Digital Assets News & Articles

Digital Asset Management software has been around for more than two decades. In fact, Photoshop 1.0 was released only a few years before the first commercial DAM software became available. Since those days, Photoshop has become so popular that the product name is now used as a verb by people who have never even used the program. By contrast, DAM remains something we must explain over and over.

Well, that DAM week is over. And, in recent digital asset management news, Netx combines with ConceptShare, ADAM 5 and TACTIC 4.0 emerge, DAMNY 2013 is now a memory and Brandworkz unveils multiple version outputting.

It’s been a DAM busy week, so let’s get started. In recent digital asset management news, America’s massive Digital Public Library opens its virtual doors, Daminion and Razuna update, Tandem unveils its cloud-based Vault and the DAMMYs open again for submissions. 

In common with most types of business oriented software, DAM systems need to have business case that can demonstrate an opportunity to gain a positive ROI (Return On Investment). While all this is obvious stuff that you don't need an MBA to understand, proving an ROI case is harder than it might superficially appear.

A new month and new upgrades from OpenText. This time it tackles the problem of large file transfers with the release today of version 7.2 of its Media Management offering, as well as the release of Portal for Media Management.

The DAM week has gone by already. In recent digital asset management news: NetXposure’s Keyword helper, findability, Elvis and Woodwing’s Enterprise, DRM and Dr. Berners-Lee and Zoom 4.0 from evolphin. 

It’s been a busy DAM week, so let’s get started. In recent digital asset management news: KIT Digital DAMs its Cosmos System, Superior reps WoodWing, 2013 predictions, Nativ launches its Mio SaaS, manufacturers’ DAM needs, smaller is better ... and more. 

A fellow Digital Asset Management (DAM) professional asked me whether I believe part of our job was to minimize liability within an organization. I answered yes. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why this is true and why organizations use this (in part) as another justification to acquire, implement and use Digital Asset Management properly.

When you are looking for advice on purchasing digital asset management systems, there is a lot of information about essential features and more technical elements, but information on how to manage the purchasing process is often harder to find.

Yet another DAM week has passed us by. And, in recent digital asset management news, Picturepark offers gurus an adaptive metadata, Widen updates, North Plains celebrates 2012 and here are six DAM questions.

At the beginning of my DAM career, I consulted on a project for a client who was an absolute pleasure to work with. Not only did they have hot coffee and delicious pastries in the meeting room every morning, they also bought me lunch every day. They were a smart, friendly and polite group of people in dire need of a DAM solution for their collection of over 300,000 photos. Unfortunately, the entire project was a disaster because the only thing I did while onsite with them was drink coffee and eat pastries!

Digital asset management software provider Picturepark has released version 8.4 of its system, which seeks to move the focus from managing files to managing content.

The DAM week is behind us, and, in recent digital asset management news: tips on asset and metadata management, Celum’s boffo year, a new experience for WebDAM, compare your salary and is your agency worth a DAM?

This DAM week has gone by quickly. And, in digital asset management news: a Glossary rises, Razuna touts new functions and Telestream upgrades.

It’s been yet another DAM week, and, in recent digital asset management news: DAM glossary, the DAM Value Chain, Windows Azure to the rescue, Shakespeare didn’t know DAM and TACTIC for Mac.