RE: Influencing Adobe on FrameMaker

["Karen Koldyk" <kkoldyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We are seriously considering Arbortext Epic at the moment. Also looked at Xmetal and Interleaf's Bladerunner product but they really don't meet our needs. Are you aware of others?

Karen Koldyk
SQA Tech. Writer
Fleming Companies Inc.
kkoldyk@email.fleming.com
(405)858-6574

>>> Mike Tatro <tatro@vsi.com> 06/27 4:35 PM >>>
Mark-

Personally, I'd love to hear what you find out about competing tools.

"Right now" never lasts for very long is this profession. At one time,
Interleaf was the best tool out there, so that's what I used. Interleaf
dropped the ball, so I moved to FM. I'm not an Adobe shareholder, nor am I
in love with or married to this tool. It just happens to meet my needs
(barely) for the moment (Adobe, are you listening?).

Please keep us all in the loop.

Warmest Regards,
Michael L. Tatro
Documentation Manager
V-Systems, Inc.
tatro@vsi.com 

> But not that committed. I'm evaluating the competition as 
> fast as I can.
> As we should all be. There are some interesting products coming along.
> 
> My judgement is that FM+SGML remains, with all its faults, the best
> document processor on the market at any price.
> 
> But the faults look more glaring as each week goes by, and the
> competition gets better. I consult, and I tell my customers 
> what I know.
> These days I tell them not to commit to FM without a careful look at
> alternatives - and the list of alternatives gets longer. 

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