****************** WELCOME TO SGML NEWSWIRE ****************** * * * To subscribe, send mail to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com. * * * * To receive a current table of contents and instructions * * for ordering back issues, specify "send toc" * * in the message body. * * * * (Please pass along to interested colleagues) * * * ************************************************************** "SGML COMING INTO THE MAINSTREAM" ================================= An article in Part III of the recent Seybold Special Report features an insightful examination of Microsoft SGML Author for Word, Avalanche SureSTYLE and SoftQuad Enactor. Titled "SGML Coming into the Mainstream," this article provides an in-depth analysis of how SGML has finally become a standard that non-SGML tekkies can approach with ease. "For a long time, fans of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) wondered how to get the attention of the rest of the publishing industry. Their enthusiasm for the standard was offset by SGML's reputation for being a complex and difficult discipline (and its fans' reputation for being borderline zealots).... Suddenly, all that is changing: SGML is becoming a mainstream computer and publishing technology.... Probably of far greater importance in the long run was the announcement at Seybold San Francisco '94 of SGML Author from Microsoft.... By virtue of its stature as a software vendor, Microsoft's entrance into the SGML market gives the standard a boost. But we see Microsoft's approach and commitment as even better signals of where this technology is headed.... Both Avalanche (which actually helped Microsoft develop parts of SGML Author) and SoftQuad jumped onto the Microsoft bandwagon with related products." Seybold San Francisco '94 Special Report, "SGML Coming into the Mainstream," 31 October 1994. Accompanied by screen shots of SGML Author and its companion products from Avalanche and SoftQuad, this comprehensive article takes readers through the various stages of SGML document creation. For more information about this article, contact Seybold Publications in Media, Penn. at 610-565-2480. "SGML FOR THE MASSES" ===================== The October 1994 issue of Newsletter also features an article on SGML Author, SureSTYLE and Enactor. "Nineteen ninety-four will go down as the year SGML made it into the mainstream... Finally! The long awaited entry from Microsoft into the SGML arena has (nearly) arrived. SGML Author for Word was unveiled at Seybold... Microsoft has been working with well-known SGML companies such as Avalanche, Electronic Book Technologies, Interleaf, MicroStar Software and SoftQuad, Inc." The SGML Newsletter, "SGML for the Masses," October 1994, Dale Waldt. This article includes excerpts from an interview with Michael Cockrill, a Microsoft executive who played a key role in the development of SGML Author. Cockrill explains how Microsoft has positions SGML Author and what the company's vision of the SGML market is. The article provides full descriptions and screen shots of these three new products. For more information about this article, contact Newsletter in Aurora, Colo. at 303-680-0875. ************************************************************** * SGML NEWSWIRE LIST MANAGER * * * * Linda Turner * * Corporate Communications * * Avalanche * * 4999 Pearl East Circle * * Suite 100 * * Boulder, CO 80301 * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * linda@avalanche.com * * Vox: (303) 449-5032 * * Fax: (303) 449-3246 * **************************************************************