Printing and Publishing Solutions

Digital Asset Management, Collaborative Workflow & Project Management
Long gone are the days when a DAM system was used to simply catalog or archive digital assets for quick retrieval and re-use. Today’s modern DAM solutions have to support complex workflow collaboration and project management issues as well. That’s why Canto Cumulus has been going through a steady evolution of features that support this critical role in demanding graphics production environments.

Approvals Made Easy
Cumulus includes built-in workflow management tools, so you can easily approve or disapprove edited or new assets and place them back in the work queue. Make comments with text or voice annotations and dramatically speed revision cycles. Drawing tools and user commenting allow for a traceable history of revision suggestions.
Easily redirect approval files to managers or clients for review. Automatically convert high resolution images into smaller files that are easy to review, even without image editing software. Your days of emailing files are over. Find the files you need, choose the user who needs to review them, and Cumulus emails a "file ready" notification to keep your workflow flowing.

Security. Security. Security.
From the bulletproof security options for user accounts, to the four levels of diverse security that separate your files from the Internet, Cumulus provides anywhere access to your files without the risks of a SaaS solution. There isn’t a more secure digital asset management solution.
With Cumulus, you can easily share critical assets with freelancers, outside agencies, and partners via an easy-to-use Web interface.
There is no limit on the number of Web visitors you can permit to access your metadata and files. Cumulus instantly opens your archives to the world, using user accounts, and access restrictions you set in place.

The Right Version is always available!
Cumulus makes it easy to find and share the right files eliminating confusion over which version is current. Your designers, copywriters, photographers and even your outside freelancers have access to the latest approved version of every asset from stock photography, copy and ads, to rich media such as video or sound files 24/7. In addition you can apply “check-in & check-out” controls so only one person is using/modifying a file at a time, eliminating file overwrites of valuable work performed by other production staff. User comments fields upon “check-in” also provide a running history of actions taken on files.

Track Asset Usage
Generate reports to understand what assets your users value. Track how often users access any given asset or group of assets, what they did with them, and when. Learn which search terms fail to return results in order to optimize your catalog. Or, learn which files are underutilized to save money on unnecessary license renewal fees. Extended features in V8 now allow graphical presentation of reports as well.

License Once. Use Many Times.
Ensure that you make the most of your investments in stock photos, video, sound, and other creative assets. Cumulus makes your entire library of purchased assets easily available across the entire organization. It also makes it easy to ensure you’re not violating any licensing agreements by embedding that information within the file metadata. Give your entire organization easy access to your complete distributed creative library.

Easy, Flexible Set-Up.
A wide range of tools and helpful service and support make cataloging your existing assets a snap. Plus, the combination of cross-platform LAN and Web clients make it easy for any user to log-in and get to work. Your IT team will love it as much as your design team.

Flexible Open Architecture.
Cumulus is based on open-APIs and standards (like SOAP and Java) that make it exceptionally customizable and easily adaptable into any work environment. Otec Solutions has been a Certified Canto Development Partner since 2000 helping clients customize Cumulus to deliver process automations and increased ROI’s. If fact Canto’s certified development partner network is the largest of any DAM solution provider in the world. Over 42 partner developed Plug-Ins are available in 14 different categories.

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