucent Technologies
Source: Frame, proprietary troff (EPS)	Target: SGML, HTML, proprietary	# Pages: Ongoing
Industry: Telecommunications	Material: Technical manuals	Issues: Quick turnaround, diverse source, target formats
DCL converts technical manuals from Frame and EPS formats into three electronic publishing formats and cleans up, corrects and validates already existing HTML. Lucent's multiple clients have complex, ever-changing specifications. Target formats are HTML, SGML (DocBook DTD) and a proprietary document database format.
"Lucent has been very pleased with DCL's ability to convert various types of electronic data into SGML, HTML and other formats." "Thanks so much to you and your editors for such a great job on this release. You guys are the best ... Thanks again

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