• A cloud-based solution that can be used at no charge by customers new to docuglobe
• Well-established standard tool for a maximum degree of performance
• Simple, professional, and proved in the market
  
  

Sassenberg, May 25, 2020 – Secure, in compliance with directives, and easy to use – this is what an editorial management system should be like. And this holds true especially in the times we are facing. The coronavirus pandemic and the associated shift to work from home has changed the daily routines of many technical writers. It takes the right software program to successfully compile technical documentation at your desk at home. gds is therefore offering all customers new to docuglobe, a cloud-based solution of this editorial management system at no charge. With the aid of docuglobe-HOMEOFFICE, any processes required to compile technical documentation can continue to be optimized from anywhere.

 “Extraordinary situations demand extraordinary support,” explains Ulrich Pelster, Managing Director of gds GmbH. Owing to the difficult work conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, technical writers, new to the work-from-home experience should be supported to the extent possible. The high requirements that need to be fulfilled for the compilation of technical documentation also need to be met when working from home. “We would like to do our share, so we have decided to offer new customers, interested in docuglobe, our editorial management system based on MS Word, a cloud-based solution of it at no charge at all.”

Full service for new customers

gds GmbH has many years of experience in the field of technical documentation. docuglobe, the standard tool based on MS Word of the full-service provider has been proved in the market to assist technical writers with a documentation compilation process that is structured and organized. The cloud-based docuglobe-HOMEOFFICE version now offers access to the basic features of the established editorial management system from anywhere. Likewise, CE-EXPERT modules with a prepared operating manual and a standard template for use to ensure compliance with standards and directives are an integral part of the docuglobe-HOMEOFFICE version.

gds is offering free group training online to get started with the program. The scope of training comprises four days of three-hour training sessions. Further training or workshops can be provided if needed. Files created in docuglobe-HOMEOFFICE can be transferred at any time to an in-house server-based solution. “All the files can be made available as MS Word documents should a customer prefer to no longer use docuglobe after the period of free use has expired. This includes templates, modules and external files – they can all be saved as individual files and are not lost,” explains Pelster. Free-of-charge use of docuglobe-HOMEOFFICE is being offered until October 31, 2020.