Open Source And SaaS DAM/ECM: “A Bad Idea”?
Writing for CMSReport.com, Jim Thumma contends that Open Source and SaaS ECM providers (the “new kids on the block” as he calls them) are too […]
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SharePoint 2010 Taxonomy Goverance Webinar: 6th October
Earley Associates present a webinar on SharePoint 2010 Taxonomy Governance on October 6th:
“In this session, we will explore the Term Store and Enterprise Keyword management features along with other SP 2010 information policy management functions (such as document lifecycle management including content ownership and review and expiration dates). …
Continue reading »OpenText Unveils ECM Suite 2010
OpenText have released their ECM Suite 2010 today, the highlights include:
- Open Text Portal (from Vignette): Offers a powerful, standards-oriented portal capability that publishes content from the ECM Suite, from processes, from the Web, Open Text Social Communities, and other content sources.
- Open Text Web Experience Management (from Vignette): Offers
Razuna DAM 1.4 Released
One of our featured vendors, Razuna release an updated edition of their open source DAM platform today:
“Developers and network admins will appreciate the new backup & restore, enhanced permission settings and rich API functions. As a user, you will love that Razuna feels much snappier, has the option …
Continue reading »Flickr Now Has 5bn Images Online
As reported on WhichStockAgency.com, Flickr reached another milestone today with the 5 billionth image being uploaded:
“Here we are, only 5 short years since Flickr was started and they have over 5 BILLION images online! An enormous archive but luckily for stock photography users, some of the …
Continue reading »Controlled Vocabularies Compared With Full Text Search
Lesley Mackenzie-Robb, writing on vantaggio-learn.com compares free text searching and controlled vocabularies.
She makes the point that while Controlled Vocabularies should theoretically provide an enhanced search experience because they offer the user a more focussed and subject oriented range of options to narrow searches, there is subjectivity involved in …
Continue reading »Six Tips for Managing ECM Change
Jom Thumma, writing for CMSReport.com describes six tips for managing the organisational changes bought about by implementing ECM solutions:
- Assess change readiness
- Communicate the reasons for change
- Develop concrete plans
- Reveal how changes will affect employees
- Present a united front
- Manage resistance
“Change management planning revolves around a specific, …
Continue reading »Extensis Release Portfolio Digital Media Archive Server Update
Extensis have released an updated edition of Portfolio Digital Media Archive Server:
“Today we introduced a new addition to our line of Digital Asset Management (DAM) products: Portfolio Studio™. This is image archive server was developed for small teams to allow for automatically archiving and centralized access to photos …
Continue reading »Createasphere DAMMY Award Winner Announced
Createasphere have announced that they have selected Jason Bright of Media Beacon as the winner of their DAMMY of the year award:
“The goal of the DAMMY Awards is to raise awareness of the rapidly evolving, increasingly crucial role of digital asset management (DAM); to promote creative and technical …
Continue reading »HTML5: What Video Producers Need To Know
Jan Ozer discusses HTML5 on OnlineVideo.net and in particular the implications for video producers of a move away from plug-in based video delivery technologies like Flash towards native browser solutions. The main point is that HTML5 will likely not add much in terms of user experience if your DAM system …
Continue reading »Flash Media Server 4: First Thoughts
Writing on Streamingmedia.com, Tim Siglin reviews the recently released Flash Media Server 4 and discusses some its newer features, including support for multicasting and HTTP streaming:
“Adobe’s Flash Media Servers have undergone a radical set of changes in the past few revisions. FMS version 2 offered numerous iterations. …
Continue reading »Wowza Announce Licensing Agreement With Dalet
Breaking News – Wowza Media Systems, developers of the Wowza Media Server, have announced a new licensing agreement with digital media asset management provider, Dalet Digital Media Systems.
“The integration of Wowza Media Server 2 adds market-proven streaming capabilities to the Dalet MAM platform’s already powerful functionality, which includes shot …
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