Cutting Through The Fog With DAM
In this article Nolan Jones at ProPrint examines the implications of cloud computing for printing businesses and how digital asset management may allow printers to […]
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DAM Strategies For Audience Growth
In this article, SEO expert Terry Van Horne discusses how digital asset management strategies can develop target audiences across multiple media channels and the role of the Digital Asset Manager in achieving those organisational goals.
“Yes, there is a bit of optimization of videos, news, and images to get them …
Continue reading »Henry Stewart DAM 2012 Conference Line Up
Henry Stewart, the first (and at one time only) DAM conference organiser have announced the dates for each of their conference venues in 2012:
- DAM New York – May 10th – 11th
- DAM Europe* – June 25th – 26th
- DAM Chicago – September 13th
- DAM Los Angeles – November
Cantemo Release White Label Portal DAM
Following on other white label DAM offerings such as FocusOPEN which we covered last week, Swedish vendor, Cantemo have released a new version of Portal DAM which is targeted at the OEM market. Although closed source, it does offer a range of different plug-ins and is clearly aimed at …
Continue reading »EnterMedia 8.0 Released
The early 2012 surge of new DAM system releases from vendors continues this week. Entermedia have released version 8.0 of their open source DAM system. The new edition features improved layout, better handling of large scale repositories, access to recently added media and featured content:
“EnterMedia 8.0 now …
Continue reading »FocusOPEN 3.4.2 Released
One of our featured DAM vendors, FocusOPEN (who now seem to have become semi-detached from Daydream – their parent company) have released a new version of their DAM system. The blog entry with the details is mercifully short – in general and on marketing spiel too, unlike some others …
Continue reading »Createasphere Announce 2012 DAM Conference Dates
Createasphere have made us aware of their 2012 conference dates. For those readers who plan to attend one or more event, the breakdown is:
- Los Angeles – February 22-23, 2012
- New York – September 27-28, 2012
- New York (including DAMMY Awards) – September 28, 2012
- The Hague (Netherlands) – November
WebDAM Solutions Add REST API To SaaS DAM
One of our Featured Digital Asset Management Vendors, WebDAM Solutions have added a REST API to their SaaS DAM solution (as as separate add-on):
“With the REST API, developers can extend digital asset management functionality by repurposing metadata and assets residing in WebDAM or leveraging assets and metadata …
Continue reading »North Plains Release Telescope 9.1
One of our featured DAM vendors, North Plains, have released version 9.1 of their flagship product, Telescope. Last year, we mentioned that North Plains (along with Media Beacon) were one of those eager to provide iPad interface for their product. The press release is a bit short …
Continue reading »Semantic Web: The Key To More Meaningful Large Scale Digital Asset Management?
In this ReadWriteWeb article, Chris Lamb discusses how relevancy has increased significantly in importance over and above the news ‘containers’ of the past (e.g. newspapers). He considers some emerging technologies that might help people extract more meaningful content. One point he raises is that current applications are inadequate:
“The …
Continue reading »HTML5 vs Apps: Which Side Are You On?
In this Onlinevideo.net interview, Lauri Kivinen of Finnish TV broadcaster, YLE is interviewed and comes down on the side of HTML5 for content delivery:
“Big content creators are already moving away from apps. Kivinen relates that The Financial Timeshas gone with an HTML5 format with no apps required for …
Continue reading »The History Of Classification
Christine Connors, writing on the TriviumRLG blog has written a brief history of classification. This paragraph about the history of taxonomies in the enterprise stood out specifically for me:
“Taxonomies in the enterprise reach back further than one thinks, but became known to researchers in 1858 when the NY …
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