Busy group of analysts over at CMS Watch these days, releasing reports like crazy. They must be getting ready for a hot summer hiatus. The latest report to come out is called The Digital & Media Asset Management Report 2008. It reviews 10 of the leading DAM vendors in the market today as well as 8 specialty and up-and-coming vendors. Digital Asset Management is a huge priority for organizations today. As social media becomes even more important to marketing a business, they are using more and more video, audio and images to sell their wares. They are even storing these things from user-generated content. So keeping track of it all is imperative.
Vendors Reviewed
CMS Watch aims to help these organizations find a vendor that fits their requirements. Their latest report provides detailed reviews of 10 DAM vendors, including: * Open Text: Artesia DAM 6.8 * Interwoven: MediaBin 4.6.1 * EMC: Documentum Digital Asset Manager 6.1 * ADAM Software: ADAM 4.2 * Microsoft: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 * Day Software: Communiqué DAM Specialty vendors reviewed include: Xinet: WebNative Suite, MediaBeacon: R3volution Enterprise DAM Suite, Chuckwalla: Chuckwalla 5.8. And two up and coming products worthy of review are: Nstein: DAM and Apple: Final Cut Server.
Other Benefits of the Report
Along with the vendor review sections, CMS Watch has a comprehensive section on developing the business case for a DAM product and lots of advice, best practices and common pitfalls to avoid. If you don't have the money for a full fledged enterprise product and as a result, don't want to pay for a report that covers these products, you can purchase a SMB/Workgroup Edition that reviews a subset of 12 vendors that will better suit your size and pocketbook. The cost? For the enterprise version you pay US $1975 for a Team License and US $2500 for a Site License. The SMB/Departmental Edition comes in at US $895 for a Team License and US $1475 for Site License. Have a look at the Table of Contents or see what others are saying about this report.
About the Author
Barb worked for CMSWire from November 2007 through October 2013. She has over 10 years’ experience as an IT solutions architect focusing on content management and enterprise collaboration. Connect with Barb Mosher Zinck:
