10 CMS For Photo Galleries
CMS Critic has a breakdown of 10 Content Management Systems for photo galleries. The products covered include: Coppermine Tiny Web Gallery Plogger Pixelpost phpAlbum Zenphoto […]
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Metadata 101: Building A Solid Foundation, Webinar, 14th July 2011, 10am PT
One of our featured DAM vendors, WebDAM are running series of webinars on Digital Asset Management. The first is: “Metadata 101: Building A Solid Foundation” on 14th July 2011 at 10am (PT).
“Metadata is a core component to digital asset management and powerful tool when used effectively. In …
Continue reading »The Semantic Web Video Project
Semanticweb.com has an interview with Thomas Steiner of Google Italy where the “SemWebVid” project is discussed which is part of the wider EU sponsored I-SEARCH initiative. I-SEARCH is seeking to developer the first search engine that can cope with a range of multimedia and multimodal content (text, 2D image, sketch, …
Continue reading »NetXposure Releases Version 6.0 Of DAM Solution
One of our featured DAM vendors, NetXposure have released version 6 of their DAM solution. The new features include:
- Enhanced InDesign integration
- Automated QR code generation
- Expanded social media integration including support for publishing to YouTube, Flickr and WordPress
- Enhanced REST interface
- Team collaboration and workflow enhancements
- Transcoding engine
“Half Of All Major Marketing Automation Vendors To Develop Applications Specifically For iPads by 2016” – According To Gartner
A somewhat contentious proposition by Gartner, but I guess it’s 5 years away and by the time we get to 2016, few people may remember their prediction anyway. If they are true, I think this line might have more to do with the iPad’s success than its unique features as …
Continue reading »3 Considerations When Using DAM Consultants
Edward Smith, writing on the Extensis DAM Learning Centre discusses 3 benefits of using Digital Asset Management consultants to help with a DAM system implementation project:
- The delivery process is composed of 3 elements: people, processes, and technology. The technology is only one of these and good DAM consultants will
Webinar: Next Steps In Efficient Digital Asset Management, Thursday 30 June 2011, 4pm (CT)
One of our featured DAM Vendors, ADAM, are holding a webinar: “Next steps in efficient DAM usage” on Thursday 30 June 2011, 4pm (CT). The 30 minute presentation is being lead by DAM consultant, Michael Moon of Gistics and will cover:
- Structuring workflows linked to business process management
ResourceSpace 4.2.2816 Released
One of our featured Open Source DAM systems, ResourceSpace has been updated with a new release: 4.2.2816. The popular PHP based DAM system includes a number of maintenance features, including:
- Search pages updated to offer the ability to sort on fields that aren’t display fields.
- Translation/Language improvements
- Added new
O’Reilly Strata Conference – Making Data Work, September 22-23, 2011
The O’Reilly Strata Conference: “Making Data Work” is being held between 22nd and 23rd September, 2011. It has a wide ranging brief and hopes to cover numerous different elements of modern data usage. Speakers include: Drew Conway (New York University), Hilary Mason (bit.ly) and Peter Warden (OpenHeatMap).
“At our …
Continue reading »Alfresco Team – “Content Collaboration Platform” Or Serious Open Source DAM Competition?
Alfresco, who often appear to have a semi-detached take on the Digital Asset Management market yesterday released ‘Alfresco Team’ which is touted by them as a “Content Collaboration Platform” – or a DAM system to use an alternative term more familiar to readers of sites like this one. The basic …
Continue reading »Open Source DAM Myths
In this special feature exclusive to DAM News, Ralph Windsor, a senior partner in DAM Consultants, Daydream de-bunks 10 myths about open source software. Amongst those considered include:
- Open source software costs no money
- Open source and Cloud DAM are different
- Open source DAM Is Not ‘Enterprise’
- Open source DAM
Annoying ECM Marketing Jargon #ecmbanned
John Mancini writing on The Digital Landfill blog is collecting a range of annoying ECM marketing jargon. This is a follow up to his earlier coverage of 18 words or phrases that should be banned from marketing, sales, corporate communications featured in the book Content Rules by Ann Hadley and …
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