Globix: Digital Asset Management Service

By digitally organizing images, photographs, graphics, documents, audio clips, and videos, our Globix DAM system can archive large libraries of digital media assets and consolidate multiple repositories into a single, accessible location.

Enterprise-class DAM systems require a large up-front investment to purchase the software and an even larger corporate commitment for ongoing development, maintenance, and support of this initiative. Globix DAM has addressed these issues by combining leading edge technologies, our applications and database management expertise, and our Tier 1 IP network to deliver a market-leading, cost-effective solution.

Cost-effective — Eliminates the up-front cost to purchase the software and hardware and eliminates the need for the client to retain technical resources to support and maintain the application
Shortens Delivery Interval — Our express offering shortens the delivery interval by standardizing the configuration allowing the company to quickly start leveraging its digital assets
Leading Edge Solution — Our DAM Service is built using best-in-breed software, combined with our expertise, to ensure that the software is up-to-date with the latest revisions
Comprehensive Offering — When you select our DAM, you are buying more than just software; our media experts will work on-site with you to understand your requirements and workflow so that the service can be configured to your specific business needs
Secure — Our DAM solution incorporates several layers of security to protect your digital assets

Security Features

At Globix, we know that digital assets can be some of the most critical tools in an organization. For that reason, we employ a high level of security, 24×7. Our DAM solution includes several layers of security to protect digital assets. They include:

Network Security — All Web, application, and database servers are protected by a set of redundant firewall devices that maintain a strict security policy. Storage arrays are also located behind our firewalls and are completely inaccessible from the outside.
Communications Security — All Web communications are secured using 128-bit SSL hardware-based encryption. Passwords, http communications, and assets are secured during transit.
Identification Security — All users must enter a unique username and password combination to be authenticated by the application. This combination generates a security certificate (similar to an X.509 certificate) that is stored on the user’s machine during the current session and dictates the user’s role, permissions, and access levels.
Role Based Security — User roles dictate what functions they may access.
Asset Level Security Policies — By defining security policies that are then applied to one or more assets, customers can create a very granular set of permissions to allow or deny viewing, downloading, or editing by another user/group profile.

Importing Assets

Import individual assets using a Web browser (HTTP upload)
Import multiple assets in bulk (FTP/HTTP applet)
System-generated preview thumbnail image and screen resolution image for most image types
System-generated metadata for intrinsic attributes (file size, resolution, etc.)
Manual entry of enhanced metadata during import (optional)

Organizing Assets

Assign assets to one or more categories and/or subcategories
Assign assets to one or more public or private sets
Link assets to define relationships between them (i.e., “Is parent of”)
Assign assets to one or more projects
Place assets in a “shopping” basket for accessing various assets as a group

Searching

Search by keyword in the primary metadata fields and content (text data)
Search by category terms (Yahoo-style)
Advanced searching, using multiple metadata/keyword criteria
Expert searching, using multiple Boolean statements
Expert search within a category
Create public or private saved searches for re-use by self or others
Create favorite searches for easy access on your starting page
Search for participants or projects

Displaying Assets

Gallery view — Thumbnail plus several metadata fields
Detail view — Large preview plus more metadata
Spreadsheet view — No preview with tabular metadata
Preview asset — Large preview with full metadata display

Editing Assets

Check-out/Check-in to lock assets for editing
Maintain version history with access to previous versions
Edit metadata after import
Add/delete category assignments

Exporting/Downloading Assets

One-click download of asset from gallery view
E-mail a copy of an asset, or just the asset URL (must be a registered user to view URL’s)
E-mail a set’s contents, or just the set URL
Export a project’s assets for download, email, or FTP delivery
Export an asset or group of assets for download, email, or FTP delivery
Compress (zip/tar) assets for smaller downloads
Transform images or documents to other file types or resolutions upon export
Export XML-based metadata along with assets

Collaboration and Workflow

Create and manage projects centered on existing or new assets
Assign tasks to participants along with due dates
Track comment threads on projects and individual assets
Participant “inbox” displays all pending tasks
Track and report on project history
Manage sub-projects
E-mail notifications on new asset additions, overdue tasks, new asset version, stage completion, etc.
Subscribe to assets with notification upon metadata edits, new asset version, or deletion
16 flexible workflow (task) templates

Express Service

Venture Service