Best practices for managing the digital media supply chain - May, 2007.

True Business Agility

Today’s agile business uses digital media in its communications mix for a competitive edge. Are you keeping pace?  Or is your enterprise content management solution holding you back?

In many organizations, digital media, including presentations, images, graphics, and video, is left out of the ECM mix.

That’s where DAM comes in. Digital Asset Management can make your valuable intellectual property available throughout the enterprise.

>> Download a new whitepaper from The Gilbane Group to learn how digital media can offer organizations true business agility.

EMS OEM Edition

ClearStory announces Enterprise Media Server OEM Edition, the industry’s first embeddable, pure Java EE digital media services engine. Providers of digital media-centric applications and workflow solutions will now have direct access to ClearStory’s award-winning platform for the development of powerful digital media solutions.

>> Read our press release

>> Learn about the EMS Platform

ExpertExperience Spotlight

Calling all customers!

Register now for ClearStory Connections 2007, our annual user conference.

This year, our event will be held on June 5th at the Javits Center in New York, just before the Henry Stewart DAM Symposium.

ClearStory Connections 2007 is free for ClearStory customers. All customers who register for ClearStory Connections by May 15 will receive a $100 discount off their Henry Stewart registration.

>> Register online or call 800-546-6600 to register by phone.

>> Learn more

Digital Media Trends Poll

Video? Audio? Photos? Flash?
What media types does your organization utilize? We're capturing the collective thoughts of our readers to help us paint a picture of the benefits DAM provides.
Take our poll and let us know what you think. We'll share the results in our next issue of Digital Media Tends.

>> Take the poll now.

Last Month's Results

Last month we asked you about the impact of DAM on your organization. All of you noted "Operational Efficiency" as a High/Extreme value driver for DAM. 83% of you placed "Marketing Effectiveness" in the High/Extreme value categories.

You also told us which departments in your organization were deriving value from DAM (See chart below).

This DAM Community

Digital Media Trends is a vehicle for sharing knowledge among thousands of other professionals tasked with managing digital media. Contribute an article, share your experiences, describe your digital media challenges, or just pick on the editor. Contact ClearStory with your ideas.

>> What do you really think?