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Journal of Accountancy
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Under Sarbanes-Oxley not all corporate artifacts and actions need to be documented. IT managers and CITPs can use these tips to keep Sarbanes-Oxley documentation simple.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal

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Writing Assistance Turns in Record Growth - Grows Headquaters

CNNMoney.com lists technical writing as one of the 50 Best Jobs in America in a recent report. Demand for technical writers pushes Writing Assistance to a record increase in revenue.

MINNEAPOLIS - June 15, 2006 - www.writingassist.com - Writing Assistance, the national leader in contract technical writing, announced today that first quarter revenue has increased 70 percent over the same quarter in 2005.

Writing Assistance attributes the jump in revenue to the growing request for staffing companies that are highly specialized in a niche market. By offering contract technical writers who specialize in software documentation and technical documentation, Writing Assistance has been able to capitalize on the unique documentation needs of businesses.

According to CNNMoney.com’s recent report listing the 50 Best Jobs in America, a technical writer comes in at job number 13. CNNMoney.com also predicts a 23.22 percent increase in job growth over the next 10 years indicating that the need for technical writers is not expected to slow any time soon.

“Technology companies crave contract technical writers who are entrenched in the technology industry and who have a deep understanding of the detailed technical documentation required,” said Scott Hartmann, President of Writing Assistance. “Writing Assistance technical writers focus on software and technical documentation allowing them to keep up to date on industry happenings and requirements allowing for a smooth transition into new writing projects.”

Writing Assistance contract technical writers process the complexities of the technology industry and turn them into streamlined and user-friendly documentation including any of the following:

• User guides
• Programmer’s Guides
• Software documentation
• ISO 9000 documentation
• Operator’s manuals
• Technical Reference manuals
• Maintenance Manuals
• Disaster Recovery and SOX documentation

Dedicated to offering clients a selection of local contract technical writers, Writing Assistance offers the following benefits to clients:

• Quick placement of a technical writer, as fast as two days following a request
• Ability to staff across multi-location projects, offering consistency and reliability
• Writers with experience in any industry or subject area

To request a quote from Writing Assistance, please email sales@writingassist.com or call 877-392-9772.

About Writing Assistance
Writing Assistance, Inc., a leader in contract technical writing, copy writing, web content specialists and training developers is dedicated to the proper placement of contract writers nationwide. Founded in 1991, Writing Assistance now serves over 2500 clients. Writing Assistance offers the expert writing services of more than 15,000 writers nationwide offering both on and off location services.
www.writingassist.com

SoftwareCEO.com

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Whether software documentation is designed for a company’s internal users or for a variety of end customers, one thing is for certain: Documentation that is well written, well structured, easily accessible, and thoroughly compliments the software it supports can play a significant role in a product’s overall success.

ComputerUser

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Too often companies rely upon personal knowledge and skill to recover from emergency situations or they write a multi-volume encyclopedia of recovery procedures. When disaster strikes, neither approach lends itself to rapid response.

Accounting Today

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All too often, companies either rely upon personal knowledge and skill to recover from emergency situations, or they write a multi-volume encyclopedia of recovery procedures. When disaster strikes, neither approach lends itself to rapid response.

CIO Canada

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been called the most comprehensive reform of corporate law since the Securities Exchange Act was passed in 1934. The effects of SOX are far reaching. Its provisions govern actions by management, audit committees, and boards of directors of public companies.

Software Development Times

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Writing Assistance outlines the need to know steps when approaching software documentation including:
Step 1: Create a Checklist for Your Project Team
Step 2: Define Style Sheets and Formatting
Step 3: Interview Your Users Often
Step 4: Create an Outline
Step 5: Draft a Table of Contents
Step 6: Acquire the Information
Step 7: Review Thoroughly

eMediaWire

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Writing Assistance has created a new website to help companies locate and hire the perfect, professional web content writer whose methods can improve results within content-crawling search engines.