Category: Vendors

Over the last few years, I have witnessed a steady increase in the number of consulting clients asking for assistance in helping them select DAM vendors to supply the software used for their DAM initiatives.  This has been something of a surprise as in the past, my firm saw less …

DAM consultant and editor of DAM News, Ralph Windsor, has recently published an in-depth report, about how to buy enterprise Digital Asset Management systems.  This expert paper represents a unique opportunity to tap into the knowledge and experience of one the DAM industry’s leading voices.

“This special …

The DAM Vendor Pricing survey is currently on offer until the end of December.  As the only study of its kind in the Digital Asset Management industry, this 7500 word, 64 page report includes a wide range of exclusive, scientifically conducted research and analysis.  Covering five distinct pricing scenarios and …

DAM vendor Daminion have recently announced the release of version 6.2 of their platform.  Aimed at small to medium sized businesses, the latest improvements include:

• AI-assisted auto tagging using Google Vision
• Synonyms for custom tags
• The ability to select upload folders
• In-browser PDF previews

Daminion’s newly acquired AI functionality …

We have recently published an educational feature article written by myself and my co-contributor, Charles Russell, entitled What roles are required for DAM Vendor Selection Teams?   This is a follow-up to our previous article about building business cases for DAM solutions.

The piece examines the kind of people who …

This is request for participation from DAM vendors in an original research project.

We have been asked by a client to collect feedback from DAM vendors about the accuracy and impartiality of analyst reports as a source of advice for buyers. The research is being conducted from the perspective of …

In 2016, we published the DAM industry’s first ever vendor pricing survey and last year (in 2018) we repeated the exercise to get a more up-to-date picture of pricing trends.  Participants were sourced from the DAM Vendors Directory and invited to complete a questionnaire that covered numerous pricing scenarios.  We …

Jens Lundgaard, Founder of DAM vendor Brandworkz, has recently published an article that aims to tackle a number of issues that can arise from the inherent limitations of form-based RFPs and the often intentionally ambiguous responses they garner from prospective DAM vendors.  In his post, entitled ‘How to …

DAM vendor Extensis have just announced that they are to unite with geospatial imaging outfit LizardTech.  Extensis CEO Osamu Ikeda, praises the union in an accompanying blog post:

“With Extensis’ market leadership in digital asset and font management solutions combined with LizardTech’s state-of-the-art image compression technology, the …

DAM vendor Brandworkz,  have recently announced the release of a new version of their brand management platform.  Their last release, back in December 2017, saw an improvement in asset visibility with numerous tweaks to the user interface, including a long overdue shift to a responsive layout, improved asset …

I have recently tested the Swivle Agent – a multi-purpose connector that allows users to check-in and check-out files that are stored in Woodwing’s ‘DAM Lite’ solution Swivle.  A more in-depth review of Swivle itself was previously published by my co-contributor Ralph Windsor – in this article I will be …