Extensis Update Portfolio Server
Extensis have upgraded Portfolio Server and Portfolio Studio to version 9.5.3. The point release includes these enhancements: Server administration shortcut: A desktop shortcut that will […]
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68% Of US Consumer Internet Connections Are Not Ready For HD Video
StreamingMedia.com carried an article last week on the poor performance of the majority (68%) of US consumers broadband connections were not meeting the definition of true broadband speed (4Mbps down, 1Mbps up). The article was based on a US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) report from 2009.
Tim Siglin, the …
Continue reading »Guidelines For Handling Image Metadata
The Metadata Working Group which counts Adobe, Nokia, Sony, Apple and Microsoft amongst its number has recently published an updated set of guidelines for handling image metadata:
“Consumer sharing of still images has exploded with the maturing of Internet services for the storage, manipulation, and sharing of pictures. However, …
Continue reading »Christmas Gifts For DAM Professionals: Western Digital 2TB External Hard Drive
If there’s one piece of kit any serious DAM pro needs, it’s a lot of storage to retain all of those precious digital assets. Even if you use a DAM provided by a service provider or your organisation’s own enterprise installed DAM system, having a decent amount of capacity to …
Continue reading »The Semantic Web And The Problems It Will Try To Solve
Web design guru, David Siegel has written an article “What Is The Semantic Web” appearing on SemanticFocus.com which gives a succinct description of what the fuss is all about if you’re still struggling to understand this emerging area. Instead of explaining each of the latest buzzwords, he characterises many of …
Continue reading »2011 To Be “The Year Of CMIS”
Stefan Waldhauser writing on The Digital Landfill blog predicts that 2011 will be the “Year of CMIS” and offers eight reasons why:
- CMIS is the “SQL” for Enterprise Content Management
- CMIS is supported by the main industry players
- CMIS is accepted by customers*
- CMIS will end vendor lock-in
- CMIS enables
Christmas Gifts For DAM Professionals: Canon LiDE 700F Photo Film And Document Scanner
Ideal for home office or studio use, the Canon LiDE 700F Photo (9600dpi Advanced CCD technology), Film And Document Scanner will scan a range of media assets including photographs, film and documents. For exceptional detail and enlargements, scan 35mm film at up to 9600dpi. [Read More]
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…Continue reading » Document Management Disasters Of 2010
The Digital Landfill blog describes what they call “Great moments in Document Management” for 2010. These might be great for DM solution vendors and consultants looking for case studies to demonstrate to prospective clients the risks of failing to manage documents and records properly, but they aren’t what you would …
Continue reading »Christmas Gifts For DAM Professionals: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant
Wondering what to get the DAM professional in your life this Christmas? As the holiday season gets into full swing, here’s the first of our suggested list of stocking fillers:
“Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers …
Continue reading »Amazon S3 Increases Individual Asset Size Limit To 5TB
In a further significant move for the use of Cloud based storage for Digital Asset Management, Amazon have announced on their web services blog that their S3 service will now handle objects (files or digital assets) up to 5TB in size. This makes S3 a serious proposition for storage of …
Continue reading »How Analogue Thinking Can Impact The Scalability Of Your DAM
In this article, Leala Abbot writing in the Off The Shelf blog discusses how applying analogue methods to asset cataloguing (where every detail about an asset will attempt to be recorded) can negatively impact archivists productivity and the resulting scalability of the DAM. Although she is considering preservation and museum …
Continue reading »SharePoint Book Reivews: Professional SharePoint 2010 Branding And User Interface Design
Perfect for SharePoint developers or user interface designers tasked with the creation of customised, intuitive user interfaces for their SharePoint 2010 applications, Professional SharePoint 2010 Branding and User Interface Design By Jacob J. Sanford and Randy Drisgill covers topics from branding basics to advanced branding design for large-scale changes to …
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