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Clients M-R
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Mantek
Services |
| Source:
Interleaf |
Target:
SGML |
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Pages: 1,000 |
| Industry:
Military |
Material:
Technical manuals |
Issues:
Strict CALS compliance, many figures |
| DCL
converted maintenance manuals from Interleaf to CALS SGML. |
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"DCL
provided a cutting-edge service in a timely manner." |
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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." |
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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." |
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McGraw-Hill |
| Source:
Paper |
Target:
TEX |
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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." |
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MD
Consult |
| Source:
XYVision, Quark, Miles-33, Penta, ASCII, Paper |
Target:
SGML |
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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." |
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Merck & Company, Inc.
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| Source:
WordPerfect |
Target:
Word |
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of Pages: 5,000 |
| Industry:
Pharmaceutical |
Material:
Books |
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DCL converted a number of drugs manuals from WordPerfect to Word for this pharmaceutical company. The project involved a total of 5,000 pages.
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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. |
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"We
were very pleased with the conversion." |
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Modern
Language Association of America |
| Source:
Paper |
Target:
HTML |
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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. |
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"We
were very happy to work with DCL." |
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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." |
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Motorola
Computer Group |
| Source:
Ventura, troff |
Target:
FrameMaker |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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New
York University Law School |
| Source:Hardcopy |
Target:SGML |
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Pages:15,000 |
| Industry:
Academic |
Material:Legal
Documents, statutes |
Issues:Keying
from hardcopy to SGML |
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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. |
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Novus
Services, Inc. (Discover Card) |
| Source:
BookMaster |
Target:
FrameMaker |
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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. |
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"Very
easy, very flexible and most of all very helpful." |
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Ovid
Technologies |
| Source:
Quark, various typesetting |
Target:
SGML |
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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." |
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Patterson,
Belknap, Webb & Tyler |
| Source:
Paper |
Target:
Elite database |
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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." |
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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. |
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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. |
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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!" |
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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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