DAM Vendors offers two different account types: unregistered and registered. Below is a breakdown of what is available in each followed by a more detailed explanation.
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Registered |
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| Basic Information | ||
| View vendor contact information |  |
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| Hosting choices | |
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| Licensing model | |
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| DAM Features & Technology Choices | ||
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| Search facilities | |
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| Embedded metadata support | |
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| Asset processing | |
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| Asset manipulation | |
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| Multi-lingual support | |
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| Multimedia | ||
| Screenshots | |
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| Videos | |
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| Vendor datasheets | |
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| Social Networking | ||
| Twitter vendor profiles | |
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| LinkedIn vendor profiles | |
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| Facebook vendor profiles | |
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| Scripting, Extensibility and Integration | ||
| Integration features (API) | |
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| Vendor architecture (SOA capability) | |
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| Scripting & SDK | |
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| Plug-In support | |
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| SharePoint integration | |
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| Office integration | |
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| Adobe Creative Suite integration | |
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| EPiServer integration | |
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| Druapl integration | |
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| WordPress integration | |
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| Reporting | ||
| Reporting & Business Intelligence | |
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| Vendor Shortlisting & Contact Tools | ||
| Shortlist vendors | |
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| Share shortlists with colleagues | |
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| Prompt vendors to answer missing questions | |
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| Batch contact vendors with RFPs or RFIs | |
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| Documentation & Reports | ||
| Download vendor profiles as Word files | |
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Guide To Packages
Unregistered
Unregistered users can get basic details about vendors and can search by the hosting types offered (SaaS, On-Premise or Hybrid) as well as the licensing model (Proprietary or Open Source). This option is useful if you only need to find broad information about a DAM vendor, such as website or contact information.
Registered
Registered users have a much wider range of facilities to help them locate the right DAM solution, including the technology choices made by the DAM vendor, search facilities, embedded metadata support, asset processing, asset manipulation, integration features, authentication and multi-lingual support. They can also see screenshots, download vendor whitepapers and view videos (if the vendor has provided them).
Registered users can filter by vendor application architecture, scripting or SDK capabilities, plug-in support, advanced integration with SharePoint or other WCM tools and reporting or business intelligence features. A custom shortlists facility can be used to group potential vendors and share lists with colleagues. The registered account allows vendors in a shortlist or search results to be contacted via email as a batch and to include RFP or RFI documentation as attachments. This feature alone can save hours of time manually finding contact information and emailing each vendor separately.
If any vendors you might be interested in have not yet completed a question on their profile, Registered account holders can request an automated prompt (anonymously or with their contact information). All vendor responses can also be downloaded in Word format by registered users so they can quickly get a generic overview of what each vendor offers without needing to wade through websites and promotional literature.
If you are in the process of selecting a Digital Asset Management solution and absolutely need to make the correct decision, the registered account is ideal. Registered accounts now include two reports on solution selection as well as an 850 page PDF with full vendor details included.