In this post on techtarget.com, Beth Stackpole discusses some quotes from various industry commentators and WCM/DAM end users who have their own take on the convergence of WCM and DAM, a trend we have observed for some time:
“While some Web content management tools have been enhanced …
Continue reading »Kas Thomas, writing on his assertTrue() blog discusses the XMP embedded metadata standard and contends that it is likely to be come ubiquitous and widely adopted due to its inclusion in consumer content generation devices like cell phone cameras. He also cites its adoption as an ISO standard (ISO/DIS …
Continue reading »Mirroring my own sentiment about the progress of the semantic web (that the promise is currently heavily in debt to the reality), Danny Ayres writing on his personal blog declares that the Semantic Web requires “a big kick up the backside” before it acquires any useful value rather than the …
Continue reading »ICS Solutions are hosting a series of seminars on SharePoint 2010 in Reading and Basingstoke (UK) in June with specific reference to deciding whether to host in the Cloud or go for an ‘on premise’ installed edition:
“Microsoft SharePoint Server can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. This …
Continue reading »Earlier this year, we reported that Leala Abbot was compiling a technically oriented spreadsheet listing all known Digital Asset Management Vendors (no easy task). An updated copy is now available, please visit Leala’s blog to contact her and request access.
“To try and make sense out of the …
Continue reading »Private equity investment group, North Bridge Venture Partners, has released the results of its annual Future Of Open Source survey in conjunction with 20 collaborators. Unlike previous years, the vendor/non-vendor split was 40/60 in favour of the latter. The results indicate that within the next five years, it …
Continue reading »European picture agency organisation (CEPIC) has teamed up with the IPTC to produce a new handbook of standards for image metadata. The handbook, which will be launched at the CEPIC Congress in Istanbul, Turkey on 20th May 2011, provides readers with a legal framework for metadata use, reference charts on …
Continue reading »OnlineVideo.net has an excerpt from Jan Ozer’s book: Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and Html5 where the three main types of video streaming are discussed: Streaming (“True Streaming”), Progressive Download and Adaptive Streaming, . If you are new to the world of video streaming, this article is an excellent …
Continue reading »Phase One, who acquired Expression Media from Microsoft last year have released an updated version and renamed it ‘Media Pro’ (which was the original name when Microsoft first bought it from iView Multimedia). The new edition resolves a number of issues with Expression Media and is being offered at a …
Continue reading »One of our featured Open Source DAM Vendors, Nuxeo, have released version 1.3 of their DAM solution. Nuxeo DAM now includes closer integration with their core ECM platform and is able to support three new features as a result:
This article by Thom Hogan was discussed on a recent Controlled Vocabulary group posting and although published last year, it may be of interest to other DAM professionals (especially photographers and those interested in digital images). The piece presents a concise critique of DNG and why you should be wary …
Continue reading »The Department of State 2011 SharePoint Conference: “Share the Power!” starts on Monday (16th May) in Washington DC (USA). The conference has 30 speakers and the keynote from Dux Raymond will cover:
