Detroit Diesel to Solve Technical Content Management Challenges
EMIGSVILLE, Pa.--March 25, 2002--Progressive Information Technologies, a leader in the information management and publishing services industry for more than 50 years, today announced that Detroit Diesel Corporation, a leader in the design, manufacture, sale and service of heavy-duty diesel and alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel engines and engine-related products, has selected Vasont as its content management system to improve the efficiency and reduce the development time of its Series 60(R)-engine's technical documentation. The comprehensive technical documentation of the Series 60(R)-engine includes over 2000 pages in the Series 60(R) Service Manual and around 100 pages in the Operator's Guide.
"After evaluating a number of content management systems, we selected Vasont because it eliminates expensive customizations and provides more flexibility with the re-use of data," said Fred Rushman, Manager, Sales Engineering of Detroit Diesel. "We anticipate that Vasont will pay for itself in less than one year -- a tremendous cost savings for us."
Detroit Diesel is able to maximize the content re-use of its technical documentation through Vasont, which automatically updates content in all of its uses throughout the entire system once a user makes a change to the original content. Vasont makes this possible through its exclusive Tag Neutral Technology(TM), which stores content separately from tags enabling content to be created and managed in XML, SGML, HTML, and WML formats and instantly published across all media channels, including print, CD-ROM, Web, and wireless. Detroit Diesel publishes its Series 60(R)-engine technical documentation on the Web and in print format. The Series 60(R) Service Manual is reprinted twice a year. Over 5000 copies are printed, semi-annually. In addition, the Series 60(R) Operator's Manual is reprinted three times a year. For this manual, over 6000 copies are reprinted.
"Our relationship with Detroit Diesel validates Vasont's position as a leading cross-media publishing system solving content management needs," said Richard Schiding, Chief Executive Officer for Progressive Information Technologies. "Technical documentation is a critical business element of any manufacturing company. Vasont provides Detroit Diesel with a faster and easier way of managing and re-purposing its content on-demand while ensuring content integrity."
Vasont reduces implementation costs because it allows custom configuration of the system at the user level without programming knowledge, and it offers product support of all available customization options. Vasont provides more than 300 automated tasks, including generating automatic e-mails, dynamic indexing, performing math calculations, automating workflow tasks, and content transformation which dynamically updates content throughout the entire system once a user makes a change to the original content.
Detroit Diesel also benefits from Vasont's seamless integration with its current publishing software and its graphical workflow feature, which enables Detroit Diesel to create simple to complex workflow patterns to establish due dates and ensure that schedules will be met.
About Vasont
Vasont(TM), formerly TARGET 2000, is a powerful cross-media publishing system that enables organizations to create, organize and manage content for publishing to print, electronic, Web, wireless and future media channels. Vasont is driven by its exclusive Tag Neutral Technology(TM) that stores content in its purest form -- free of tags. Users access and control content on demand, which is then automatically customized for any tagging scheme, enabling complete integration for various publishing needs. Vasont's customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies and spans a variety of industries, including: manufacturing, automotive, publishing, pharmaceutical and education. Vasont's impressive client list includes: WB Saunders; Lockheed Martin; American Society of Healthcare Pharmacists (ASHP); McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing Group; and Merck & Co., Inc. For more information, go to www.vasont.com.
About Detroit Diesel Corporation
Detroit Diesel Corporation, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and service of heavy-duty diesel and alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel engines and engine-related products. The company offers a complete line of engines from 22 to 10,000 horsepower for the on-highway, off-road and automotive markets and is a QS-9000 certified company. Detroit Diesel services these markets directly and through a worldwide network of more than 2,700 authorized distributor and dealer locations. Detroit Diesel is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel truck engines. Within DaimlerChrysler AG, DDC is part of the Powersystems Business Unit.