ANA Selects JustSystems' Dynamic Docs for Boeing 787 Dreamliners.JustSystems JustSystems Corporation (株式会社ジャストシステム Powers Aircrafts' Electronic Operations Manuals, Flight Bags NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- JustSystems, Inc., the largest independent software vendor in Japan and a worldwide leader in XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and information management technologies, today announced that All Nippon Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. Co., Ltd. ("ANA") has adopted JustSystems' dynamic document vision and the xfy document-centric composite application In computing, the term composite application expresses a perspective of software engineering that defines an application built by combining multiple services. People often compare composite applications to mashups. platform as the foundation of its new system for creating, editing, and managing aircraft rulebooks and operation manuals. ANA will use the dynamic document-driven system to edit rules and instructions, provided by Boeing as XML documents, into its own format and to manage the documents to be shared among people involved in the aircraft's operation. ANA's pilots will also use the system to view their manuals as part of the electronic flight bag Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. ("EFB EFB Electronic Flight Bag (aircraft/crew computing device) EFB European Federation of Biotechnology EFB English for Business EFB Esbjerg Forenede Boldklubber (Esbjerg, Denmark soccer club) "), a standard device installed in the cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation). A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. of the soon-to-be-launched Boeing 787, the state-of-the-art jet that ANA will be the first in the world to fly. Using xfy-based dynamic documents, ANA will deliver rapidly, constantly changing data to its pilots and maintenance crews, ensuring that only the most authoritative, up-to-date information reaches those users. Moreover, ANA can use the dynamic documents to dynamically render specific views of information based on criteria such as user, role, point in a workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. process, or result of a web service query. In turn, dynamic documents display information that is the most relevant and appropriate to the context of its usage. ANA had been studying the prospect of introducing a new system in conjunction with the launching of the Boeing 787. Since the instructions and rules to be provided by Boeing are written as XML documents, it is critical that the system provides the freedom to edit in XML as well as an interface friendly to users who lack a background in XML. ANA's decision to install the JustSystems dynamic document solution reflects the high regard ANA placed on the array of features, offered by the new system, that assist users in performing their tasks accurately and efficiently in a team-based environment. Such features range from direct, word processor-like editing, to automatic extraction of revisions, comparisons of old-versus-new versions, appending reasons for changes at revised locations, and approval of revised content. Boeing selected ANA as the launch customer for the Boeing 787, making ANA the world's first airline to pilot the aircraft. The most advanced aircraft today, the 787 features a wide variety of systems that implement some of the most cutting-edge technologies available. Among these is the EFB, a flight deck computer system that displays not only an electronic version of the flight manual, but also the aircraft's position when taxiing at airports, contributing to improved safety and efficiency. At ANA, instructions and regulations provided by aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing are edited to fit its own proprietary formats. These are then distributed as manuals to pilots and relevant departments. The installation of the new dynamic document-driven system means that frequent changes will be reflected comprehensively, allowing ANA to quickly provide in-flight and operations staffs with copies of manuals and other printed materials that are guaranteed to have identical content. By preventing serious situations from arising due to defects in the flight manual, such as writing, printing, or circulation errors, ANA continues to improve on the safety of its passengers, the company's highest priority. For more information on JustSystems, please visit http://na.justsystems.com. Recent News and Resources Document as the Application. JustSystems' overarching o·ver·arch·ing adj. 1. Forming an arch overhead or above: overarching branches. 2. Extending over or throughout: "I am not sure whether the missing ingredient . . . vision of dynamic documents that give users real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , interactive, fully contextual views of their business is detailed in a white paper, commentary, and press release. xfy for Batch Process Definition. JustSystems' life sciences solution ensures companies share accurate, consistent, and complete information across the entire drug discovery and development process. For more details, see the white paper, press release, commentary, and Webinar. The DITA Maturity Model. The graduated, step-wise approach to implementing DITA that JustSystems co-authored with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) was highlighted in a recent Webinar, as well as in the commentary, press release, and, of course, the DITA Maturity Model paper itself. About JustSystems JustSystems is a leading global software provider with a 27-year history of successful innovation in office productivity, information management, and consumer and enterprise software. With over 2,500 customers worldwide and annual revenues over $110M, the company is continuing a global expansion strategy that includes the launch of its new enterprise software offering called xfy (pronounced 'x-fie'), and XMetaL content lifecycle solutions. JustSystems has worldwide office locations including global headquarters in Tokyo, and regional offices in New York, Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Vancouver, and London. The company currently employs over 1,000 people. Major strategic partnerships include IBM, Oracle and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. . For more information, please visit http://na.justsystems.com. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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