Summary of Daydream Announce Major Upgrade To FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager 3.4.1
Daydream has upgraded FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager with enhanced permission controls, third-party authentication integration, and the Open Image Studio for in-system image editing. This update aims to reduce reliance on external software like Adobe Photoshop while improving collaboration, workflow automation, and metadata handling for both open-source and commercial users.
Parts used in the FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager:
- Fine control over permissions for users and user groups
- Upgraded authentication architecture for third-party providers
- Open Image Studio add-on
- New groups permissions scheme
- Authentication plug-in architecture
- Multi-user collaboration options for lightboxes
- Active Directory integration (Commercial Edition only)
- Email broadcast facility
- Offline zip order processing
- Enhanced embedded metadata mapping rules
- Physical asset option and ordering features
- Delivery instructions for physical assets
- PDF contact sheets for lightbox and order manager
- Custom tab control on the home page
- List view field customization per asset type
- Simplified notify when published workflow feature
- Asset type exclusion from default searches
- Shopping cart selection enablement or disablement
- Enhanced API features
London, UK (PRWEB) November 11, 2011
Established digital asset management implementation consultancy, Daydream, have recently announced a key upgrade to their FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager software. The upgrade introduces a host of new and powerful features to the system, including: fine control over permissions for users and user groups, upgraded authentication architecture to allow better integration with third-party authentication providers and the release of their Open Image Studio for the open source version a powerful add-on that allows end users to manipulate images directly in the system.
We believe that this latest upgrade will offer end users far better control over core system functions and many useful asset manipulation features. Our Open Image Studio has always been a popular facility in our enterprise implementations, so we are pleased to roll this out to all FocusOPEN users, regardless of their license status, said Ralph Windsor, Project Director at Daydream. The Open Image Studio allows end users to crop, rotate, flip and resize images from within the system – thereby reducing time and saving money on expensive specialist software, such as Adobe Photoshop he explained.
New groups permissions scheme: Allows granular control over users and group permissions
Authentication plug-in architecture: Allows integration with third-party authentication providers
Open Image Studio: Allows cropping, flipping, rotating and re-sizing of images
New options for multi-user collaboration on lightboxes
Active Directory integration ported from Enterprise version (Commercial Edition only)
Email broadcast facility: Allows batches of messages to be sent to users
Offline zip order processing: Prepares large zip in the background
Enhanced embedded metadata: Allows different mapping rules for each asset type
Physical asset option and physical asset ordering features
Delivery instructions for physical assets
PDF contact sheets for lightbox and order manager
New home page custom ‘tab’ control with URLs to searches
Change fields in list view for different asset types
New notify when published simplified workflow feature
Exclude asset types from default searches
Disable or enable shopping cart selection
Enhanced API features
The new edition can be downloaded free of charge from the FocusOPEN site. FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager is an Open Source Digital Asset Management System, distributed under both AGPL and Commercial licenses. A range of in-the-cloud service plans, priority support packages and other professional services are also available. For more information on how to license FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager and to find out more about our supporting services, visit: http://www.digitalassetmanager.com or contact Daydream on +44(0) 20 7096 1471.
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- What new features does the latest upgrade introduce?
The upgrade introduces fine control over permissions, upgraded authentication architecture, and the Open Image Studio for image manipulation. - How can end users manipulate images within the system?
Users can crop, rotate, flip, and resize images directly using the Open Image Studio feature. - Does the Open Image Studio require a specific license status?
No, the Open Image Studio is available to all FocusOPEN users regardless of their license status. - Can the system integrate with third-party authentication providers?
Yes, the upgraded authentication plug-in architecture allows integration with third-party authentication providers. - Is Active Directory integration available for all versions?
Active Directory integration is ported from the Enterprise version and is available only for the Commercial Edition. - What offline capabilities are included in this release?
The system includes offline zip order processing which prepares large zips in the background. - How can users manage physical assets in this version?
Users can utilize physical asset options, ordering features, and specific delivery instructions for physical assets. - Does the update support batch messaging to users?
Yes, an email broadcast facility allows batches of messages to be sent to users. - Can list view fields be customized for different asset types?
Yes, the update allows changing fields in the list view for different asset types. - Where can the new edition be downloaded?
The new edition can be downloaded free of charge from the FocusOPEN site.
