XyEnterprise Joins S1000D/SCORM Dream Team On Technical and Training Data Unification Project; Team to include XyEnterprise, Intelligent Decision Systems, Inc., Eduworks Corporation, and O'Neil & Associates.

WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- XyEnterprise, a leading developer of XML content management and multi-channel delivery solutions announced today that it will collaborate with leaders in the human performance technology, instructional design, learning technologies, and S1000D technical data life cycle fields to build XCOMPA (XML Content Object Management and Production Architecture). XCOMPA will allow XyEnterprise's Content@ S1000D capabilities and Eduwork's XML SCORM Studio to work in concert to provide a content management and production environment that integrates the S1000D and SCORM specifications. IDSI (Intelligent Decision Systems, Inc.), the project lead, is providing analysis, instructional design/development, and S1000D-to-SCORM transformation. Paul Haslam of O'Neil & Associates is collaborating with IDSI instructional designers to name, identify and structure technical and training content in S1000D, harmonizing SCORM content and technical maintenance content within one central environment.

Wayne Gafford, the Navy Integrated Learning Environment (ILE) Tech/Training Data Integration Lead is spearheading the XCOMPA project. XCOMPA will allow users to prepare S1000D Data Modules (DMs) and related media files for the ingestion, and subsequent publication of the DM content data within SCORM-conformant content packages. It is being designed to enable technical data writers, instructional designers, curriculum and multi-media developers to use workflow to pre-design reusable content for multiple outputs. The environment will leverage reusable objects to export changes into multiple output contexts. Outputs will include SCORM-conformant learning packages, IETMs (Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals) and PDF manuals - all originating from S1000D data modules.

Acquiring, producing, managing and delivering technical data for the US Naval fleet, while operating within Navy program budgets, is a challenge. The current separation of technical data and training content adds to the data management cost and complexity. Supporting the long-awaited adoption of S1000D by DoD will add a new layer of complexity but will potentially save in production costs. With training now one of the largest consumers of technical data, a growing number of organizations are asking, "Shouldn't our technical data and training content be coordinated and produced in a common environment? Shouldn't our data be managed by common specifications?"

XyEnterprise, IDSI, Eduworks, and Paul Haslam of O'Neil & Associates are helping to answer these questions by combining their expertise into a collaborative team effort. Each team member is contributing its strengths and dedication in support of the Memorandum of Understanding between ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning), TPSMG and AIA signed at the 2004 S1000D User Forum. Data integration projects like XCOMPA helps to position S1000D within the ADL and training transformation initiatives, while helping to increase awareness and understanding of ADL and SCORM across the technical publication community.

With IDSI, XyEnterprise, Eduworks and Paul Haslam of O'Neil & Associates, a non-traditional collaboration is formed that unites technical data, training content and learning technologies expertise. It mirrors the need to integrate technical and training data, along with technical data and training organizations for next generation S1000D content development. Gafford and team acknowledged that content reuse is a planned activity that does not happen by accident. The Navy is looking for products that provide effective solutions that set the foundation needed to build their next generation shared technical data and training content model in S1000D. That next generation idea will include test and evaluation, in-service engineering and simulations.

"We are pleased to continue expanding the use of XyEnterprise technologies throughout the Navy with our support for this important research project," says Louis Iuppa, VP of Business Development at XyEnterprise. "XyEnterprise's Content@ and XPP (XML Professional Publisher) have proven to be an effective solution for providing the foundation the Navy needs to build their next generation shared technical data and training content model. XyEnterprise's Content@ is used to create, manage and deliver most of the SGML and XML content in the US Navy today; we greatly value our role as a technology partner and as an integral component of the Navy's publishing infrastructure."

XCOMPA is the second phase of a three-phase planned research and development project that explores legacy data-to-S1000D conversion processes, effective reuse techniques, data module transformation into SCORM assets, and electronic distribution of select data modules to end users. The approach will leverage NAVSEA's existing deployment of XyEnterprise's Content@ content management software and its S1000D processing capabilities.

The S1000D/SCORM integration team will be available at the S1000D User's Forum in Clearwater, Florida from May 30 through June 2 to discuss the XCOMPA project. To speak with them, please visit the XyEnterprise Booth (No. 9) in the exhibit hall.

About XyEnterprise

XyEnterprise helps simplify and expedite the automated creation and delivery of content across the enterprise. Named one of KMWorld's "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management", we offer configurable and scalable XML content management and publishing solutions that maximize content reusability and repurposing. Our unmatched XML expertise, the result of hundreds of successful deployments, is built upon a 20-year heritage of partnership with our customers. XyEnterprise's content management and delivery solutions have been implemented by companies in publishing, financial services, government, manufacturing, high tech and aerospace/defense. The company's headquarters is in Wakefield, Massachusetts, with locations throughout North America, Europe, Pacific Rim and Latin America. For additional information, please contact XyEnterprise at 781.756.4400 or visit www.xyenterprise.com.

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