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Canto, a digital asset management solutions provider that operates out of both San Francisco and Berlin, released the second scheduled update to their Cumulus 8 product line as promised.

Canto Cumulus is a cross-platform that enables users to organize and track their digital files. Arguably the coolest part of Canto 8.0.2, the newest version, is its compatibility with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and the forthcoming Microsoft Windows 7.

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Canto Cumulus 8.0.2: Digital Asset Management for All

With all the talk of new solutions, new technologies and new versions of technologies, it would be hard to imagine that a considerable number of companies are still having problems with the basics of digital asset management (DAM).

That would appear to be one of the primary conclusions of a new report released by the Aberdeen Group (news, site) for Widen, a provider of web-based digital asset management applications. The report says that only half of Best-in-Class organizations (53%) indicated they currently have searchable access to content.

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The Changing Role of Digital Asset Management in Marketing

Equilibrium (news, site) is making big waves in the DAM segment with its MediaRich for SharePoint solution. The product allows enterprise users to manage massive amounts of video, images and other rich media. Adding a thumbnail view and metadata search to SharePoint, with batch processing and web connectivity, creates a productive system for managing a company’s digital assets.

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MediaRich Bolsters MOSS Digital Asset Productivity

In a content management world obsessed with the dual goals of cutting costs and maintaining — or improving — quality in an ever tightening marketplace, the latest partnership between Open Text (news, site) and Endeca (news, site) should help achieve both.

Announced during the week, the two have teamed up to deliver Endeca’s Digital Asset Navigator solution on Open Text’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform.

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Improved Search in Open Text’s Digital Asset Management Solution

Digital Asset Management is an important part of any organization’s content management strategy. Whether it’s used to support web content management or enterprise content management, the requirements for a DAM solution have gone far beyond just a solution for storing digital assets.

With more and more organizations focusing on the Internet to attract, maintain and support their customers, CMSWire thought it was time to take a closer look at what is in store for digital asset management this year. And we went to some DAM providers to seek our answers.

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Digital Asset Management in 2009: Trends, Features and SharePoint Integration