*With apologies for cross-posting*
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to share with you the following announcement, which has
been issued by the Collections Trust today:
Collections Trust Announces Launch of SPECTRUM Digital Asset Management
Partners Scheme
A new SPECTRUM DAM Partner scheme for suppliers of Digital Asset
Management software has been formally launched by Collections Trust. The
first company to join is Extensis.
Full details of the Partners Scheme are online at
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/spectrum-dam-partners.
If you are a company interested in joining the scheme, information on
membership is available from this page
<http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/spectrum-dam-partner> .
The new scheme supports SPECTRUM DAM. This is the best practice guide to
integrating Digital Asset Management into existing Collections
Management practice based on, or compatible with, the SPECTRUM Standard.
For an annual fee, SPECTRUM DAM Partners receive a range of benefits,
including a commercial licence to reference SPECTRUM DAM content within
their products.
First partner Extensis has developed the Portfolio Server DAM solution
with installations in a wide number of heritage organisations, including
the Courtauld Institute in London and the Fitzwilliam Museum at the
University of Cambridge.
Richard Bamford, Extensis' EMEA Business Director says: "Extensis is
proud to be the first DAM vendor to join the SPECTRUM DAM Partner
scheme. We are committed to integrating DAMs with a wide variety of
different CMS vendors by making use of the Portfolio API and ensuring
metadata never has to be re-keyed into multiple systems".
Nick Poole, Chief Executive of Collections Trust agrees: "Working in
partnership with leading suppliers such as Extensis, Collections Trust
seeks to support museums in understanding the importance of integrating
DAM into their Collections Management practice. The new SPECTRUM DAM
Partnership offers confidence to museums in the procurement of software
and enhanced credibility to vendors in their association with a trusted,
industry-wide standard".
"Collections Trust believes the creation, management, publication and
preservation of digital assets have become core functions to cultural
organisations. Digital output, whether born-digital or digitised from
analogue sources, forms an increasingly significant proportion of the
heritage of future generations".
Information about every aspect of SPECTRUM is available on the
Collections Link website at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/spectrum.
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Further information and Press enquiries
Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust. Tel: +44 (0)20 7942
6080, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
John Woolley, Development Director, Collections Trust. Tel: +44 (0)20
7942 6084, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tim Keen, Marketing Officer, Collections Trust. Tel: +44 (0)20 7942
6086, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Editor's notes
Collections Trust
www.collectionstrust.org.uk
Collections Trust is an independent UK-based organisation that works
with museums, libraries, galleries and archives worldwide to improve the
management and use of their collections. It does this by providing
know-how, developing and promoting excellence, challenging existing
practices, pioneering new ideas, and bringing experts together.
Collections Trust is also a registered charity. It receives funding from
various national partners including Arts Council England and the
national organisations in Scotland and Wales.
Registered Charity no. 273984 | Registered Company no. 1300565
Extensis
www.extensis.com
Celebrating 20 years in business, Extensis(r) is a leading developer of
software and services for creative professionals and workgroups. Its
solutions streamline workflows, securely manage digital assets and
fonts, and control corporate typographic branding.
Used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies, Extensis' award-winning
server, desktop, and web service products include: Portfolio Server(r)
for digital asset management, Universal Type Server(r) for server-based
font management, Suitcase Fusion(tm) for single-user font management,
and the WebINK(r) web font rental service. Founded in 1993, Extensis is
based in Portland, Oregon and the United Kingdom.
Nick Poole
Chief Executive Officer
Collections Trust
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Registered Office: Collections Trust, WC 209, Natural History Museum,
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