Client Porfolio

• Aerospace
• Publishing

• Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical

US Airways

Bright Path Solutions has provided long-term training and consulting support to US Airways. Beginning with an initial private class in 1997, our experts have supported them in publishing using FrameMaker, FrameMaker+SGML for SGML, and Acrobat. Most recently we have provided training and support for a publishing project using Structured FrameMaker and XML.

Hawaiian Airlines

Bright Path Solutions trained Hawaiian airlines, longtime users of Frame+SGML, in Frame+SGML authoring and defining. Even with their background of publishing with this tool the team at Hawaiian Airlines learned a lot of new material from the training session.

This engagement included FrameMaker+SGML training, with follow-up technical support.

PageFactory (YComm) of Japan

This conversion project involved optimizing their FrameMaker template so that FrameMaker documents could be run through WebWorks Publisher 2003 for FrameMaker. The resulting output was valid XML. Even though the FrameMaker documents were not using a structure that conformed to either of their DTDs, we were able to successfully design and implement a FrameMaker template with two WebWorks templates. The first WebWorks template output XML valid to the amm.dtd, while the second produced (from the same FrameMaker template) XML that was valid to the sup.dtd.

Air Atlanta Icelandic

Bright Path Solutions worked with this Reyckyavic-based airline to create a FrameMaker template and EDD for publishing of their aircraft manuals. Some of their documents are very large, with some produced in black and white and others (such as their pilot handbook) produced in color.

Harvard Business Review

HBR takes original manuscripts, converts them to XML and processes this to create derivatives. Products are distributed as PDFs, to the web, to Lexus/Nexus, compiled into new print products, and more. All this, and it's stored in a database for ongoing retrieval and reuse.

By automating the entire process, HBR can now focus on the quality of their editorial product.

We met with HBR numerous times and provided services related to both the FrameMaker template and development of XML files. Over the span of several weeks we managed to build a robust set of files. These files can be used to dynamically build up to 96 different iterations of output files in minutes.

The Mazer Corporation

Bright Path Solutions helped The Mazer Corporation learn how to work with Structured FrameMaker. Experts in working with Word and QuarkExpress, this publishing services company needed to become fluent in FrameMaker so that they could perform composition services for client books (with and without structure). Their goals included building internal expertise for publishing of educational workbooks (elementary, high school, and college level books).

This engagement included EDD and Template assistance, technical support for three offices, and Structured FrameMaker training for their experts in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Florida.

FATAL EXIT by Thomas Kowalick

Book composition project: We worked with author Tom Kowalick to bring his first book to the market. This widely touted tome on automobile black boxes is available online and in many bookstores. Check out the acknowledgements for the author’s own comment on Kay’s involvement.

Ceco Door Products

Bright Path Solutions has been engaged to assist other companies to convert to Structured FrameMaker from WordPerfect. This engagement included conversion assistance, template and EDD consulting, and Structured FrameMaker training.

GSK

Bright Path Solutions is currently working with this major pharmaceutical corporation to train their documentation department on Structured FrameMaker. To date they have been using Microsoft Word.

Our work with GSK includes FrameMaker training as well as EDD and template assistance.

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Bright Path Solutions is currently working with a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporation to convert their existing QuarkExpress and XML content to Structured FrameMaker. Their goals including using their health-related content in both printed and web-based publications. Their documents are approximately 2,000 pages each.

To date, the project has been so successful that the templates and EDDs developed by Bright Path Solutions for the first project were found to be 90% re-usable for a second project. Additional projects are planned for the long-term. This engagement included EDD and template consultation and building, as well as training in FrameMaker, Structured FrameMaker, and structured authoring.