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Announcing the BitWise DocuWiki

The first major update to the BitWise web site since the new design unveiled in May will be the conversion of the documentation into a wiki. While this may initially sound very ho-hum, this is actually a very exciting change! The benefits of the new DocuWiki will be:

• Expanded documentation will cover many more elements of BitWise
  
• The straightjacket presentation in use in the current documentation will be removed
  
• Many links will make it very easy to rapidly explore BitWise and its many capabilities
  
• A community approach will allow better, more thorough documentation
  
• The documentation will gain a powerful search capability
  
• It will be easier than ever [for anyone] to update the documentation as BitWise evolves
  
• Documentation for routers and firewalls can be easily expanded by those using them
  
• The valuable gems buried in the Tips & Tricks forum will be more accessible as part of the documentation
  
• Users will be able to earn free BitWise Plus Memberships by contributing to the DocuWiki!

These are only a sampling of the major benefits of the transition to the DocuWiki. This will be a win-win for everyone.

The new DocuWiki is probably about 80% done, but we are not yet opening the DocuWiki to the community for changes. Once we have fleshed out some remaining important articles and more thoroughly established the guidelines for editing the DocuWiki, we will open it to the community. Shortly thereafter, the existing documentation will be taken down, and the new DocuWiki will become the official BitWise documentation. Unlike many software wikis, the BitWise DocuWiki will not be a neglected "add-on" to other "official documentation." It will be the documentation.

We hope to have the new DocuWiki opened next week, and then transition from the existing documentation sometime in January. Check back soon for the unveiling of the DocuWiki, and we hope that you will join us in helping users around the world use BitWise to the max!

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