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Abstract This whitepaper discusses why enterprise IT departments often utilize restricted user accounts without administrative rights, and how this impacts the installation of NIVOMAX Software and data library management. Specifically, it addresses challenges faced...
Although there are several field-proven approaches to enterprise-grade software implementation (including extension, customization, and configuration), in reality, not a single practice is meant to be a “one size fits all” when factors of time, budget, and...
In today's digital landscape, users demand seamless experiences across various devices and applications. This expectation extends to the realm of aviation, where intuitive interfaces play a crucial role in accessing and understanding complex technical content. At...
You Have Mail….. Around the globe, in offices and homes alike, the familiar “ping” of a new SMS message, email, or social media update is heard. Literally,this happens millions of times each day. As a species, we have been conditioned to respond to these signals...
In the aviation industry, the universally used formats for technical documentations and publications can be divided into two categories: Legacy and Next-generation. Legacy data often refers to the technical data compliant with the ATA 100 / iSpec 2100 and...
IETM / IETP - Fundamental Capabilities For Usage IETM / IETP applications possess, in general, features which allow users to perform tasks and consume information efficiently. They boost performance, learning and help with the standardization of practices, both new...
Aviation users nowadays are tech-savvy consumers using a vast array of modern devices with many apps installed. Most modern day users are already highly familiar with the layout and navigation of modern software interfaces, requiring minimal instruction to realize...
The Rules Will Change The veritable maelstrom of change surrounding the aviation ecosystem has impacted all levels of the industry. Passenger flights are experiencing issues with reliability, with cancellations becoming more frequent, and the number is growing as...
There are two common ways an IETM/IETP solution can be deployed, on-premise and cloud. Cloud-based solutions following the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, are hosted on the vendor’s server and accessible for the end-users online. Generally, cloud software can...
Connecting to Unconnected Solutions The inception of the world wide web has been one of the definitive moments in aviation, and human, history. The ability for anyone to be able to access information easily by connecting to a massive informational source changed...
Finding Solutions Closer To Home Amidst the turmoil of rising demand for air travel, one of the most pressing issues experienced by MROs (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) and OEM manufacturers has been part scarcity. The absence of viable parts necessary to keep...
How do Technical Publications Impact Your Organization? Organizations, much like individuals, encounter challenges when striving to move forward.Aviation, is no exception, especially in today's turbulent times. With issues ranging from technical labor shortages,...
Businesses- People Connected Companies are organic. Like the human body, businesses are composed of hundreds of components working together to achieve a goal- Growth. While the body has the brain, the best piece of software ever, companies are not as fortunate....
Dealing With New Fleet and Staff Profiles The year 2022 has experienced unprecedented changes in the aviation sector. Challenges ranging from supply chain scarcity to massive labor shortages have wracked the industry. With demand for travel returning in force,...
MRO Challenges Today MROs (Maintenance, repair, Overhaul) are an important component in the aviation ecosystem. OEMs and airlines often rely on their capabilities to provide essential repair and conversion services, and as well, their role in keeping aircraft...
By providing highly bespoke services based on accumulated service records unique to each airline customer, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul organizations (MROs) are just as vital as OEMs in assisting in keeping airplanes operational and airworthy. During the...
What Are The Components Of A Complete Technical Documentation Solution? Technical Documentation solutions are, by their very nature, complex pieces of software. Possessing a large number of specialized tools designed to help manipulate and consume...
What Are The Components Of A Complete Technical Documentation Solution? IETM / IETP technical documentation solutions are intricately wrought, possessing features applicable to specific tasks related to information management. They can have multiple components,...
Reaching Out For Stability and Solutions The aviation sector has seen its fair share of upheaval over the past 3 years. The global pandemic saw passenger flights become virtually non-existent, resulting in massive cutbacks to human resources. Some organizations...
Support is crucial to ensuring the quality and success of any enterprise software implementation project. During the deployment of an IETM/IETP solution, support is a pivotal activity required to shape and mold the product towards its complete integration into a...
