Mekon have been working with DITA since the standard was released, providing DITA training, consultancy, and DITA tool selection, integration and customisation services.

Training is available through online instructor-led, scheduled courses, and on customer-site.

We are UK consultants and systems integrators focused on increasing the effectiveness of business content and technical communications through the application of process, content strategy and technology.

"Qwcode" (aka Marcus Smith) can offer Dita Open Toolkit Consulting, including the following:

1. Dita-OT Initial Configuration and Troubleshooting.
2. Dita-OT Xslt and Ant customization.
3. Dita-OT Custom Plugin Development.
4. Dita-OT Web Search using Solr.

My Website: http://qwcode.com
My Blog: http://qwcode.blogspot.com/
My Linkedin profile: http://linkedin.com/in/qwcode
My Dita-OT plugins: http://bitbucket.org/qwcode

I have several years experience implementing DITA and Content Management solutions for companies in the following sectors:

* Large hardware manufacturing, including printing systems, industrial process controls and office systems

* Software, including middleware / back office and consumer products

* Consumer electronics

* Legal services and information brokers

I provide consulting, training, design and implementation services for organizations developing knowledge products with DITA.

Recent projects include customizing the DITA Open Toolkit to produce fully brand-compliant server-based online help (with Javahelp 2.0) and PDF user guides from a single DITA map for a web-based enterprise message management application.

I am also an active member of the OASIS DITA Enterprise Business Documents Technical Sub-committee.

User seeking more information on DITA and XMetaL Author Enterprise 6.0.