Daminion Upgrade To Version 3.7
Vendor, Daminion Software, have announced version 3.7 of their desktop client/server DAM system of the same name. The key new feature is Active Directory (AD) integration so […]
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Adobe SmartPic: A Brief Glimpse Of Metadata Insight?
Last week, Adobe’s PR people sent us a variety of links in relation to their summit which were demonstrations of technologies from their ‘labs’ research division. One example which is specifically about DAM is called SmartPic. There is a quote below, but to understand the first issue I will discuss, …
Continue reading »The Need For DAM Architectural Strategy: Seeing The Bigger Picture And Doing Something About It
It is a month since we published the What’s Holding DAM Back? series of article which was written by Jeff Lawrence, David Diamond and myself. Previous to that we published, our critique of current DAM innovation which used Jeff’s CMSWire article as a primary source. There have been a some …
Continue reading »DAM Guru Program Extended To Offer Freelance Assistance – Advice For Prospective Clients
The DAM Guru Program (DGP) which is sponsored by DAM vendor, Picturepark, announced on Tuesday that they are now matching requests for freelance assistance with registered gurus, in addition to full-time jobs:
“DAM Guru Program is now two years old and more than 650 signups strong. To enable …
Continue reading »Brandworkz Update To Version 6.3
DAM vendor, Brandworkz, have recently released an updated edition of their flagship Brand Asset Management software. As per the current theme of early 2015, the release is mostly oriented towards tweaks and general maintenance updates rather than brimming with new innovations:
- Asset alerting – emails with details of new
What’s Holding DAM Back? – Three Part Special Feature
Today, we have published a multi-contributor, three-part feature article series on the theme: What’s Holding DAM Back? The subject is tackled from three perspectives: customers, vendors and the media, with each author addressing one of the aspects. The writers are: Jeff Lawrence of consulting group, Celerity (and a …
Continue reading »Feature Article: Who Needs A DAM Librarian? Part Three – An Open Cover Letter
Deborah Fanslow, has written the third part of her DAM News feature article: Who Needs a DAM Librarian? In Part III: Information Professionals: An Open Cover Letter she offers some advice for librarians who want to gain employment in the DAM field. The article is a comprehensive source of …
Continue reading »PhotoShelter Now Offering ‘Libris’ SaaS DAM Solution – Further DAM & Stock Media Industry Integration
As reported on CMSWire earlier this week, stock media library, PhotoShelter have recently launched Libris, a SaaS DAM solution. This follows similar moves from other larger stock media libraries such as Shutterstock and then Adobe moving into stock media (going in the other direction). PhotoShelter appear to have …
Continue reading »DAM Foundation Digital Asset Management Training Courses
Over on DAM Guru this month, there is an interview with Elizabeth Keathley and Mark Davey from DAM Foundation about the training courses they offer. In particular, they discuss the trials they faced when attempting to partner with an established ‘bricks and mortar’ educational institution:
“Recognizing the …
Continue reading »Widen Release Media Collective Version 8.0
The timing of this update from Widen regarding their Media Collective SaaS DAM might not be entirely ideal (from their perspective) as a segue to our recent item about DAM innovation (or lack thereof). I would imagine they might prefer to take an alternative view. Here are the highlights:
- Targeted
DAM Innovation – Who Hit The Pause Button? (Part 2)
In part one of this two part series, I discussed how the level of innovation in the Digital Asset Management industry has reached a plateau recently which the evidence suggests it cannot now advance beyond. I made reference to Jeff Lawrence’s CMSWire article as it contained an aggregated selection of …
Continue reading »DAM Foundation Ten Core Characteristics Update – Vendor Compliance Reviews
DAM Foundation have recently announced that they are now testing DAM vendors for their ten core characteristics, based on an article Elizabeth Keathley wrote last year. The ten attributes are formalised in this article by Mark Davey. They have checked and approved about 16 different vendor products …
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