Smart Communications, Inc.

SMART Communications, Inc., New York, offers software and services for electronic publishing, Controlled English authoring, eLearning and globalization. We assist companies to write, simplify, translate and publish multilingual technical documentation for global markets.

Smart-STE Specification sheet for software and services.

Fast Return on a penny investment
Penny a word

An IBM software usability study stated that a penny per word spent on simplification and DITA returns $100 in cost avoidance, error reduction and improved customer satisfaction. We agree.

SMART Software tools for Simplification and Globalization

checker is a sophisticated grammar checker that uses 10,500 rules, Controlled English dictionaries and artificial intelligence to simplify texts. Available for Adobe FrameMaker 7.1-11, WebX UltraXML, Microsoft WORD, JustSystems XMetaL, PTC Arbortext Editor. SEE DEMO

This SMART software tool quickly extracts hidden knowledge and terminology to build your product dictionaries and engineering glossaries.

This SMART software tool manages, controls and distributes the Controlled English Dictionaries. Share your dictionaries for global collaborative authoring teams. ALL RULES AND LEXICONS ARE EASY TO CUSTOMIZE.

Texts are written in Controlled English, can use the SMART Translator software to make fast, accurate full-sentence sentence translations.

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Best Book - for Quality of Information, Best Practices

John Smart, joins author and speaker, Larry P. English to write Chapter 14 about how Controlled English can avoid costly mistakes in global documentation and communications.
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SMART Professional Services
eLearning courses - "How to Write Controlled English". We offer on-site and Internet Training. Request a course outline, 2010 schedule and costs.	Technical Writing Services We offer contract writing services to simplify existing documentation. We use our software tools and methods.
Language Translations We offer translation services from Visit our Idea Gallery to learn how Controlled English has saved our clients time and money. Controlled English texts into other languages. Request Free quote.	Simplification Services We simplify consumer, legal, banking, insurance, medical forms into Plain English. Request Free Quote. Controlled English is a global communications tool that uses 1% of the English Language to reach 192 countries. © 2013 Smart Communications, Inc., New York. All Rights Reserved. Updated: 04/06/2013
We provide the MAXit Checker designed to check Aircraft Component Maintenance manuals (CMM) for compliance to ASD-STE Simplified English. NOT CONVINCED? Send us a sample, see QuickLook above.

Some of the industries we serve
Automotive, Mining Equipment, Aerospace, Banking, Finance, Military, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductors, Education, Gaming, Law enforcement, Healthcare, Telecom, Power Generation, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals, Railroads, Maritime, Process Control, Government, Oil and Gas, Publishing, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Test and Measurement, Software, Information Technology, Consumer Electronics, Tourism

Curious? Request a FREE test sample on your text.

We welcome pre-sales question and inquiries.

We offer a full license of the MAXit Checker, starter set of Controlled English dictionaries and email support. Ideal for prototypes, proof-of-concept and single-users. Request by email.