CIDM Information Management News July 2005: AuthorIT and acrolinx Announce Partnership

AuthorIT and acrolinx Announce Partnership

Oliver Collmann
acrolinx

Bonn/Germany, Localization World Spring 2005. AuthorIT, vendor of single-source enterprise content management solutions, and acrolinx, maker of acrocheck™, the quality assurance tool for technical information, announced a technology partnership today.

The agreement focuses on integrating acrocheck™ into the AuthorIT product suite. “The integration of the two technologies is really natural: AuthorIT and acrolinx both work to assure optimal reuse of information,” commented Andrew Bredenkamp, CEO of acrolinx. Paul Trotter, CEO of AuthorIT comments on the collaboration: “This partnership provides endlessly exciting possibilities for consumers. The combination of Single Source authoring, management, and publishing, fused with the industry renowned acrocheck™ technology is a true synergy of enhanced effectiveness and efficiency.”

The companies not only build editor-level integration but also integrate QA through acrocheck™ into AuthorIT’s workflow support. “This seamless integration will deliver the massive benefits of quality assurance assistance straight to the authors by removing any potential road blocks, all the while increasing the author’s efficiency,” commented Paul Trotter.

For more information on either product, please visit their relevant web sites.

About AuthorIT Software Corporation

AuthorIT Software Corporation, founded in 1996, is based in Auckland, New Zealand. AuthorIT is a cost-effective, integrated, single-source documentation solution, incorporating authoring, content management, security and standards control, and publishing to print, online Help, and the web. It also includes modules for project management, localization, and offline authoring. AuthorIT has customers in more than 50 countries across five continents. For more information visit www.AuthorIT.com.

About acrolinx

acrolinx is the leading producer of quality assurance tools for technical information, helping customers worldwide maintain their corporate image, address compliance issues, and control document production and localization costs. Their flagship product acrocheck™ is used worldwide in diverse industries such as software, automotive, telecom, domestic appliances, and life sciences. For more information visit www.acrolinx.com.