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Mantek Services
Source: Interleaf	Target: SGML	# Pages: 1,000
Industry: Military	Material: Technical manuals	Issues: Strict CALS compliance, many figures
DCL converted maintenance manuals from Interleaf to CALS SGML.
"DCL provided a cutting-edge service in a timely manner."

Matthew Bender
Source: WordPerfect, diverse	Target: SGML	# Pages: 100,000
Industry: Legal	Material: Law books	Issues: Content tagging, software licensing
DCL converted legal textbooks and casebooks to SGML for this legal publisher and provided round-trip software for conversion to and from SGML.
"Easy to explain scope of project to; they listen and understand, very professional."

McDonnell Douglas
Source: Paper	Target: SGML	# Pages: 20,000
Industry: Aviation	Material: Technical manuals	Issues: ATA-100 compliance, many figures
DCL converted Service Bulletins for many models of MD aircraft into SGML in conformance with ATA-100 standards. The resulting SGML was used by the client to make the documentation available over the World Wide Web. Effectivity was tagged in the ìkeyî attribute of the ìsbfmatrî tag. Tens of thousands of pages were converted.
"Very professional and accomodating; gave precisely what we asked for."

McGraw-Hill
Source: Paper	Target: TEX	# Pages: 5,000
Industry: Publishing	Material: Books	Issues: Complex formulas, highly technical materials
DCL keyed into Tex, and validated using Tex Viewer, all math formulas contained in the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. This publication is formula-intensive and many of the formulas are elaborate and complex. DCL scanned the chemical structures. Book was ultimately converted to SGML and published as a premier high-end CD-ROM.
"Very positive! Quality delivered - follow-up support excellent! Turn-time adequate, very easy to work with."

MD Consult
Source: XYVision, Quark, Miles-33, Penta, ASCII, Paper	Target: SGML	# Pages: 300,000 and growing
Industry: Medical/Pharmaceutical	Material: Books and Journals	Issues: Multiple formats, complex DTD, 5-7 day turnaround
In this ongoing project, DCL converts a wide variety of medical journals and books from diverse publishers into SGML. There are separate DTDs for the books and the journals; both are highly detailed and specific to the medical publication industry. Journals originate in diverse electronic formats and in paper. In addition to converting text, DCL scans and integrates graphics in a variety of graphic formats, and generates cross-references in accordance with detailed client specifications. At the project's peak, DCL was processing 8,000 - 10,000 pages per week.
"Worked initially with many vendors and migrated to DCL for all of our electronic conversions."

Merck & Company, Inc.
Source: WordPerfect	Target: Word	# of Pages: 5,000
Industry: Pharmaceutical	Material: Books
DCL converted a number of drugs manuals from WordPerfect to Word for this pharmaceutical company. The project involved a total of 5,000 pages.

Microsoft Corporation
Source: Quark, Ventura, Paper	Target: SGML	# Pages: 10,000
Industry: Music, Magazine Publishing	Material: Magazines	Issues: Content tagging, Specialized DTD
DCL converted issues of a music magazine into SGML. Musicians, album titles and other specialized elements were tagged using reference lists.
"We were very pleased with the conversion."

Modern Language Association of America
Source: Paper	Target: HTML	# Pages: 15,000
Industry: Academic	Material: Literary Journals	Issues: Extensive Meta tags based on the Dublin Core MetaData types
DCL converted ADE and ADFL academic journals to HTML for this non-profit organization.
"We were very happy to work with DCL."

Mosby, Inc.
Source: Quark	Target: SGML	# Pages: 32,000 annually
Industry: Publishing	Material: Medical Journals	Issues: Cross referencing, tables, figures, fast turnaround
DCL converts 13 journal titles, comprising approximately 2,600 pages, on a monthly basis. Materials are medical journals and originate mostly in Quark. DCL provides 5-7 day turnaround on these materials.
"Accuracy is phenomenal. Consistent five to seven day turnaround of our journals ... you have no peers in the conversion business."

Motorola Computer Group
Source: Ventura, troff	Target: FrameMaker	# Pages: 14,000
Industry: Software	Material: Technical manuals	Issues: Unix environment
DCL converted approximately 14,000 pages of UNIX manuals from troff and Ventura to FrameMaker. The project included conversion of existing documents for both Motorola and Prentice-Hall, and the eventual licensing of conversion software to Motorola for use in continuing work.

