Nuremberg/Berlin. March 9, 2005. More quality for users of Schema ST 4 through integration of acrocheck™, the leading controlled language solutionSchema, vendor of xml-based content management systems for technical information, and acrolinx, vendor of quality assurance tools for technical documentation, announced a technology partnership today. The agreement focuses on integrating acrocheck™ into Schema ST 4. As a result, technical documentation can be produced even more efficiently through a consistent language for authoring. The standardization level of the information is substantially increased, which has a positive effect on information quality and translation efficiency.

Schema ST 4 is an xml-based content and document management system for complex information. Text and images are managed in media neutral modules and can therefore be reused in several applications.
Moreover, users of Schema ST 4 achieve a high level of standardization, which substantially increases their efficiency of documentation production.

By using both ST 4 and acrocheck™ users further increase the standardization of information and language patterns.
acrocheck™ checks for terminology, style, grammar, and spelling directly in the source text and makes suggestions for correction.

A system of language rules provides for consistency even if multiple editors work on the same document independent of each other. Comprehensive terminology management and context-sensitive language rules make acrocheck™ even more efficient in creating consistent information.
These advantages make the translation process much more efficient: the availability of standardized document patterns boosts translation memory. acrocheck™ is fully integrated into the leading editors Arbortext EPIC, Blast Radius XMetaL, TRADOS TagEditor, and Adobe FrameMaker.

Elisabeth Kraus, the business alliance manager of Schema, comments on the acrolinx Schema collaboration: ‘by integrating acrocheck into our content management system Schema ST 4, our customers receive genuine added value. This value can be seen directly in the process of producing technical information’
Oliver Collmann, director of business development at acrolinx, adds: ‘Our common goal of the integration is to further increase customer benefits of our products.’

About Schema

Schema was founded in 1995 by documentation experts and is based in Nuremberg. Schema specializes in information logistics and content management systems. A staff of more than 75 develops a range of professional systems for small, medium-sized, and large enterprises. Schema applications are based on cutting edge technology and encompass technologies like .NET, J2EE, and XML. Technology partnerships with Ahead Software, Advent 3B2, and CSC Ploenzke drive the vertical and horizontal integration of solutions in the IT landscape of Schema's clients. Customers of Schema include ABB, Agilent, Bosch, Daimler Chrysler, MAN, Siemens, AMADEUS Deutschland, Philips, TENOVIS, Stoll, and Voith.