Born during the golden age of air travel, the classic Boeing 707 was one of the most, if not the most popular commercial fleet during the 60s. Due to its success, air travel quickly transitioned from glamor and luxury to a common means of transportation, pushing...
Reuse of any digital content, such as a certain section of a technical publication, can be done with the simple action of copying and pasting. Although it may sound easy, the problem is when you reuse content this way, you will have to make a new, slightly altered...
Although the S1000D specification is widely regarded as the benchmark standard for exchanging technical documentation data, a transition to S1000D is also known for being expensive and operationally interruptive, making the case for the implementation often more...
Legacy conversion is the data conversion from an old format to a more modern format to better meet the current industry standards or the client's immediate operational requirements. Generally, products with extensive remaining service life will benefit from...
Even though one might not expect IETM/IETP technologies to evolve as rapidly in aviation as compared to other industries, next-generation fleets will inevitably lead to the mass production of next-generation interactive technical content. With the incoming adoption...
Although cybersecurity and data protection are two different terms, the latter can be understood as a subset of the former. Cybersecurity encompasses all the vigilant measures to protect computer systems against threats, while data protection has its locus on...
As technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, the technology used to facilitate the use and distribution of technical content is still relatively outdated. This is due to the several decades of service life pertaining to aerospace assets, which directly...
Data Sharing Dominates Exchanging critical data fairly summarizes the daily routine in the aviation sector. With each minute action, a corresponding and exponentially larger portion of data must be transferred between parties in order to maintain everything from...
As COVID travel restrictions ease, demands for flights have been gradually recovering. For the first time, there are many optimistic speculations and predictions for travel, with current numbers at 47% percent more passengers flying during 2022. North America is...
Client Contact Is Not King The pandemic limited travel globally for almost half a decade. Today, we see a dramatic increase in the number of people returning to air travel, with numbers beginning to creep towards 2019 levels. As of March 2023, revenue passenger...
General Overview With 2022 in the rearview mirror, the air travel market still faces great challenges and opportunities simultaneously. The demand for air travel continued to rise that year, growing by a massive leap of 51% over 2021 figures related to the number...
The Stage of Tomorrow Starts Today The volatility surrounding the aviation industry has been marked with near unprecedented fluctuations. The impact of the pandemic was the first tremor, leading to a cascade of factors which have shaken the vertical to its very...
Change Is Here And Now The world has undergone a massive shift in the last 4 years at the hands of the COVID pandemic. Globally speaking, these changes will be, for the better part, long lasting, or possibly permanent. Few have escaped the ramifications of the...
Employee Shortages Challenge Aviation's Return to Stability Labor shortages are mentioned almost everywhere as one of the most pressing issues facing aviation today. The COVID pandemic universally forced companies to lay off workers in record numbers. Due to the...
Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs) and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), in the most elementary terms, are technical documentation authored and published in digital formats for on-screen presentation via a compatible electronic...
Combining Basic Viewer and Builder Efficiencies Aviation does not fly in a direct path when it comes to consuming information. To say that each activity is marked by a linear path between two points would be erroneous, as the amount of data necessary to perform the...
When speaking of what qualities constitute a great IETM / IETP solution, the first thing that may come to mind may possibly be robustness or stability. Indeed, choosing faultless, well-tested software is extremely important to your operations when functioning as a...
With the gradual return of air travel demands to the Western world, profitable possibilities are slowly opening up for commercial airlines. However, this also means the various government subsidies and assistance programs will soon come to an end. Many North...
Each organization, even ones occupying the same sectors may function differently. No single software solution can cater to different needs out-of-the-box. In aerospace, due to the rigid mission-critical requirements unique to each organization, the demand for...
IAM (Identity Access Management) is a framework of policies and technologies used to manage user access to technology resources and critical information within an organization. Encompassing various data security components such as authorization, authentication, and...
With its metadata-rich structure containing vector graphics, raster graphics, and text, CGM is the preferred 2D graphic format for many international standards including the S1000D and ATA. This particular format is utilized heavily in aviation, engineering,...