National Library of Medicine
Source: Word, WordPerfect, Quark	Target: SGML	# Pages: Thousands (ongoing)
Industry: Medical Publishing	Material: Medical Materials	Issues: Variety of input formats, Excel tables
NLM is in the process of making its materials available on the Web. DCL converts the materials to SGML, and NLM software then converts the material to HTML.

New York Public Library
Source: Paper, Microfilm	Target: SGML	# Pages: Tens of thousands annually
Industry: Library	Material: Historical Documents	Issues: Poor quality source documents, text legibility issues
An ongoing DCL client, the library utilizes DCL's conversion services for a number of SGML conversions annually.

New York University Law School
Source:Hardcopy	Target:SGML	# Pages:15,000
Industry: Academic	Material:Legal Documents, statutes	Issues:Keying from hardcopy to SGML

Novell
Source: WordPerfect, Interleaf, Framemaker	Target: SGML	# Pages: Thousands
Industry: Software	Material: Technical Documents	Issues: Diverse source formats
DCL converted thousands of pages of technical documentation from WordPerfect, Interleaf, and FrameMaker into SGML for use as electronic documentation and troubleshooting support for end users. Material from diverse sources had to be made to conform to a single DTD.

Novus Services, Inc. (Discover Card)
Source: BookMaster	Target: FrameMaker	# Pages: 2,000
Industry: Financial Services	Material: Service / Technical Manuals	Issues: Diverse materials, complex FrameMaker template
DCL converted a variety of service and technical manuals from BookMaster to FrameMaker.
"Very easy, very flexible and most of all very helpful."

Ovid Technologies
Source: Quark, various typesetting	Target: SGML	# Pages: 100 plus monthly titles.
Industry: Online Medical Aggregator	Material: Medical Journal	Issues: SGML to SGML (multiple DTDs), high volume, fast turnaround.
Ovid runs a high-end, subscription-based website catering to the medical community; DCL was the first company certified by Ovid to provide electronic SGML conversion services. DCL currently converts dozens of monthly medical journals, from various typesetting to Ovid SGML. Additionally, DCL converts a large volume of materials from various flavors of SGML (other DTDs) to Ovid-compliant SGML.
"DCL has established itself as a leading participant in Ovid Technologies' SGML Conversion Affiliate program, a strategic production element of our expansive full text electronic publishing initiative. Following rapid certification with Ovid in 1998, DCL has moved aggressively into large, promising conversion projects. Ovid wholeheartedly encourages publishers to work with DCL to produce Ovid-compliant SGML."

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler
Source: Paper	Target: Elite database	# Pages: 60,000
Industry: Legal	Material: Database	Issues: Fielded data
Cards used to catalog case materials were photocopied and then keyed into a client matter database.
"Entire project was handled thoroughly and professionally by all involved."

Philips Semiconductors
Source: Paper	Target: FrameBuilder	# Pages: 3,000
Industry: Semiconductor	Material: Data sheets	Issues: Similar to SGML, highly specialized and technical content tagging
DCL converted technical product information from paper to FrameBuilder. Complex subject-matter tagging was necessary.

Publications International, Ltd.
Source: Paper	Target: SGML	Volume: 25,000 Cooking Recipes
Industry: Publishing	Material: Cookbooks	Issues: Various
Materials were keyed from paper, then converted to SGML for integration into a recipe database.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Source: Paper	Target: Client proprietary format	# Pages: 7,000
Industry: Non-profit organization	Material: Novels	Issues: Diverse data
In our most recent project for this repeat customer, DCL converted a collection of novels for use in RFBD's proprietary E-Text system. The E-Text system offers blind and dyslexic readers superior navigation capabilities and an alternative to traditional methods such as Braille or Cassettes.
"The materials looked great. We were really pleased with the results of the conversion. Sterling performance!"

Research Libraries Group
Source: Hardcopy	Target: SGML	# Pages: 100,000 plus
Industry: Library, Legal	Material: Books, manuscripts, statutes	Issues: Diverse source materials, pages were imaged onsite for keying
DCL keys hard copy into SGML for various institutions, which are members of the RLG consortium. Historical and legal materials are being converted. Diverse materials from different institutions are being converted to the same DTD.
"DCL had a firm grasp of the standards and the most efficient ways of inplementing them."

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