I have recently written a feature article for DAM News about Artificial Intelligence and how it can be applied to cataloguing digital assets. I have a fairly sceptical attitude towards how effective many of these technologies are, but I have to acknowledge both that end users are interested in …
Continue reading »The Atlanta DAM Meetup group recorded a podcast of their last meeting where (amongst other topics) they discussed DAM innovation and the What’s Holding DAM Back? series we ran on DAM News recently. The audio file is hosted on Elizabeth Keathley’s site, I will refrain from discussing the content …
Continue reading »Vendor, Daminion Software, have announced version 3.7 of their desktop client/server DAM system of the same name. The key new feature is Active Directory (AD) integration so users can login with the same credentials as their corporate workstation:
“Integration with the Windows Active Directory allows the Daminion Server …
Continue reading »Last week, Adobe’s PR people sent us a variety of links in relation to their summit which were demonstrations of technologies from their ‘labs’ research division. One example which is specifically about DAM is called SmartPic. There is a quote below, but to understand the first issue I will discuss, …
Continue reading »It is a month since we published the What’s Holding DAM Back? series of article which was written by Jeff Lawrence, David Diamond and myself. Previous to that we published, our critique of current DAM innovation which used Jeff’s CMSWire article as a primary source. There have been a some …
Continue reading »The DAM Guru Program (DGP) which is sponsored by DAM vendor, Picturepark, announced on Tuesday that they are now matching requests for freelance assistance with registered gurus, in addition to full-time jobs:
“DAM Guru Program is now two years old and more than 650 signups strong. To enable …
Continue reading »DAM vendor, Brandworkz, have recently released an updated edition of their flagship Brand Asset Management software. As per the current theme of early 2015, the release is mostly oriented towards tweaks and general maintenance updates rather than brimming with new innovations:
Today, we have published a multi-contributor, three-part feature article series on the theme: What’s Holding DAM Back? The subject is tackled from three perspectives: customers, vendors and the media, with each author addressing one of the aspects. The writers are: Jeff Lawrence of consulting group, Celerity (and a …
Continue reading »Deborah Fanslow, has written the third part of her DAM News feature article: Who Needs a DAM Librarian? In Part III: Information Professionals: An Open Cover Letter she offers some advice for librarians who want to gain employment in the DAM field. The article is a comprehensive source of …
Continue reading »As reported on CMSWire earlier this week, stock media library, PhotoShelter have recently launched Libris, a SaaS DAM solution. This follows similar moves from other larger stock media libraries such as Shutterstock and then Adobe moving into stock media (going in the other direction). PhotoShelter appear to have …
Continue reading »Over on DAM Guru this month, there is an interview with Elizabeth Keathley and Mark Davey from DAM Foundation about the training courses they offer. In particular, they discuss the trials they faced when attempting to partner with an established ‘bricks and mortar’ educational institution:
“Recognizing the …
Continue reading »The timing of this update from Widen regarding their Media Collective SaaS DAM might not be entirely ideal (from their perspective) as a segue to our recent item about DAM innovation (or lack thereof). I would imagine they might prefer to take an alternative view. Here are the highlights:
