News & Events

Ictect presented its Microsoft Word-based editor for Magazine Publishers at the “Going Mobile” industry briefing in New York. Ictect has collaborated with Idealliance to develop this editor for authors and editors in magazine publishing. It allows authors and editors to easily create content using Microsoft Word and deliver PRISM-based XML. For more information on PRISM Article Editor, contact us.

Pradeep Jain from Ictect and Eric Brown from Microsoft jointly presented on “Intelligent Content Concept of Publishing 2015 and Beyond” at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. This 2-hour educational workshop focused on Air Force Publications Markup Language, and included demonstrations of Office 365 and Intelligent Content Tools with Microsoft Word. Following the workshop, Microsoft and Ictect facilitated hands-on experience of collaborative authoring and intelligent content for Air Force personnel. For more information on intelligent content in Air Force, contact us.

Ictect, Inc. presented its unique Microsoft Word and Office 365-based approach to collaborative writing and intelligent content at London Book Fair 2015. Audience included self-publishing authors and book publishers. With Ictect’s approach, authors and editors can collaborate on their manuscripts using familiar Microsoft Word and Word Online (part of Office 365), and publishes can receive high-quality XML. For more information and demonstration of collaborative writing and intelligent content for book publishing, contact us.

Ictect is offering teams of students from partnered institutions the opportunity to gain hands-on learning experience through an internship in the content architecture field. Four students from the City University of New York and two students from Gateway Technical College will be participating in this program in spring and summer. Ictect mentors Pradeep Jain and Piyush Wakde will guide the students in developing content architecture for specific documents, working with a selected department of the institution. Students will apply Ictect's author-friendly and publisher-friendly XML approach to their documents.

• Gateway Technical College students will work on Employee Handbook
• CUNY students will work on Board Committee Agendas and Board Calendars

Institutions interested in internship program can contact Pradeep Jain at Pradeep.Jain@ictect.com. An outline of the internship program is available here.

Ictect, Inc. exhibited its publisher-friendly and author-friendly XML technology at London Book Fair. Ictect offered its presentation on Alternative to Publishing Outsourcing, and outlined how the friendly-XML approach can help publishers in reducing production costs and improve turn-around time.

Press Release: GSA (OCSIT) BPA

Ictect to convert publications on publications.usa.gov to eBook format

GSA to offer eBook (section 508 compliant) publications to citizens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: January 9^th, 2013

Contact Information: Aaron Petroski, Strategic Development Manager

aaron.petroski@ictect.com

262-898-7277 ext. 571

(Sturtevant, WI) – Ictect, Inc. has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement for one base year of 12 months and four, one year options. The contract will provid eBook conversion services for the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT). The current efforts support free and low cost publication distribution to US citizens. The content being converted comes from a wide variety of agencies and organizations. Each publication converted is 508 compliant and available in epub and mobi file formats.

Ictect, Inc. completed its first eBook conversion delivery for GSA on January 4^th, 2013.

Ictect, Inc. specializes in developing Intelligent Content solutions and services with its patented technology, and has focused on methodologies and tools for increasing the efficiency, accuracy and distribution of written content within an organization. Its core technology has many cross applications for content management. Customers include the US Air Force, City University of New York, Defense Contract Audit Agency and Nelnet Petersons.

“We are excited to provide eBook content services to the GSA. We enjoy knowing that we are helping the GSA provide content to its clients and citizens in an easier and more accessible manner.”, said Pradeep Jain, President of Ictect.

Ictect’s services can be found under Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract Numbers; Schedule 70: GS-35F-0346Y and Schedule 36: GS-03F-0045Y

Ictect is pleased to annouce the collaboration with University of Wisconsin, Parkside to promote Content Architecture. In a joint effort sponsored in part by WiSys Foundation, Ictect and UW-Parkside will develop innovative content architecture training program and prototypes with industry participation. More details on this program are to be announced soon. For any questions, please email innovate@ictect.com.

Ictect is offering eBook conversion services targeted to government agencies and self-publishing authors. For participating government agencies (federal, state, local) and educational organization, the conversion services are available through GSA Schedule 36. Conversion prices are as low as 40 cents per page. In addition, Architectural and Technical services are also provided for organizations to do the conversion in-house. For details, please email hello@ictect.com

Publications Control Office at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) begins using the Intelligent Content Tools for its policies and directives. With Intelligent Content Tools, the office can easily check publication drafts and format them in accordance with DCAA Manual 5025.15 guidelines.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: March 23, 2011

Contact Information: Aaron Petroski, Strategic Development Manager, aaron.petroski@ictect.com, 262-898-7277 ext. 571

(Sturtevant, WI) – Ictect, Inc. has been recognized as one of the thirty-three 2011 “Wisconsin Companies to Watch,” an awards program presented by the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) with support from the Wisconsin SBDC Network and the Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (DEED) at the University of Wisconsin-Extension in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.

Ictect, Inc. will be honored at an awards ceremony during the inaugural Wisconsin Companies to Watch gala on May 5, 2011, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.

Ictect, Inc. specializes in developing Intelligent Content Architectures with its patented technology, and has focused on methodologies and tools for increasing the efficiency, accuracy and distribution of policies and procedures within an organization. Its core technology has many cross applications for content management. Customers include the US Air Force, City University of New York and Nelnet Petersons.

“We are honored to receive this award. Organizations of all sizes recognize the critical need for managing their Policies and Procedures, and we hope this award will serve as a testimony for our work.”, said Pradeep Jain, President of Ictect.

“I’m pleased to recognize the winners of the Companies To Watch Award,” said Department of Commerce Secretary Paul Jadin. “These companies are poised for future growth and will help drive investment and job creation in Wisconsin.”

"CTW acknowledges companies at the crucial stage of growth where financial potential, concept and management have been established, and attracting talented workers, solid vendor relationships and access to peer learning are key components of future growth," added Gayle Kugler. The Edward Lowe Foundation's studies have shown second-stage companies are the ones who generate jobs and economic growth in their communities.

Companies making it to the Wisconsin Companies to Watch list are a remarkable group of second-stage companies. Defined as having 6 to 99 full-time-equivalent employees and generating $750,000 to $50 million in annual revenue or working capital from investors or grants, these companies form the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy. Representing all regions of the state and a diverse range of industries, companies like Ictect, Inc. are known for their exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, creation of innovation or use of innovation in creative ways, and their sustainable competitive advantage.

During 2006-2008, Wisconsin's resident companies averaged more than 34,000 second-stage establishments, according to YourEconomy.org, an online resource of the Edward Lowe Foundation. Those second-stage companies employed more than 822,000 workers (that's more than 36 percent of the jobs created by companies headquartered in the state).

Winners were selected by judges from the banking, economic development, entrepreneurial and angel communities.

Wisconsin Companies to Watch is presented by the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) with support from the Wisconsin SBDC Network and the Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (DEED) at the University of Wisconsin-Extension in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.

Support for Wisconsin Companies to Watch is generously provided by the Wisconsin SBDC Network, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC, Kenosha Area Business Association, Madison Gas and Electric and Thrive. Additional services are provided by Wisconsin Economic Development Association and BioForward.

June 16, 2010 - Marc Haines, Senior Architect from Ictect, Inc. will be presenting at Air Force e-Publishing Conference 2010, Southbridge, MA.

Abstract: Ictect is demonstrating a proof-of-concept implementation of the Air Force Interactive Publishing concept, based on an open source Web platform. The purpose is to show how existing XML content can be leveraged to effectively deliver in multiple formats. The system features dynamic content delivery, where only the relevant content is served, instead of an entire document, resulting in substantial bandwidth savings. Enhanced search and user-driven content viewing further boost the productivity and improve the user-experience. The Air Force Departmental Publishing Office has strategically developed its XML content over the past years. This demonstration shows its ability to deliver content to the end user, regardless of media, at the time and location needed.

May 20, 2010 - Marc Haines, Senior Architect from Ictect, Inc. will be presenting at Gilbane San Francisco on "Semantic Technologies – Foundation for Smarter Online Business"

Abstract: The ability to accurately and efficiently insert XML markup into documents is a critical part in the overall content management process. The availability of rich and meaningful markup in documents is a key enabler for many of the downstream content management activities, such as multichannel publishing, advanced quality control, and granular search. It is easier to create markup that reflects structural properties of a document than capturing context-sensitive and domain-specific concepts. Consequently, there is often a lack of semantic markup. However, to leverage the full potential of advanced content management technologies, it will be necessary to move further along the continuum from structural to rich semantic markup. This presentation examines a number of strategies to facilitate the inclusion of more semantic markup. A demonstration will illustrate how these strategies can be applied based on examples from health care or XBRL scenarios.

March 31, 2010 - Ictect, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Air Force Departmental Publishing Office (AFDPO) has completed its first year of using the icTools software for production of Air Force Policies and Directives. The AFDPO uses icTools for tagging and formatting documents, and integration of supplements and interim changes.

February 25, 2010 - Pradeep Jain, Business/IT Architect from Ictect, Inc. made a presentation at the Intelligent Content 2010 Conference in Palm Springs, California.

Abstract: The session offered an overview of the intelligent content architecture used for managing policies and directives for the Air Force e-Publishing site, part of the Air Force Public Information Management System (AFPIMS). The session focused on the transition from an outsourced process to in-house production.