Modula4 is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Vision Information Transaction Inc to offer Picturepark, a web-based, highly scalable and user-friendly Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. Modula4 is now reselling, integrating and supporting Picturepark in the North and South American market.

“Having Modula4 as a premier partner in the Americas allows us to provide complete Picturepark solutions with the full range of services delivered locally by a long-standing and well-experienced expert team in the field of DAM”, says Ramon Forster, President of Picturepark/VIT Americas.

Picturepark is a market-leading DAM system in Europe with over 250 Enterprise organizations using it world-wide. The system is offered with a traditional perpetual license model as well as in form of Software as a Service (SaaS) or cloud services where it is pioneering the market for more than 15 years.

“We strongly believe that cloud-based services are reshaping the way companies see IT ”, says Jon Hornstein, CEO of Modula4. “Picturepark-powered  SaaS solutions are a great complement to our existing portfolio and for accomplishing the objectives of our customers: manage their Digital Assets in a flexible and state-of-the-art way.”

To learn more about Picturepark visit here.

Modula4 announced today the release of Web Module 3.5, a major update to its popular interface for Canto Cumulus, the market-leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform. Web Module 3.5 allows users to ingest digital assets and edit metadata, as well as check for duplicates and delete assets.

“Web Module has always offered the fastest and most flexible Web interface for Canto Cumulus,” said Modula4 CEO Jon Hornstein. “This new release is a significant leap forward. Now Web Module 3.5 can support the needs of many read–write users.”

Other new features in Web Module 3.5 give users the ability to collaborate and share assets with greater flexibility. Users can now share their collections based on groups or permissions assigned in Cumulus. They can also create a permanent link to an editable collection, ensuring that the link will always lead to a collection of the most appropriate assets. For example, a persistent link can always lead to a collection of the “newest” assets.

The new release of Web Module includes a “prefiller” that allows Cumulus administrators to require specific metadata fields be completed before a new asset can be ingested.

“Web Module 3.5 update is a great example of how Modula4’s talented team of Canto Cumulus developers continually leverages the Cumulus API to offer fantastic new options to customers,” said Canto CEO Ulrich Knocke.

Along with the release of Web Module 3.5, Modula4 introduced the Web Module Productivity Pack. This add-on to Web Module adds features that make the read-write capabilities of Web Module even more efficient by allowing asset ingest, metadata editing and asset deletion to all be performed in bulk.

“With drag and drop bulk ingest, the Web Module Productivity Pack brings to Web Module capabilities beyond what’s available in other Cumulus Web interfaces,” said Modula4 CTO Michael Gellner. “Web Module now offers features that were previously only available in the Cumulus native client.”

Web Module 3.5 and the Web Module Productivity Pack are part of a suite of products developed by Modula4 that add new features and enhancements to Canto Cumulus. Other products from Modula4 provide streaming video previews, e-commerce capabilities, advanced image processing and more. Modula4 is a Canto Certified (Platinum) Partner.

Web Module 3.5 and the Web Module Productivity Pack are both available now. For ordering information contact visit here or call 415-869-8645 x1. Web Module 3.5 requires Cumulus 8.5 or newer. The Web Module Productivity Pack requires Web Module 3.5 or newer.

A video tour of Web Module 3.5 and additional information can be found at http://www.modula4.com/solutions/products/modules/web-module/

The tablet revolution is underway. Traditional publishers blazed the trail for getting information out to the public on these innovative devices. Now it’s time for corporations, universities, and government agencies to benefit from the significant cost savings that tablets can bring to producing sales material, marketing information, product catalogs, and course offerings.

This webinar will introduce attendees to the tablet publishing process, including what applications companies need; show how to create interactive, dynamic content; and how to distribute that content internally and externally. Register now to learn the latest trends, techniques, and methods for creating tablet content using WoodWing’s tablet publishing solution.

Space is limited. Visit here to register now.

Modula4 is pleased to announce that it is now offering the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) for publishing to tablets, such as the iPad and Android devices. The Adobe DPS lets traditional publishers as well as corporate marketing departments, retailers, universities, government agencies distribute, cutting-edge interactive content and publications for tablet devices.

When used with WoodWing’s Enterprise Publishing Platform, a multi-channel publishing planning and workflow management tool, the Adobe DPS offers a complete, highly efficient solution for publishing apps for the iPad and Android devices. Seamless integration with WoodWing makes compiling, distributing and tracking tablet apps through the Adobe DPS a one-click process.

In addition to offering the Adobe DPS and WoodWing’s Enterprise platform, Modula4 also provides planning assistance, set-up and training for all aspects of tablet publishing. You can learn more about the products and services for tablet publishing offered by Modula4 here.

If you use Cumulus you need to see this demonstration of Web Module 3.5, the fastest and most flexible Web interface for Canto Cumulus. Web Module 3.5 has many powerful new collaboration tools that give you greater control for sharing collections of assets internally, with partners and with the public. It also allows your users to upload assets with controlled metadata and to edit metadata, even in bulk.

Jon Hornstein and Michel Gellner of Modula4 will also show examples of customer sites that illustrate the wide range of possibilities for customizing the Web Module with new features, branding and a customized user interface.

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now by visiting: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/578685138

Learn how Modula4 utilized Cumulus and their Video Module to help a leading Marketing Supply Chain services company, NVISION, deliver a dealer portal to a key customer, Simmons Bedding Company. NVISION is a division of North American Corporation.

David Levine & Daniel Sax of North American Corporation and NVISION respectively will demonstrate the Simmons portal and highlight key aspects of the solution. Jon Hornstein and Michael Gellner of Modula4 will show other examples of how Modula4 can create solutions for managing video with Cumulus.

Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now by visiting: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/578685138

Book publishing powerhouse Harlequin Enterprises has deployed Canto Cumulus and Modula4’s Web Module to organize, track and distribute its massive digital asset collection.

Web Module, the fastest and most powerful web interface for Cumulus, provides global distribution and 24/7 access to Harlequin’s marketing, editorial and overseas partners. Harlequin uses Cumulus to manage the assets of some 35,000 projects annually and over a half-million assets in total. The material includes art images, text and cover PDFs, production archives and author photos.

To learn more about Web Module, visit here.

To download a PDF of the case study describing Harlequins use of Web Module and Canto Cumulus, visit here.