Intelligence

To protect their populations, intelligence groups must overcome ineffective information-gathering by enabling analysts to create reports in a structured format that can be readily processed, compared, and cross-referenced so that patterns and exceptions can be discovered quickly.

To help intelligence analysts apply structure to their reports, Quark has developed a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system that runs on top of Microsoft® Word, which makes it fast to implement, easy to learn, and cost-effective.

Slow, Ineffective Techniques Hinder Information Gathering

Governments around the world know that gathering and processing intelligence information has never been more critical to the assessment and prevention of threats. But discovering patterns and anomalies in massive amounts of intelligence information has proven to be difficult and time-consuming — and when it comes to threat assessment, time is a luxury that no one has.

But how can you speed up the process when intelligence reports are just large collections of text?

Easy XML Authoring for the Intelligence Community

Did You Know?

Quark XML Author requires minimal IT support. Rather than having to maintain an entire third-party application, IT must merely install a Word plug-in that has been implemented with Microsoft technology.

To address the problem, intelligence organizations are mandating that analysts capture information according to a predefined structure. This structure, usually based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), allows computer programs to sift through intelligence automatically in order to detect patterns. For example, the U.S. intelligence community must meet directives ICD 208 and 501, which specify an XML-based format for information that's intended for the Library of National Intelligence.

To guide intelligence agents in preparing intelligence reports that comply with these and other directives, Quark developed the Pubs-XML Accelerator for Quark XML Author for Microsoft Word — an add-in to Word that lets analysts easily create structured content in the familiar Word environment.

Because Quark offers a COTS product, intelligence agencies can deploy a solution in as few as four weeks. Compared to traditional custom development and large-scale services engagements, Quark's approach offers an enormous advantage in both costs and time–to-results — without compromising functionality or quality.

How It Works

Immediate and Effective Information Sharing
Quark XML Author for Microsoft Word hides the complexity of XML from analysts who are under pressure to produce content and have no time to learn new technologies. Rather than forcing them to use tags and complex XML syntax, the Pubs-XML Accelerator plugs into Quark XML Author, freeing analysts to focus on creating compliant intelligence in the familiar Microsoft Word environment that they use today.

In addition, instead of requiring a rigid XML editor or browser plug-in with limited functionality, Quark XML Author lets analysts access Word's rich tools — such as commenting and change tracking - along with dozens of easy-to-use features that come built into Quark XML Author. With Pubs-XML Accelerator, Quark XML Author provides out-of-the-box support for Pubs-XML (IC MSP), CAPCO, ISM, and other intelligence requirements.

Learn more about Pubs-XML Accelerator for Quark XML Author.