DAM Mondays: Digital asset management tip #32

Posted on January 30th, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

In case you didn’t hear about our exciting news, we had a huge release that enables you to seamlessly integrate your WebDAM with all of your other business apps.  Want to hear more about it, read today’s DAM Mondays digital asset management tip…

Tip #32

Many cloud based platforms have an API or application programming interface available so that they can be seamlessly integrated with other systems.  WebDAM is no exception. Learn about the WebDAM API on our developer’s page.

DAM Integration at its Best —WebDAM API Now Available!

Posted on January 25th, 2012 by Melissa Kelly


Get ready to fall in love with DAM all over again, because now your WebDAM can actually talk to other apps and do so much more.  WebDAM, the digital asset management leader in the cloud, has marketing and creative teams from all over the world thrilled to hear about the public release of our REST API.

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Integration in the Cloud: Finding Smarter Ways to do Business

Posted on January 24th, 2012 by Jody Vandergriff

Traditional business software is complex.  Really, really complex.  Not only do organizations get locked in to difficult implementations, requiring huge investment, hard-to-reach ROI, but they also force the expensive software to do things it wasn’t designed to do. Take SAP, for instance. SAP provides a suite of business software for enterprise resource management (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) among other things. To implement an enterprise solution like SAP, you need

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DAM Mondays: Digital asset management tip #31

Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

Today’s DAM Mondays tip talks about one of our users’ favorite features.  If you’re not already utilizing this in your DAM, then take this tip and test it out.  I guarantee this will improve your current workflows.

Tip #31

Use lightboxes to select digital assets for projects and collaborate with others.  You can share the lightbox with other users or email a lightbox link or download invite.

DAM Mondays: Digital asset management tip #30

Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

Happy MLK Day!  Begin this week with a digital asset management dream to fulfill all your image requests easily with today’s DAM Mondays tip.

Tip #30

Use the Request Manager to manage the many requests for images and brand assets that you receive.  Approve or deny access in one click.

Winner of Our DAM Customer Contest!

Posted on January 14th, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

Just to say thanks for being a DAM customer in 2011 we provided a complimentary customer contest for a chance to win an iPad 2.  We were glad to see the WebDAM love shine through during the holiday season and we’d like to say thanks to all of our customers.  As you know users were placed in a random drawing for the iPad 2.  And I bet you’re all dying to know if you’ll be the lucky new owner.

Ladies and gentlemen…

Drumroll please….

[Envelope Opens]

And the winner of our DAM Customer Contest is our very valued customer, Roy Kaltschmidt who also works at Lawrence Berkley Labs, a national organization that brings science solutions to the world.  Congratulations on being the winner of a brand new iPad 2! As a senior photographer and WebDAM admin Roy noted WebDAM as “a well thought out, user friendly database” and “easy to use for even the most novice person.”  Thanks for the kind words Roy, and now you have one of the latest sought after devices where you can stay updated with all our posts in DAM-it! The Blog and whatever else you’d like to use it for.

Cheers!

Stay tuned for more DAM customer contests.

Top 10 Web APIs — Bridging Today’s Technology

Posted on January 11th, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

Top Web APIsWith the explosion of application programming interfaces (APIs), the web has become an intermingling of technology, as if all your favorite applications got together at a speed-dating event.  Using web APIs, programmers can now mingle the capabilities of multiple applications together. By doing such, they eliminate the need of clicking through different applications—all serving different purposes. So, what is the best API deliverable? Instead of standing on opposite ends of a virtual wall, a window (with nice trimmings!) has been installed to grant data access, allowing different applications to socialize and make friends with each other.

With so many fish in the sea and increased availability of internet-based services, we all ask ourselves “What are the Top Web APIs out there?” After speaking to internal and external web service experts, we have published the answer.

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Top 5 Business Apps for DAM Integration

Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

digital asset management integrationIn 2011, innovative companies invested heavily into business app integration. And, we have noticed that industry analysts have put out a spate of studies, 2012 market predictions and technology forecasts all about the growing importance of business app integration. This is, of course, exactly what Digital Asset Management (DAM) customers have felt as well.  Across the board, smart organizations are achieving faster ROI by integrating their top business apps—creating more seamless and efficient business environments.

So, imagine being able to access your documents, update customer records, automatically refresh websites with content, and control sales materials all from a centralized location—anytime and anywhere in the world. Many have already learned, it is more of a reality than a DAM fantasy. A good DAM platform seamlessly integrates into top business apps, allowing you to pull images, files, and all your digital assets from your DAM and push it to other systems. But, before you try to integrate your DAM with every appliance in your kitchen, take a look at the Top 5 Business Apps for DAM Integration.

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DAM Mondays: Digital asset management tip #28

Posted on January 2nd, 2012 by Melissa Kelly

Happy New Year!  2012 is now here along with your first digital asset management tip of the year to make sure new users get started on the right track towards DAM excellence.

Tip #28

Require your users to read and agree to your custom Terms of Use before they can register a user account.  Simply enter your terms from the General Preferences Users & Groups tab.